Boxoffice-August.21.1954

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iroyce Anderson has resigned as secretary to
r Manager Don McLucas at United Artists
knd her position will be taken by Erma
peLand, who has been with Theatre Booking
Service since Jack Renfro took over four
^ears ago. Before that she was a booker with
ftKO about four years . . . Joe H. Jacobs of
bolumbia made a swing througli the South
Pakota teiTitory. He said "The Caine Mutiny"
vas continuing to roll up daily marks at the
ocal State and appeared headed for a top
•OSS
figure.
Helen Newman, Allied Artists office manger,
spent part of her vacation in Des Moines
nd had a big time visiting Filmrowers there
Mrs. Vera Christensen has been added
art-time to the AA staff.
Columbia staffers are planning a big proram
for their office party at Peony park
riday (27), and expect to have as their speal
guest Division Manager Ben Marcus of
;ansas City . . . Bud Marshall of the bookig
staff had a recurrence of an old rib
ijury . . . BUI Wink. Warner salesman, took
chair ride with his wife up the peak near
ead, S. D., while vacationing in the Black
and had some anxious moments when
1 electric storm arose. They finally decided
chance a trip down, and made the 15-
inute descent without getting caught in
in or rough weather . . . Don Shane, Ti-iates
city manager, is taking the second
;ek of his vacation . . . Prom the Brandeis,
mes Grant and Alma Kostland are on
cations.
The 20th-Fo.x office has Evelyn Juszyk on
cation. She plans to visit in Norfolk and
ly some golf on the fine course there, then
it her father in Humphrey . . . Max
cCoy, 20th-Fox salesman, is doing a lot of
;erior redecorating during his vacation,
sistant Shipper Bill Higgins is going to
trtland, Ore. . R. W. "Pinky" Mcllvaine,
imager of the Brandeis Theatre; Dave
ijors, executive secretary of the Omaha
sicians Ass'n, and Lyle DeMoss of radio
tion WOW were judges of the Show Wagon
ent contest finals at the Centennial Them
nter . . . Edna Nast, Republic booker, was
vacation.
:!lyde Cooley, secretary of the projectionists
id he's been informed installation
Cinemascope in the 20th-Fox screening
j
jm will start immediately . . . Office Manajr
Evelyn Cannon at MGM was doubling
i brass last week. Booker Johnny Jones
is on vacation during the period when
Fnrow was loaded with exhibitors in for
t Variety Club's field day and demonstrati.
J'isitors in town included Mr. and Mrs.
"fliy Schroedl, Falls City; Richard Marvell,
S^PauI; Ernie Kassabaum, Seward, all from
I*raska. lowans included Earl Cowden,
S^ney; Mrs. R. N. Johnson and son Richard
oJRed Oak; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Osipawicz,
C rectionville ; H. Von Boxtell, Battle Creek;
A| Gardner, Woodbine. South Dakotan Al
ebben, who now has Cinemascope in
oilration, was also in.
New Empire Will Open
At Minol, N. D., Sept. 2
MINOT, N. D.—The opening of the Minnesota
Amusement Co.'s new $350,000 Empire
Theatre here has been definitely scheduled
for September 2.
At a conference here held last week, with
Harry B. French, MAC president, on hand,
plans were formulated for a huge civic celebration
to celebrate the opening of what was
hailed as "one of the nation's most beautiful
showhouses and the finest, newest and most
modern in this state."
It will be Empire week and the local Chamber
of Commerce, Retail Merchants Ass'n and
newspaper will direct the activities.
The new house, designed by Liebenberg &
Kaplan, Minneapolis theatre architects, will
seat 1,251. The opening attraction will be
"The Student Prince."
Booth Ventilation Rules
Revised in Wisconsin
MADISON, WIS.—The Wisconsin Industrial
Commission has revised the chapters
of the building code concerned with the
ventilation of motion picture projection
booths. The new chapters provide for a ventilation
system offering a minimum exhaust
of 15 cubic feet per minute for each arc lamp
or source of contamination. An equal supply
of fresh air is
also required.
New South Dakota Airer
BELLE FOURCHE, S, D,—Alex Kling and
his son Harvey have opened their Kling's
Drive-In east of here. The airer has a capacity
of 352 cars and is equipped for Cinema-
Scope screenings.
CS for Wisconsin House
LANCASTER, WIS.—W. J. Charboneau has
equipped his Grantland Theatre with a wide
screen and stereophonic sound.
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DES MOINES
lyTr. and Mrs. Bev C. Mahon, owners of the
Pella Theatre in Pella and co-owners of
the Varsity in Des Moines, became the parents
of a .son born at Mercy hospital here. Mrs.
Mahon is the former Zora Fini, booker for
Monogiam for many years . Blank,
president of Central States Theatres Corp.,
recently attended a luncheon at the White
House for the Korean Foundation. Myron
said the President told him he thought Des
. . . Everett
Moines' successful fight against the flood was
a remarkable achievement
Olhausen, manager of the Sutherland Theatre
in Sutherland, has announced that for the
remainder of August and September, and
possibly the rest of the sea.son, the theatre
will be open on the first two Tuesdays of the
month, as well as the usual Wednesday,
Thursday, Saturday and Sunday evenings.
Don Barnes, manager of the Arrow Theatre
in Cherokee, used a giant searchlight in
a recent promotion . Strand in Cedar
Rapids has been purchased by the Footlighters
Community Theatre, Inc., from
Harold Wright, Duluth exhibitor . . . For the
opening of the new drive-in in Boone recently,
film was brought in by Maj. Milford
Juhl in an Iowa National Guard helicopter.
He demonstrated the complete maneuverability
of the craft in bringing it to a landing
in front of the screen where he presented
the film to S. N. Fangman, manager of the
theatre.
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\NDSTONE, MINN.—Cinemascope equipm.t
has been installed at the Vogue Theatre,
•nlaged by Guy Thorne.
Bf+omCE :: August 21, 1954