Boxoffice-August.21.1954

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Johnson, son of film carrier Eddie Johnson,
passed his tests and is now training to be a
in Shaker Heights, is moving to East Liv-
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erpool where he owns and operates the Columbia
Theatre, recently completely remodeled
for Cinemascope . Wright, Warner
Theatres district manager is on a vacation
... J. Knox Strachan. who was publicity
Academy Pictures Manager Leo Gottlieb,
and his family left for a two-week vacation at
largest Michigan circuit, has filed an appea
for rehearing of the award of channel 12 a
director for the Warner Theatres in Ohio
when Cleveland was the zone headquarters,
Flint to WJR, Detroit radio station, which i
building WJRT at Flint to operate en thi
Asbury Park, N.J. . . . It's housecleaning time
has moved to St. Petersburg, Fla., where, it
he
in the MGM exchange with the walls being
washed down and the place getting dolled up
is
video channel. A similar protest has beei
for the fall rush . Theatres of
filed by the Trebit Corp. A spokesman fo
Ohio is also presenting a new look. The offices
WJR pointed out that the permit was grantei
months of lega
have been painted and new drapes installed in by the FCC May 14, "after 15
reported, is in the advertising business.
field, Cleveland, and the Ellet. Aki-on, sold President Milt Mooney's office ... hearings J. J.
and deliberation."
and installed by National Theatre Supply Maloney, MGM central division manager, was
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Manager
Marian Ward of Modern Theatres is on a
visit in on a routine town briefly with
two-week vacation in Maine . . Jack Sogg B. Follett, of owner
. Lt. Charles
Headquarters for Everything for
the Del-Lu Theatre, Gibsonburg, was on
Filmrow, and reports are that he might again
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become active in its operation.
jet pilot ... J. Stuart Cangney has installed
a wide screen in his 900-seat neighborhood
Jewel Theatre.
Horace Shock, owner of the Lima, Gloria
and Sharon drive-ins of Lima, is reportedly
building a shopping center near the Sharon
Spiess, Co-op booker is vacationing
at Lake George . Leavitt, projectionist
who was operated on last week in Mt.
Sinai hospital, is in a satisfactory condition,
according to hospital reports . . . Nat Lefton,
who returned from Hawaii where he spent
60 days in a hospital for surgery, is plamaing
to go to his Michigan summer home to escape
the hay fever season.
Gilbert Bryan, manager of the Astor Theatre,
and his wife are back from a Mackinac
Gene Vogel, formerly
vacation trip . . .
with Universal's Albany branch, is now located
in Cleveland as representative of Confection
Cabinet Corp., handling theatre concession
service.
Visitors of the week included Justin Knopp,
Royal Theatre. Oak Harbor; Peter and Mike
Wellman, Wellman and New Mock, Girard,
and George Manos, Toronto . . . Grace lammarino
of the Warner contract department
had a suprise when her husband, who has
been serving witli the army in Germany,
walked into the exchange without any forewarning.
He's home on a four-week leave
and she is taking a like leave of absence . .
Joe Weinstein, Warner theatre booker, is
back after a brief vacation in the east.
Meyer Fine, president of Associated circuit,
is due back the end of this month from
a six-week trip abroad including Norway,
Sweden and Denmark . all SW theatres
have started selling Cinerama tickets,
regardless of whether or not Cinerama is presented
in their towns, Frank Savage, manager
of the Warner Theatre, Youngstown, has sold
approximately 1,400 tickets for the Pitt.sburgh
show.
The Cleveland Cinema club held its annnal
summer picnic Wednesday (18) at the home
of Elna Gebhart in Willoughby. Mrs. Gebhart,
who has been active in Cinema club
work for many years and who contributes a
weekly movie column to the local newspaper,
has been appointed motion picture chairman
for the northeast district of the Ohio Federation
of Women's Clubs.
New ITOO members are Paul Oakley, Orpheum
Theatre, NeLsonville; F^-ank Nolan, Valley
Drive-In, Athens, and the Town & Country
Drlve-In, Coalton, and Cy Francis, Cruise-
In Drive-In, Cambridge . for a visit
by Tony Curtis Thursday (12) for the opening
of "Black Shield of Falworth" at the Hippodrome
were cancelled. The theatre is holding
over "Broken Lance" and following ii
with "The Egyptian" which opens Septembei
Circuit Appeals to FCC
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