Boxoffice-January.08.1955

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ighlights
ANXJARY
of Columbus the-
caped damage in a wareiestroyed
a nearby building
atres circuit was dissolved
r and Al Sugarman . . .
ved its first Cinemascope
Rowlands installed an As-
1 at the Main .
. . Frank
a wide screen at the Lin-
Dillon, veteran stagehand
vas awarded a gold memle
stagehands union for 50
Broad had an
for "M," which had been
'hio censor board and rei
Supreme Court decision
;ullen, former Loew's cenager.
died at Tucson.
EBRUARY
3 neighborhood, was closed
' a local revival group . . .
oved into a new home in
Russell Bovim
forge Brobst. former local
rowned at Malibu Beach.
A. Bovim, former manager
imed Loew's western divisd
Frank Henson, former
lager, named city manager
Avondale. west side neigh
ired by Academy Theatres
!r was chosen motion picthe
Ohio State University
MARCH
an had a five-week run
^ Paradise" at the World
; Capers over WTVN from
. . .
'alace marquee is the first
show to be telecast with
jn here The Columbus
torially that theatre busithe
best since 1947 and
;tter in 1954 . . . Norman
Dvie editor, said that the
hip should be considered
when it reconvenes in 1955
er has taken an executive
the bigbusiness
Miles circuit . . .
in the history of
se was recorded when "The
;racted 2150 patrons.
APRIL
I passed a more stringent
James Dixon, city
iw . . .
ndent, proposed a 577-car
parking garage for a site at Third and Town
streets, near the downtown theatres . . .
Milton Yassenoff turned over the facilities
of the National Auto Theatre to the Junior
Chamber of Commerce for a shutins Easter
Cinemascope was installed at
service . . .
the Grandview, Hudson and Pythian theatres,
all in Miles . . .
manager of RKO Grand.
Eddie Force named
MAY
Lee Hofheimer became a grandfather when
his daughter Mrs. Joyce Strelitz of Norfolk,
Va., gave birth to a daughter . Make-
. .
lim was here to tell exhibitors details of his
film production plan . Sensenbrenner
said that he has no intention of allowing
bingo . Mrs. Mabel Higgins w'as elected
president of the local Motion Picture Council.
JUNE
. . . Dr.
Auditorium speakers were installed at
Loew's Ohio and Loew's Broad ... An attempt
was made to reactivate the Variety
Tent 2 by a committee which included John
Barcroft, Charles Sugarman, Robert Wile,
Lee Hofheimer, Milton Yassenoff and radio,
pres.s and television representatives
Clyde Hissong, chief Ohio censor for the
past ten years, announced his resignation
. . . John Brobst, former Loew's Ohio stagehand,
died.
JULY
The Dixie, pioneer west side neighborhood
was taken over by the Church of God . .
Arthur Miller, former Miles circuit booker
has entered the real estate .sales field . .
"Gone With The Wind" did big business
in a three-week run at Loew's Ohio . . .
Charles Sugarman was named secretary and
Milton Yassenoff, treasurer, of the Showman's
Club, forerunner of the reactivated
Variety Club . A. Maddox, pioneer
. . .
local theatre manager and first chairman of
Ohio censor board, died. At various times,
Maddox managed the Princess, Colonial,
Southern and Majestic Ted Pekras has
closed the Oak, east side neighborhood, for
remodeling and the installation of a wide
screen.
AUGUST
Judge Bartlett refused to grant an injunction
against the Ohio censor board, which
was sought by RKO, ITOO, Martin Smith
and Horace Adams. Robert Wile said the case
will be appealed to the district court of appeals
. . . Frank Marzetti has installed Super
Panatar lenses at the Linden and Indianola.
SEPTEMBER
. .
. . . Lelia Stearn
.
R. M. Eyman. Lancaster, was appointed
Esther Williams
chief Ohio film censor . . .
and husband Ben Gage were stars of a
stage show at Loew's Ohio . and
Louis Sher leased the Bexley and will open
the house as an art theatre October 1. Robert
Work
Little has been named manager .
was started on a $250,000 drive-in at Whitehall
by the Mainview Corp. of Chicago. The
airer will be opened around January 1 and
will have in-car heaters
celebrated her tenth anniversary as operator
of the Southern Barcroft is
now handling public relations for the J.
Real Neth circuit . . Efforts revive the
. to
local Variety Club have failed.
OCTOBER
Lou Holleb has been named general manager
of the In-Town Auto Theatre . . Lee
.
Hofheimer resigned his executive position
with the Miles circuit . . . Robert Wile fired
the opening pun in the 1955 campaign to repeal
censor.ship by sending letters to general
assembly candidates and Ohio newspapers,
asking for their position on censorship
"The Moon Is Blue" played
repeal . . . to 90.000 admissions during its 26-week run
at the World, Manager Charles Sugarman
estimated ... J. Real Neth installed Cinema-
Scope in the State and Markham.
NOVEMBER
.
The 13-year-old son of Manager Robert
Sokol of Loew's Broad was hospitalized with
head and leg injuries suffered when he was
struck by an automobile while riding his
Floyd Gooding was chosen president
bicycle . . .
of Columbus Boys Club, and Leo Yas-
senoff, vice-president has
been installed in the Ohio censor board
screening room . . . George Pekras installed
Cinemascope at the Ritz and Rivoli, as did
J. Real Neth at the Clinton and Lincoln . . .
Ethel Miles has installed CinemaScope at
the Drexel.
DECEMBER
Lee Hofheimer plans to leave for Norfolk,
Va., his home town, to enter the theatre
business there ... J. Real Neth has installed
CinemaScope equipment at the Eastern.
A Prehistoric Discovery
Results in Odd Publicity
From Southwest Edition
FORT WORTH—The discovery of three
perfect ammonites, prehistoric fossils which
are estimated to be over 200 million years
old, resulted in some unusual publicity for
Ezell's Jacksboro Drive-In. The snail-like
fossils were uncovered by construction men
while excavating as part of a remodeling program
to enlarge the airer's capacity to 1,500
cars.
Experts from Southern Methodist University
said this animal life is from the Mesozoic
age, and National Geogi'aphic and other
scientific organizations are now making special
studies of other formations in the excavating
area. Manager Lee Lipscomb placed
two of the ammonites on exhibit in the snack
bar and reports that the display drew hundreds
of curious patrons.
Film Council Schedules
Annual Meet for April
From Eastern Edition
NEW YORK—The Film Council of America
will hold its .second annual American Film
Assembly April 4-6 at the Waldorf-Astoria
Hotel. The main feature will be the Golden
Reel Film Festival presenting outstanding
16mm films on cultural and informational
subjects.
The committee is composed of Ray Bingham
of Associated Films, chairman; Ed Rasch,
Walt Disney Productions; Warren Sturgis,
Sturgis-Grant Productions; Kern Moyse,
Peerless Film Process Co.; Leo Dratfield,
Contemporary Films, and Maury J. Glaubman,
Anti-Defamation League.
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