Boxoffice-October.01.1955
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SEE THEM AT THE T.O.A.<br />
AND THEN SEE<br />
US!<br />
SHOW<br />
UP-TO-THE-MINUTE FURNISHINGS<br />
AND EQUIPMENT TO INSURE<br />
REGULAR PATRONS<br />
LOS ANGELES<br />
. . .<br />
JJmong Southland visitors were Raymond<br />
Willie, assistant general manager of the<br />
Interstate chain in Texas, and his granddaughter,<br />
Joyce Willie, both of Dallas<br />
J. H. Maclntyre, RKO western division sales<br />
chief, took off on a two-week junket to conduct<br />
sales meetings in Salt Lake City,<br />
Seattle, Portland and San Francisco .<br />
Heading out this way on a regional trek was<br />
Burton Robbins, vice-president and sales<br />
chief for National Screen Service, who<br />
planned stopovers in Denver, Salt Lake City,<br />
Seattle and San Francisco en route here to<br />
attend the Theatre Owners of America convention.<br />
Currently observing their 25th anniversary,<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Stem have announced the<br />
engagement of their daughter Carole to<br />
Jerry Rubin, an architect. Stern, a Filmrow<br />
attorney, is chief barker of Variety Tent 25<br />
gals at National Theatre Supply<br />
tossed a baby shower for Shirley Wallen,<br />
secretary to Bundy Smith, branch manager<br />
... A visitor on the Row was Abe Teitel, who<br />
operates an exchange in New York.<br />
Here from San Francisco to visit his<br />
brother Dan was Ed Sonney of the Sonney<br />
Bob Benton, general<br />
Amusement Co. . . .<br />
manager of Sero Amusement Enterprises, has<br />
been on the sick list; ditto Jack Brower,<br />
operator of the Town Theatre, who's recuperating<br />
at home after undergoing surgery .<br />
Planning to become an independent cameraman,<br />
Gail Parker has resigned as a booker<br />
at Paramount.<br />
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Having completed a hitch in the navy, Sol<br />
Goldberg, son of Jack Goldberg of Aladdin<br />
Enterprises, has returned to school<br />
Arriving from the east for branch conferences<br />
was Roy Haines, western dlvisior<br />
manager for Warners Jacks, theatre<br />
seat supplier, and his wife are celebrating<br />
their 40th anniversary<br />
M. J. E. McCarthy was "king for a nigh;'<br />
and the Allied Artists exchange picked ui<br />
the tab for a recent Variety Club party a<br />
the Ambas.sador hotel.<br />
In from Tucson to do some booking am<br />
buying for his Arizona circuit was Georg<br />
Diamos . on the Row was Eat<br />
Brothers, who operates the Boulder i:<br />
Boulder City, Nev., and the Victory in Hen<br />
derson, Nev. . . . Joan Katz has left he<br />
berth in 20th-Fox's billing department t<br />
become secretary to Milt Frankel, office mar<br />
ager at Favorite F^lms . Fanchon<br />
Marco circuit has closed its Alto, suburba<br />
theatre on the south side, and leased ttj<br />
property for use as a church.<br />
New England Governors<br />
Assist in 'Harry' Debut<br />
HOLLYWOOD— Governoi-s of five Ne<br />
England states and the mayors of t\,<br />
Vermont cities were the guests of Gov. Joseij<br />
B. John.son of Vermont at the September<br />
benefit world premiere of Alfred Hitchcocli<br />
"The Trouble With Harry," a Paramount i<br />
lease. Starriiig John Forsythe and Shirl<br />
MacLaine, the Technicolor-VistaVision en(|<br />
bowed at the Paramount in Barre, Vt. Hitc|<br />
cock and Miss MacLaine joined Goveri)<br />
Johnson as hosts at the affair, proceed.s fn<br />
which are being donated to the New Engl;<br />
flood relief fund.<br />
58 BOXOFFICE October 1, 1B5
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