Boxoffice-October.01.1955
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CHARLOTTE<br />
l^any theatres in the eastern section of<br />
North Carolina and around the resort<br />
areas suffered from hurricanes Connie, Diane<br />
and lone. Damage was heaviest at New<br />
Bern, where the total loss was placed at 12<br />
million dollars. Other cities hit were Washington,<br />
Belhaven, Wilmington, Morehead<br />
City, Atlantic Beach. Beaufort, Rocky Mount.<br />
Williamston, Windsor and Edenton.<br />
Chunk Simmons, Charlotte actor, is a<br />
cavalryman in "Pillars of the Sky," and has<br />
been on location in Oregon . . . Billie Harris,<br />
booker at Republic, was ill several days .<br />
Pauline Griffith, secretary of the North<br />
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South Carolina Theatre Owners Ass'n, suf-<br />
SERVICE<br />
and<br />
COURTESY<br />
for oyer 20 yean<br />
OUR WATCH WORD<br />
•CENTURY ^ri^oZo' STRONG laTps<br />
CONCESSION EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES<br />
STANDARD THEATRE SUPPLY CO.<br />
30 YEARS OF DEPENDABLE SHOWS<br />
H. G. ARENSON<br />
3450 SELWTN AVE., CHARLOTTE, N. C.<br />
Always A Pleasing BoxoHice Attraction<br />
135 Bravord Court, ChorlotK, N. C.<br />
FRANK LOWRY — JOHN WOOD<br />
PHONE FR. 5-7787<br />
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fered a broken hip and has been in Charlotte<br />
Memorial Hospital Anderson<br />
of Mullin.s was in and booking . . .<br />
buying<br />
Mrs. Ella Austin of the Queen City Booking<br />
Agency staff reports she has 19 black scottie<br />
puppies for sale.<br />
Myrtle Parker, president of the local<br />
WOMPI chapter, and Gladys Hawkins, vicepresident,<br />
were to leave Friday (30) for New<br />
Orleans, where they will attend the Women<br />
of the Motion Picture Industry convention<br />
The local chapter sponsored a<br />
there . . .<br />
canned goods shower Wednesday (28 1<br />
for<br />
the Alexander Home for Retarded Children.<br />
The cans were collected at the MGM office<br />
and at the monthly WOMPI luncheon in<br />
Thacker's restaurant . . . Lois<br />
organizing a WOMPI chorus<br />
Summers is<br />
Crittenton<br />
Home extended<br />
.<br />
appreciation to the<br />
club for smocks given to the girls there . .<br />
.<br />
Billie Harris won the prize for selling the<br />
most tickets to the recent dance.<br />
.<br />
Naomi Sigmon of 20th-Fox was married to<br />
Jmi Carter McGee of U-I vacationed<br />
at Daytona Beach . Callicut.<br />
U-I, vacationed in Silver Springs, Fla.<br />
vacationers: Lottie Short and<br />
Mildred Hoover, Paramount, and Verda<br />
Looper, Screen Guild Betty Gosey is<br />
. . .<br />
expecting a baby and will-leave SG . . , Viola<br />
Wister will vacation in October when her<br />
twin sister will visit here.<br />
Billie Harris of Republic has succeeded<br />
Lillian Knowlin, who resigned at Columbia,<br />
as a member of the WOMPI board. Vera Ledbetter<br />
has taken over as corresponding secretary<br />
to fill the unexpired term of Margaret<br />
Baker.<br />
The WOMPI of Charlotte sponsored a<br />
"kiddie matinee" at the Center Theatre at<br />
9:30 a. m., Saturday (17). "Trail of Robin<br />
Hood" was the feature; three cartoons rounding<br />
out the program. The films were donated<br />
by Republic, Columbia and Fox. P^-oceeds of<br />
the matinee, which totaled $24.66, went to<br />
the WOMPI charity fund.<br />
Robert Schrader, manager of the Visulite<br />
Theatre, is enjoying the successful run of<br />
"The Green Scarf." To protect the surprise<br />
ending of the film, Schrader is asking patrons<br />
not to divulge its outcome and he is seating<br />
no one during the final ten minutes of the<br />
film. With the film, Schrader is running a<br />
crossword puzzle contest; the winner is to receive<br />
a $25.00 U. S. Savings Bond.<br />
Two Memphis Suburbans<br />
Bought by Neil Blount<br />
.MEMPHIS Tiif .sale
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