Boxoffice-October.01.1955

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HOUSTON
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pddie Miller, lATSE representative, flew to Drive-In, is one of a group which has taken
Dallas to meet his daughter, former film on the distributorship of Camair, 480 twin
star Nan Grey, and her husband Frankie engine executive plane. Builders are Cameron
Laine and accompany them back to Houston
where they visited a few days before returning
Iron Works, aeronautical division. Galveston.
The group has a demonstrator plane which is
to their home in California. Frankie, a based at Andrau Air Park . . . The Post Oak
member of Houston Variety Club, said his has installed a new Manley Servaramic concessions
Willie Radcliff reports that
new recording of "Hawkeye" is his best, but
bar . will never equal the sales of "Mule Train."
Jack Farr, owner of Trail Drive-In here
and Skyway Drive-In at Bryan, was hospitalized
after a heart attack. He was reported
improving, but still has the "no visitors"
sign on his door in St. Luke's . . . The
Houston WOMPI plans a spaghetti dinner for
October 9 in the American Legion Hall at
Waugh drive and Westheimer, 12 to 3 p. m.
Tickets can be bought from any member at
$1 for adults and 50 cents for children . . .
WOMPI President Laura Knopp, assistant
manager of the River Oaks, flew to New
Orleans Friday (30) for the national WOMPI
convention at the Roosevelt Hot«l. Others
flying to the convention were Karleen
Schmitt. Houston Popcorn Co.. and Charlotte
Reeves of Gerhardt & Reeves. Martha
Nichols of Southwestern Theatre Equipment
Co., and Kent McGuire, also from Southwestern,
drove over.
New candy pirl at the River Oaks is Marguerite
Douga. Carol Nichols went from fulltime
candy girl to parttime on account of
school. Same with cashier Deanna Bailey,
who became a parttimer and Rasalie Leone
Boulevard Theatre
came in as new fulltimer . . .
Manager Lowell Bulpitt turned night into
day Sunday-Monday (18-19) when he spent
the night with a crew cleaning up the carpeting
and had to use the day to catch up on
George Young, former assistant
sleep . . .
to Conrad Brady at Interstate Theatres, is
now in the advertising department of the
Houston Chronicle.
Jack Groves, manager of the Post Oak
the newest maternity ward was ramp ten at
his Epson Drive-In. The manager-policeman
combination there is getting proficient in
handling such cases quickly—both delivery
and the rush to the hospital.
Asked about a previous report that a first
run film would make the outlying houses first
and then the big downtown theatres. Conrad
Brady said as far as Interstate circuit was
concerned, it was strictly not so . . . Hundreds
of entries from readers in 55 towns have been
received for the "Treasure of Pancho Villa"
contest. Winner gets a free trip to Mexico
City on American Airlines, four days at the
Hotel Del Prado. flight on to Acapulco on
Aeronaves de Mexico and three days at the
Hotel Prado-Americas for two. The picture
started at the Metropolitan here Thursday
(29).
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The Trail had the first drive-in showing of
"The Cobweb." which was also at the Alabama.
The South Main had the first drive-in
showing of "Lady and the Tiamp," which
was also at the Eastwood. Garden Oaks.
Tower, Village and North Main theatres.
Mr. and Mrs. Moran McDaniel, Lamar and
Bayou drive-ins. LaMarque, flew to Guadalajara
recently on Pan American Airlines and
on to Mexico City by Mexican Airlines, where
they vacationed at the Emporium Hotel. Mc-
Daniel was in Dallas last week on a booking
jaunt. He will be very happy, wife Lola reports,
when all the film companies have exchanges
in Houston. McDaniel is not only a
hard-working theatre owner, but a city father
who takes his citizenship in his community
quite seriously. It was through his efforts a.',
head of the LaMarque committee to study the
city's electrical rate schedule, that has led
to a new rate certain to bring a savings of
thousands of dollars to electrical consumers
in both LaMarque and Texas City. It was
the first rate change since 1945 despite the
tremendous population growth in LaMarque
since then.
J. D. Long of Long Theatres was at 20th-
Fox booking and to attend a managers meeting
. . . Bill Keith, office manager at 20th-
Fox. took off for Dallas on a combination
bu.siness-and-pleasure trip to see his mother
and sister. His mother spends half her time
in Dallas and the other here with Bill . . .
The
Grand and Port theatres, recently under lease
to Montgomery and Alexander, are now being
handled by Texas Theatre Service, owned by
Ed Green, which is doing the buying and
booking.
A contest sponsored by MGM for "Trial,"
which started at Loew's State Theatre Friday
(30>, was for boys and girls too young for
jury duty and women who have not been
called for duty under Texas law. Letters of
not more than 150 words on the topic "Every
citizen should serve when called for jury
duty because ..." was the gimmick. The
one sending in the best letter was named
The
foreman of a jury and received $50 cash.
other 11 jurors selected received $5 each plus
free admission for theii- entire families to
Loew's. Twelve alternates received two guest
tickets each to see "Trial."
season at 7:30 p.m. on KPRC. He'll fea-
Barker Bruce Layer has taken on an extra
sports show for the remainder of the football
ture football news, interviews with coaches
and football personalities and predictions
about high school and college games
Houston Theatre Owners Ass'n had
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Gene
Lemco. advertising director of the Houston
Post, as guest speaker at its meeting Tuesday
(201 at Fi-ontier Inn.
Variety Club Manager Rex Van has appointed
Velma (Mrs. Albert) Swegart as new
bookkeeper-secretary. Mrs. Swegart recently
moved here with her husband from Denver
from where he wa.s transferred by Tennessee
(las Co. Swegart is a tax accountant
Henry Harrell. manager for
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20th-Fox. made
a weekend business trip to San Antonio and
Laredo . Mcintosh, former assistant
manager of the Delman, ha,s returned to be
luUtime ca.shier. according to Manager
Ernest Buffington. New relief girl for Aline
IS Myrna Donnell.
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Film star Kory Callioun and his wife Lita
Baron, with Gilbert Roland, will tour Texas
with their new picture. "The
Kaufman,
Ti-easure
manager
of
Pancho Villa"
of exchange operations for Columbia, was at
tlic local branch, according to office manager
Jim Hudgens . Byrd. contract clerk
.it Cohmibia. has returned from her vacation
Variety Club Manager Dick
Kennedy now works for an accounting firm.
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(ilomillion "Tom" Montgomery ha,s given
u]> tlio South Houston Theatre. Long Theatres
IS the owner. Jimmy King, manager
of Long's in Pasadena, is temporarily managing
the South Houston too . . . E. H. Moreland,
manager of the Lindale. is also managing the
Hi-Nabor Drive-In . . . Albert Raines, district
manager of Korn Theatres, has returned
from a business trip to Dallas
United Artists' Addle Addison is around plug-
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