Boxoffice-October.01.1955

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Kinp ihi- Jeimno Craln-Jaiip Rus.sell film
•Grill li-MU'ii Many Brunettes."
Some 18 neighborhood theatres will premiere
"Desert Sands" before it plays downtown
. Kirby Tlieatre put in 50 extra
seats for the Marciano-Moore fipht and there
was SRO for as many.
.\ugie Schmltl, Houston Popcorn Co., made
the cover recently ol tlie Popcorn Merchandiser
magazine showinR him and the Golden
Ear of Corn awiu-d that is to be presented
to the "Popcorn Man of the Year" at tlie
annual convention of the International Popcorn
A-ss'n ui Chicago November 6-9 at the
Morrison Hotel. Augie is chairman of the
award committee.
.\. P. "Sonny" Boyette jr.. College Station
Ciunpus Theatre, attended the Texas A&M-
UCLA season's football opener in Los Angeles.
Bill Schulman of the Palace in Byran left
earlier in the week so he had time to kill before
seeing the game.
Texas Theatres Frank Krampitz. Sealy.
went to New York for the world series . . .
W. W. Alexander, southwest representative
for Mission Orange Corp.. has been a visitor
Karleen (Mrs.
at Houston Popcorn Co. . . .
Augie> Schmitt. has gone to Evansville, Ind..
to help her recently widowed 85-year-old
mother close the family home. They will return
to Houston shortly.
The Tptown and Iris theatres were not the
only ones showing weekend triple bills. Others
were the Airline. Hempstead, Irvington.
Market Street. Pasadena, Post Oak and Tidwell
drive-ins.
DALLAS
phll Isley Thriilres moved t27t to their new
addre.-is. 2031 Jack.son St.. retalnlnR their
old phone number. Everyone on the .itnff
pitched in to help gel
the move completed
.wth the least amount
'1 fuss. Moving trucks
Acre on hand and
ome of the personnel
;i r r 1 e d the more
iiportant books and
iluablc papers the
aort distance down
.i.ickson street from
.'1109 'v. A gleam of
satisfaction was expressed
by Phil Isley.
Phil Isley probably contemplating
good riddance to the stair climbing. C. D.
Leon from Abilene was In town and commented
on the loneliness that will appear
evident now on the second floor with only
Leon Theatres booking office and Col. H. A.
Cole's office (all the rest left vacant by the
Isley Theatres move*.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Roberts, owners of the
Ritz in Richardson, are preparing to build a
drive-in theatre in Richardson which will be
ready for business by early spring. The concession
stand will be one of the most modern
and complete buildings in the southwest. It
will be equipped for Cinemascope and widescreen.
Mrs. Roberts also announced that
widescreen and Cinemascope equipment Is
being installed in the Ritz Theatre.
Sulphur SprinKx; Jack Lilly. Pulnce. Commerce:
Mr. ond Mr», Poul Poan. Hum.-.-, d.-i
Rio; Mm. Howard Bland nnd li.
Rltu. Tuylor; Mr. nnd Mrs. ShrU
Martin. Mt. Plca.Hnnt; Leainan M
Terrell; W. A. Stuckcrt and W
Simon. Brcnhnm; J. W. Couri:
Mineral Wells, and Ro.vi DIx.s m. P.iliur.
Colorado City. Ed Rowley returne.l to New
York City after the meetlnR.
John D. Jone«, Texa.s. San Angelo. Ik doing
line after having been In the hoiipltal about
lour weeks. He is expected to be home In
several week.s . . , Dan HuLse Jr.. booker at
MGM. left on vacation with his wife to visit
her parent-s In El Paso . Taylor,
MOM salesman, was on a .special trip to the
El Poso area.
Divl.tional Manager John S. Allen and
Louis J. Weber returned from a buAlne.'is trip
to Beaumont. A trade screening of "Bar
Sinister" was enthusiastically received . . .
A baby boy was born to Mrs. John Ahem,
secretary to John S. Allen . . . Mr. and Mri.
Louis J. Weber have announced the forthcoming
marriage of their daughter to Lt.
Henry Broadnax III on October 14. The
couple will live in Europe where Lt. Bro.idnax
is stationed with the Air Force.
Columbia Manager Winberry of Houston
(Continued on next paeei
i26i . . .
After only five weeks in the Texas National
Guard. Harry Burgess, assistant manager at
the Majestic, was promoted to PFC . . . Five
Metropohtan Theatre boys enlisted in the
field artillery of the guard recently. They
are Charles Conboy. Larry Akers, George
Madison, Kenneth Learings and Charles
Yarbray . Mathews from the
Met started a two-week vacation Monday
Met assistant engineer Burt Johnson
III and his wife are expecting a baby . . .
Met cashier Sue Stamper became engaged
to her Army beau Joe McClenny while he
was home recently.
Kenny Stroud, longtime employe at the
Market Street Drive-In, has been promoted to
manager. Harold Mitchamore is owner.
"Cotton" Griffith, former manager, is coowner
with Mitchamore of the new Tidwell
Drive-In.
Letter Contest on 'Love'
PORT ARTHUR, TEX.— Elliott English,
ir.ager of the Village Theatre here, asked
rons to write in 25 words or less their
. '.ver to the question. "What Is Love?" as
a promotion stunt for "Love Is a Many-
Splendored Thing." Writer of the best letter
received a month's pass to the theatre. The
next three best letters won two-week passes
lor the writers.
To Wire Nev/ Laredo Ozoner
LAREDO. TEX.—City Electric Co. here has
been awarded the contract to design and set
up electrical wiring in the huge twin-screen
drive-in under construction on north San
Bernardo Avenue. The 1.000-car ozoner is
being built by John Block.
AI Fitter of Paramount, executive assistant
to Hugh Owen, spent several days with Tom
Bridge, divisional manager . . . Frontier Theatres
held a meeting for their district managers
recently. Here for the meeting were
Arlie Crites who headquarters In Dallas. Ed
Kidwell from Roswell. N. M., and Boyd Scott
from Pecos In west Texas. They were the
guests one evening, together with Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Morley and Joe Caffo. of Jack
Dollaghan. president of the Zunl Corp. of
Roswell which rents vending equipment and
services a number of theatres in that area.
Dollaghan was in Dallas for the Tobacco convention.
A large number of Variety Tent 17 members
and guests attended the Saturday night show
and enjoyed the comedy acts of Mabel Rea.
W. Guest and Dink Freeman ... A general
meeting of Tent 17 is being held in the clubrooms
Monday evening (3). Members are
being urged to attend and enjoy the free
buffet dinner; and hear all about the gin
rummy tournament which will begin October
23.
Here for a meeting with Ed Rowley and
other Rowley United executives were: Mr.
and Mrs. W. P. Florence. Magnolia. Ark;
Cecil Cupp. Arkadelphla. Ark.; Wallace Kaufman.
Benton, Ark.: Mr. and Mrs. Huntley,
Malvern. Ark.; T. Miller. Davldge. Durant.
Okla.; George Proctor. Palmer Proctor and
Charles Proctor from Muskogee. Okla.; Bruce
Collins. Centre. Corpus Christl; George
Spencp PI:i7.T t ircdn Bob I.lllv. Carnation.
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