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ton Heston. who plays Moses in "The Ten
Commandments," was in Memphis briefly.
The film was shown at a trade screening and
will open February 21 at Strand Theatre.
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J. E. Thompson, owner, has closed the
Pangburn Theatre, Pangburn, Ark., until
spring . . Chickasaw Amusements Co., has
closed the Milan Theatre at Milan, Tenn. . . .
Exhibitors Services announced the West
Point Drive-In, West Point, Miss., was closed
for the season Jesse Plunk, former
owner, has resumed ownership and operation
of the Pike Theatre at Murfreesboro, Ark.
. . . J. W. Morrison, owner, has
.
Artemis Gray, manager, has closed the
Skylark Drive-In at Newport, Ark., for a
few weeks
gone into a weekend only operation of Lake
County Drive-In, Wynnburg. Tenn., until
spring . . C. R. Gray, owner, has closed the
Prescott Drive-In, Prescott, Ark., until April
The Ritz Theatre, Magnolia, Ark., has
5 . . .
closed ... A. A. Tipton, owner, has closed
the New Theatre at Caraway, Ark. . . R. P.
.
Beith, owner, has closed the Ferguson Theatre
at Ferguson, Ark., for repairs and will
open March 1.
Alvin Tipton, Tipton Theatres at Caraway,
Monette and Manila: Lloyd Hutchins, Maxie,
Trumann; E. E. Reeves, Palace, Oil Trough;
Gene Thompson. Cave, Cave City, and Victor
Webber, Kensett, were among visiting
H. G. Walden. Bay.
Arkansas exhibitors . . .
Red Bay, Ala., was in town . . . From
Mississippi came John Carter, Whitehaven
Drive-In, Grenada, and 41 and Trace driveins
at Amory: Jessie Moore, Ritz, Crenshaw;
Frank Heard, Lee Drive-In, Tupelo; Mr. and
Mrs. L. P. Folen, Palace, Tunca; B. F. Jackson,
Delta. Ruleville; Vince Dana, Crescent,
Belzoni, and Joe Davis, Ellis, Cleveland.
Paul Harrington, Calvert Drive-In, Calvert
City, Ky., and Lyle Richmond, Richmond,
Senath, Mo., were in town . . . Tennessee's
visiting exhibitors included A. B. Garrett,
Starlite Drive-In, Union City; Norman
Fair, Fair, Somerville; Louis Ma;sk, Luez,
Bolivar, and Mrs. M. M. West, Center,
Centerville . . . Fi-ed MacMurray and his
wife June Haver were in Memphis for a
couple of days. MacMurray appeared at the
Strand Theatre where he signed autographs
in the lobby matinee and night as his new
picture, "Gun for a Coward," opened there.
June quit the movies, Fred said, just because
she wanted to and he was sure happy
about it "because it's so nice to come home
in the evenings and know she is going to
be there." MacMurray had lunch with ten
winners of a Strand Theatre-Press-Scimitar
contest which required women to write letters
on why they would like to dine with
Fred MacMurray.
'Commandments' to Bow
LITTLE ROCK — "The Ten Commandments"
opens at the Capitol here on February
27 with a reserve-seat policy. The
house, which is equipped for Todd-AO. was
expected to have "Around the World in 80
Days," in this month, but this has been
postponed until April.
Elvis Presley will sing ten original songs
written especially for him in Paramount's
"Loving You."
To Change Drive-In Name
ARCADIA. FLA.—John Jacksen jr., owner
of the DeSoto Drive-In on the Brownsville
road, has taken legal steps required by
Florida's fictitious name law to have the
name of the theatre changed to Arcadia
Drive-In.
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