Boxoffice-July.04.1960

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^r. and Mrs. J. T. Hitt, who operate the
Plaza at Bentonville and the Concord
at Springdale. have taken over the
Dixie Theatre at Monticello for fulltime
operation. The Dixie has been closed for
more than a year. It was to be reopened
last weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Hitt, who were
for
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here on business, bought the Dixie from
Mrs. Zula McDougal. All these Hitt-operated
theatres are in Arkansas.
.
Don Kay Enterprises now has it's exchange
in a new Memphis location, 492
South Second St. Kay moved from 408
South Second to the larger quarters .
S. J. Lichty, owner, has closed the Rex
Theatre at Port Smith, Ark.
Barrow, owner, has closed the
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Pine
J. B.
Theatre
at Mountain Pine, Ark.
The Crosstown Theatre went all out
can-can girls, music, bright lights and a
sidewalk cafe—to make its lobby a sight
lo see when the 20th-Fox musical. "Can-
Can," was opened for its Memphis run .
Guy Williams, the Zorro of the film,
made personal appearances on the stage
at the Malco Theatre the day the film,
oign of Zorro" opened.
Visiting Mississippi exhibitors included A.
N. Rossi, Roxy, Clarksdale; C. N. Eudy,
Houston: Mrs. Henley Smith, Skylark
Unve-In, Clarksdale: Leon Rountree,
Holly at Holly Springs: B. F. Jackson!
Dolta, Ruleville: C. J. Collier, Globe, Shaw,
and H. W. Odom, Odom, Durant.
From Arkansas came Alvin Tipton. Tipton
theatres at Caraway, Manila and Monette:
William Elias, Murr, Osceola: Ann
Hutchins, State, Corning; Gordon Hutchins,
64 Drive-In, Russellville: Orris Collins,
Capitol. Paragould: Moses Sliman. Lux!
Luxora: John Staples. Carolyn, Piggott;
Mildred Wren, Wren Theatres, Little Rock,
and T. R. Pemberton, Capitol, Marvell.
attend Wednesday morning shows. Each
program consists of a short stage show- followed
by cartoons. There will be a party
with root beer, ice cream and comic books.
Prizes will be wrist watches. $100 gift certificates,
cowboy clothes, skates, dolls, live
puppies, radio and bicycles.
ATLANTA
J^ore than 2,000 saw the Johansson-Patterson
fight on closed-circuit television
at Loew's Grand at $5 each. Four
thousand more saw it at the Ponce de
Leon ballpark at $4 and $5. Manager Howard
Rutherford of the Grand said he could
have sold twice as many tickets.
Guy (Zorro) Williams appeared on the
Paramount stage for the opening of "The
Sign of Zorro" . Brower was In
town in behalf of "Ice Palace." due to open
on the Fourth at the Fox ... A plane load
of Hollywoodites attended the formal opening
of the new Hilton Inn—Charles Coburn.
Lauritz Melchior, Leo Carrlllo, Robcn
Cummings, Jeanne Crain, Vera Ellen,
Juli" Bishop and Noreen Nash.
Four downtown theatres opened with
new films last week, the biggest turnover
in a long time . . . Miss Minnie Wade,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Wade,
Wadesonian Theatre at Clanton, Ala., is
getting her plane shipshape to enter the
Powder Puff Derby Hebson,
Strand. Alexander City, was a brief Filmrow
visitor. He was in town to see his father.
R. L. Hebson, who underwent surgery.
R. E. Watson, Rose Theatre and Midway
Drive-In. Forsyth. Ga.. just out of the
hospital from a food poisoning attack, was
in buying and booking. Other Filmrow
Cillers included Gene Blue. Jackson iGa.)
Drive-In: Jack Jones. Swan and Rialto at
B.ue Ridge: Mrs. Marg; ret Story and Warri
n Jackson. Knox at V/arrcnton: Mr. and
K:rs. Dean Hardy. Dallas and Judean at
D.'llss. Ga.: Emory Hunter. State, Colquitt,
and Hoke Shipp. Warm Spring
Foundation.
W. W. Hammond jr. and his family were
on a vacation trip to Washington and
New York. Hammond operates the Marshall
Drive-In at Albertsville. the Wilson
at Florence and the Bowline at Decatur.
Ala. Crescent booker Milton Brockptt
of Nashville and his famly were vacationing
in Memphis . Karr,
Martin circuit drive-in booker, has returned
to his desk following a mumps
siege, but Joe Johnson, another Martin
booker, was confined to his home with
the same illness.
The monthly WOMPI bingo party for
the patients of Battle Hill Haven was held
Monday night i27i at the hospital. At the
last bingo party. Edythe Bryant furnished
brick ice cream and pound cakes were
donated by Tillie Shapiro. Blanche Hicks
and Edythe Bryant. Attending were Lois
Cone, Vera Howze. Edythe Bryant. Elizabeth
Wallace. Bernice Hinton. Charlene
Jones. Ellen Hutchinson. Blanche Hicks,
Juanita Elwell. Irene Hubbel. Marcelle and
W. F. Ruffin jr., Ruffin Amusements Co.,
Covington: Louise Mask, Luez, Bolivar, and
Amelia Ellis, Ellis Drive-In, Millington,
\s£re in town from Tennessee
. . . The
Strand Theatre has organized a club of Sandy Kohn. Presents were given those patients
having birthdays in May . . . Juanita
youngsters for a six-week period. They will
Elwell. Bailey booker and WOMPI vicepresident,
was entertaining her daughter
Virginia, vacationing with her from Orlando,
Fla.
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BOXOFFICE July 4. 1960