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OMAHA
Uerman Gould, veteran exhibitor in this
area, said goodbyes along PHlmrow before
leaving for Port Myers, Fla., where he
has some property and plans to live. He
sold his interest as a partner in the Center
Drive-In Co.. with Russell Brehm of Lincoln
and U. S. Senator Roman Hruska of
Omaha now the .sole owners. Gould returned
to Omaha recently after spending
a number of months in the Will Rogers
Memorial Hospital at Saranac, N. Y. While
there, he directed the remodeling of the
hospital's movie facilities and assisted in
many improvements for film projection.
. . .
Oscar Johnson, who has the Oil City
Theatre at Falls City, is on the building
committee for new Ellis Lodge headquarters
Gladys Pullman, 20th-Fox inspector,
. . . is hospitalized in Council Bluffs.
She fell and broke her hip and then contracted
pneumonia Gamerl,
head inspector,
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has a new granddaughter
Marie Frangenberg, Fox cashier, added
another 500 bowling series to the string of
three she rolled the previous week.
Mrs. Mona Pace, Empress Theatre owner
at Malvern. Iowa, entered a Council Bluffs
hospital for major sm-gery . . . Frank Good,
Red Oak exhibitor, reported he plans to
enter the Mayo Clinic at Rochester, Minn.,
soon for a checkup . . . C. N. Robinson,
who runs the Home Theatre at Blair, was
happy to see a break in the snow and ice
storms. He di-ives to Westside High School
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daily in Omaha, where he is on the teaching
staff.
Buena Vista is all settled in its new quarters
at 709, Omaha Loan and Building
Ass'n Building at 15th and Dodge streets,
approximately three blocks from its
former
office on North 16th. "Everything's different
but our old phone number," commented
'Vivian Schertz, secretary. Pat Halloran
is manager, Sam Deutsch booker.
Dorothy Weaver, 20th-Fox assistant
cashier, said she returned from her vacation
at Las 'Vegas $7 ahead, as far as her
horse race and game table experiences
were concerned. The biggest thrill, she
added, was a trip to the Grand Canyon.
. . . Byron
Carl White and his wife Hazel of Quality
Theatre Supply went to Chicago for the
theatre suppliers' convention
Hopkins, exhibitor at Glenwood, 'Villisca
and Council Bluffs, said he was drafting
a big ad— "for the warm weather" . . , Tillie
Fowler, with RKO exchange here many
years, is in St. Joseph's Hospital for treatment
of her neck, injured in an auto accident
about a year ago. She is now with
Western Electric . . . Charles Francis,
brother of Sol Francis, Allied Artists manager,
died of a heait attack. Sol recently
lost his son in a California parachute accident.
Don Shane, chief barker of 'Variety Club
Tent 16, reported that plans are jumping
ahead for the inauguration dance February
25 at the Paxton Hotel. There was a gx)od
turnout for the new member stag at the
40 Bowl last week . George Mason,
exhibitor at Tecumseh, has decided to cut
down a bit on her schedule. She also
teaches at Cook and had been taking work
on her master's degree at Peru State
Teachers College. But she has not em-olled
for any classes the second semester at
Peru. That section of southeast Nebraska
has been one of the hardest hit areas by
snow and ice storms.
Jack Lingel, city manager in Omaha for
the Cooper Foimdation Theatres, and his
bride were honeymooning last weekend.
They were married at the First Congregational
Church here last Saturday . . . Mrs.
Dick Lysinger of Ravenna was in Omaha
visiting relatives and called on old friends
on the Row.
Other exhibitors in town included Nebraskans
Howell Roberts and family, Wahoo:
Phil Lamion, West Point; Sid Metcalf,
Nebraska City, and lowans Frank
Good, Red Oak; S. J. Backer. Harlan; Arnold
Johnson, Onawa, and Byron Hopkins,
Glenwood and 'Villisca.
DES MOINES
rugene Jacobs, United Artists manager
here for the last year and a half, has
been transferred to a post with UA in New
York City. John Dugan, former sales manager
at Omaha, is the new Des Moines
manager. Dugan has served in the Omaha
office since last September and prior to that
time was with United Artists in St. Louis.
He is married and has two children. The
transfers were effective January 21.
Orpheum Manager C. L. McFarling
proved he has as much stamina as the
kids. "Babes in Toyland" opened the weekend
of the 26th and. despite 20-degree
temperatures, McFarling spent Saturday
and Sunday afternoons outside the theatre
keeping the two-block-long, double
line of waiting small fry moving along in
orderly fa,shion and in the direction of the
boxoffice. McFarling and the moppets were
out there from 1 until 4 p.m. both days.
"It was fantastic!" said the chilled but
happy manager ... On Thursday 1 25 ) , the
night of the big fire that destroyed the
quarter-block building housing Walgreen's
drugstore, the Orpheum was isolated in a
sea of firehoses. With a big pumper truck
out front and no traffic allowed on the
sm-rounding streets, there were no theatre
patrons. Thousands were downtown, but
all were watching the show at Walgreens,
a block away.
The local film industry was well represented
when the Downtowner motor inn
had its grand opening January 26. The
Downtowner is an lelegant, brave-newworld
hostelry on Sixth avenue, in the
shadow of Veteraris Auditorium. None of
the theatre people was seen taking a dip
in the heated outdoor pool. All were enjoying
the indoor Imicheon. The Downtowner
is managed by Joe Baumann, father
of Jerry Baumann of Independent Film
Distributors.
Pioneer Theatre Corp. has closed the Arrow
at Cherokee but will operate the recently
purchased American Theatre there,
with Rollin K. Stonebrook as manager.
Stonebrook had managed the Ari'ow for the
last six years . Casteel, manager of
the Orpheum at North English, has started
showing Saturday matinees . The Newell
. .
Theatre at Rock Valley has been redecorated.
New seats and equipment have been
installed and there ai-e plans for extensive
exterior changes when the weather permits.
The theatre offers an annual family ticket
for $15.
Janyce Hayward, Larry Day's secretary
at Central States, recently became engaged
to John Rumer of Des Moines . . . Florida
vacationers include M. E. Blair, owner of
the Regent at Cedar Falls, and Joe Gerbrach.
manager of the Collegian at Ames
. . . The
WOMPIs are busy with plans for
a Friendship dinner February 22.
Taller, Wider Humans Are
Provided for in Wooster
WOOSTER, OHIO — Recognition
that
humans are becoming wider and taller is
shown by new seats installed on the main
floor of the Wooster Theatre. The bright
red corduroy chairs are two inches wider
than the previous seats and rows are
farther apart to provide more leg room.
There now are 625 seats where 800 were
before. The chairs have fitted backs and
springs in the seats and backs. Seats pop
up as patrons stand to provide room for
people getting in and out of rows.
Better lighting also is provided In the
aisles during showtime. Every other row
of seats on each side of the aisles now has
lights.
The old seats were sold to the Wayne
County Fair Board and will be used in the
grand building for Ai-ena Fair Summer
Theatre.
BOXOFFICE :; February 5, 1962