Showmen's Trade Review (Oct-Dec 1943)

October 2, 1943 SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW 51 luncheon by the Motion Picture Associates on October 11, at the Warwick Hotel. Al Davis of 2Uth Century-Fox and George Beatty are co-chairmen of the luncheon committee. The Philadelphia Record and the Philadelphia Inquirer have served notice on the neighborhood theatres, which have been receiving a special reduced rate, that they will shortly have that rate increased. The increased rate, however, is still less than that charged for display theatrical advertising. The local exchanges have eliminated the practice of spot booking re-issues. With the film shortage, re-issues are scheduled to be released at intervals, with the exchanges trying to get more money for these old films. Judge Kalodner in the United States District Court granted the major distributors an extension until October 11, to return the answers to the interrogatory filed by the attorneys for William Goldman. Warner's Palace Theatre on Market Street in Central City was the victim of a small-time holdup the other evening, when three teen-age boys, all Negroes, came up to the window at 7 :30 P. M. and while one engaged the cashier, Mrs. Alba Cassidy, in a conversation, another one reached through the small opening at the bottom of the window and snatched $34.00 which had been lying on the counter. Police are looking for the boys. PITTSBURGH Film Row extends its sympathy to William Scott, veteran salesman for United Artists here, whose mother died Tuesday morning. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon. The engagement of Margaret A. Casey, booker for MGM, to Joseph J. McGreever, of Allentown, Pa., has just been announced. The wedding will take place in the early Fall. Ownership of the Tyler Theatre, Middlebourne, W. Va., has been transferred from Messrs. Jackson and Archer to Ralph F. Wilson, the former manager of this theatre. Wilson is also editor of the Tyler County Journal. It's a baby boy for Mr. and Mrs. John Notopoulos. The new papa operates the two theatres in Ambridge, Pa., which are owned by his father, the veteran circuit operator, A. N. Notopoulos of the Altoona Publix Theatres, Inc. Manny Greenwald, for eight years manager of the Barry Theatre in downtown Pittsburgh, shoved off last week for extended duty with Uncle Sam, being stationed at Fort Meade, Md. He had been succeeded as manager by Norman Meyers. A memorial to the late Al Weiss, prominent and popular young theatre operator, who prior to his death in March of this year was associated with his father in the ownership and management of the Liberty and Capitol theatres, McKeesport, Pa., was unveiled last week in the Ellrod Cemetery. C. C. Kellenberg, sales manager for 20th Century-Fox here, and 34th district commander of the American Legion, has just returned from attending the legion's recent national convention in Omaha. Jane Lightner, secretary for the Harris Amusement Company, has recently enlisted in the WAVES and is awaiting call to active duty. John Urse, of the Eastland Theatre, Fairmont, W. Va., is confined to the local hospital there for his second operation in recent months. PORTLAND George A. Hunt Theatres, Inc., operators of theatres in Medford, Grant's Pass and Roseburg, Oregon, at an annual meeting named Eino Hemmila as general manager ; Mrs. Edith R. Hunt, widow of the late Geo. A. Hunt, president ; Gene Childres, vice-president, and Walter Leverette, secretary. The War Labor Board has approved wage increases of from $2 to $7 in Paramount Pic ( Continued -^w Page 52) A NEW RELEASE (not a re-issue) — RELEASED NATIONALLY — JULY 10 A S T O R HER FAVORITE HCHTING MEN! 1 THE mnmnES r lOmE THRU V-^'GKANT WITHERS SHEILA LYNCH E X c H A N G Produced by GEORGE A. HIRLIMAN Directed by LODIS GASNIER Screei Pliy br D.S. LESLIE ' Originil Sloty by LAW8EKCE MEADE BOOK NOW — Atlanta — Astor Boston — Astor Buffalo— Pam-0 Chicago — Eiman Charlotte — J. Schrader Cleveland — Imperial Dallas — Astor Denver — C'mmercial Detroit — Allied Indianapolis — P.R.C. Los Angeles — Majestic Minnesota — P.R.C. Milwaukee — Astor New Haven — J. Levine Montreal — ^Toronto — Superior Films New Orleans — Astor New York — Astor Philadelphia — Astor Pittsburgh — Crown San Francisco — Astor St. Louis — Astor Washington — Astor