Showmen's Trade Review (Oct-Dec 1946)

36 SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW, October 5, 1946 REGIONAL NEWSREEL {Contumed from Page 35) following several weeks' illness. Charles Perry, Paramount publicity man, is back in the hospital after suffering a relapse from an operation of several months ago. The Paramount organization welcomes Mrs. Geraldine Graham to the office as a comptometer opeiator. New branch manager at Universal is W. G. Carmichael, a former salesman for that company in Memphis, Tenn. He succeeds J. F. Bannan. Jesse J. Meis, 64, former owner and operator of the Columbia and Liberty in Cumminsville theatres, died Sept. 30 at his home following a long illness. He had retired from active business five years ago because of ill health. Ward Farrar, RKO field publicity man from the New York office, was beaten over his head and robbed of his billfold, watch and cigarette case Saturday night. HARTFORD LOEWS POLI CONOVER MODEL CONTEST CLOSES; HARTFORD CIRCUIT MANAGERS MEET The grand finals in the Loew's Poli-New England Theatres Conover Model Contest were held at Loew's Poll, Hartford, last week, with an East Hampton, Conn., girl. Miss E. Shirley Blair, winner of the Loew's Poll Palace, Meriden, contest, judged the grand finals champ. Harry F. Shaw, Loew's Poli division manager, and Lou Brown, division publicity and advertising director, were in attendance at the grand finals, as were: Lou Cohen, Loew's Poli, Hartford ; Matt Saunders, Loew's Poli, Bridgeport ; Morris Rosenthal, Loew's Poli, New Haven ; Joe Boyle, Loew's Poli-Broadway, Norwich ; George E. Freeman, Loew's Poli, Springfield ; Bob Portle, Elm Street, Worcester. The winner received a contract from Harry Conover, the models' agent. The first fall meeting of managers of Hartford Theatres Circuit, Hartford, was held at the Lenox Theatre Building office of General Manager Al Schuman last week. On hand: Mr. and Mrs. Schuman, Ernie Grecula, advertising and publicity director ; and following managers : Hugh J. Campbell, Central, West Hartford ; George Smith, relief manager; Bill O'Sullivan, Rialto, Hartford; Joe Ruggerio, Lyric, Hartford ; Mrs. Kate Treske, Lenox, Hartford. O'Sullivan, by the way, recently returned with Mrs. O'Sullivan from a honeymoon trip in Connecticut and New York. Renovations are continuing at the Rialto, under supervision of Mr. Schuman. New positions in New Haven : Ray Beeson, formerly in the Marines, is now student assistant, Lincoln Theatre, New Haven. George Somma is a new Republic, New Haven, exchange booker, succeeding Sherman Germaine. The Audio-Visual Co. of New England, Inc., has been organized by Charles R. Abry. formerly associate publisher of Young America, to distribute visual education material in New England, The new organization is located at Norwalk, Conn. Executive Director Richard Griffith of the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures is to speak on "Censorship" before the Oct. 18 meeting of the Springfield (Mass.) Motion Picture Council. Harold Hendee, RKO director of research, and Charles S. Steinberg director of educational bureau, Warner Bros., will also speak at later dates in Springfield. APPOINTMENT. Mayor WilUam B. Hartsfield (left), of Atlanta, Ga., reappoints Roy M. Avey industry member of Board of Examiners for local Motion Picture Operators for three years. Hartsfield laughingly said it would cost him 10,000 votes if his voters knew he was appointing a man that wore a tuxdo. Jack Byrne, MGM's eastern district manager, and Al Herman, URC's district manager, were recent visitors in New Haven. Tom Carey of Tom Carey Theatrical Promotion Agency, Hartford, has been undergoing treatment at Lahey Clinic, Boston. Now handling a major portion of New England territory "Kiddie Shows" is Miss Lillian Domiano, formerly with M & P Theatres, who has been secretary to Carey since earlier in the year. Miss Domiano will handle the entire New England territory when Carey leaves in November to recuperate in Arizona for four months. ALBANY Sam Rosenblatt officially took over operation of the Grand Theatre, Watervlict on Oct. 1. This was formerly operated by Mrs. Anne Barney. George Dembow, president of National Screen Service, visited the Albany office for the first time in six years. He was accompanied by Leo Milwaukee — The new Goetz Theatre has opened to the public in Monroe, Wis. It is housed in a new building of the most modern design. Light brown brick and a lighter terra cotta have been used in the exterior finish, bs well as for the balconies and grills. Curving lines at the top of the windows and doors lend a Spanish touch. Local newspapers say the new show house is the culmination of a dream of Chester Goetz and his brother Leon, with whom he has been associated in various theatre enterprises for years. Chester Goetz bought out his brother's interest in May, 1939. The first week of September was also celebrated by Goetz as the 15th anniversary of his entry into show business. He also owns the Chalet in Monroe. Cincinnati — An outdoor drive-in theatre equipped with individual car speakers to eliminate outside noises will be erected on R.R. 4, Woodlawn near Glendalc, it was announced last week. Incorporators of the project are Dr. Abrams, district manager. Arthur Newman, recuperating from a long siege of illness, goes to Florida this week and will return to his Republic office the latter part of October. Frank Kelly, Fox Philadelphia head booker, stopped in Albany to say hello on his return from Tupper Lake, where he had been vacationing with his family. Neil Hellman of Hellman interests this week went to Buffalo on business. Dick Stephens, Warner Bros, field man, was in town for several days. Dorothy Stein, MGM booker, visited Buffalo for several days. Visitors along Film Row included Jerry LaRocque of Warrensburg ; M. Koffsky of Waterford ; Clarence Dopp, Johnstown; Mrs. Anna Tarbell, North Creek ; John and Charlie Rossi, Schroon Lake ; John Hecht of Royal Chrome Furniture Company and Jos. T. Kellogg of Specialty Printing Co. Welden Waters, Fox branch manager, is nursing a bad cold. About fifty members of the Variety Club attended the Kings-for-a-Day dinner honoring Tom Bender, who did such a splendid job as camp director of the Albany Boys Club Camp Thacher on Thompson Lake. ATLANTA BROOKLYN DODGERS PASTE MIAMI SEAHAWKS \7-7 IN VARIETY CLUB BENEFIT FOR GIRLS' CAMP Fifteen thousand football fans Saturday saw the Brooklyn Dodgers paste the Miami Seahawks, 17-7, in this section's first taste of professienal football. The game was sponsored by Tent 21, Variety Clubs of America, and all proceeds went to Dr. Felton William's Camp for girls at nearby Mountain View, Ga. The game, at Georgia Tech's ancient Grant Field was the first outside sports attraction ever permitted there. Dr. William's Camp, a non-denominational organization, now accommodates each week 74 underprivileged girls selected from the slum sections of Atlanta. Next year, thanks to Va and Mrs. William J. Keller, Woodlawn ; J. Ramsey Minor and Nat Kaplan, a salesman for Columbia Pictures. Plans call for completion of the project, which will occupy a 20-acre tract, in the spring of 1947 — CIN. Hartford, Conn. — A new open air drive-in with a capacity of 750 cars is nearing completion near here. — BOS. Salem, Ore.— Forman Brothers heading the United Theatres of Portland announce the construction of a $100,000 Drive-In Theatre for Salem. A twenty-acre tract of land has been purchased for this new development and construction plans are now under way. Albert and W illiam Forman operate the Grand, State and Liberty theatres in Salem. Brcde, Iowa — A. J. Neumayer has started excavation work on a new theatre which he is building here. — iMIN. NEW THEATRES