Boxoffice (Apr-Jun 1937)

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Bowling Awards to RCA-RKO & Jones Kansas City — The RCA-RKO team was crowned king of the Variety Club bowling league following the final games of the season, Monday night, April 26. The winners were way out in front with 33 games won for the second half of the season. The Finton Jones team was the winner the first half, chalking up 30 games to their credit. A real old-fashioned dutch lunch with plenty of beer climaxed the awarding of prizes. According to Frank Lambader, secretary-treasurer of the league, it was the best season the Variety Club ever had. The scores and prizes awarded are listed as follows; I'INAI. STANDINGS ( l''ir.st Half ) WON I-'inton Jones 3U l*la-Mor Barkers 24 Brju 21 Film Delivery 17 liCA-RKO lU (’ressvvell Photos 14 Fox Theatres 12 Independent Posters 10 I IXAB STANDINGS (Second Half) Won K<'A-RK(') 33 l’'ox Theatres 27 ('resswell Photos 27 Frpi 24 Film Delivery 22 Independent Posters 20 I'inton Jones 20 Pla-Mor Barkers 19 PUIZK :\IONEV RFA-RKO Finton Jones 58.00 Fox Theatres 48.00 Fresswell Photos 48.00 Rrpi 48.00 Film Delivery 48.00 Independent Po.sters 48.00 Barkers 48.00 .lohn Muchmore 2.00 < Potter 2.00 \ndv Anderson 2.00 i; T. Withers 2.00 n. K. Mason 2.00 I’a'-v Hodson 1 00 R. Meyn 1 00 1NDI\II>I AL A\RI{A<;i> !•’. Lam))ader, 190; Everett jr., 1x5; llodson, 1S5; Leaton, 184 Abraham, 179; Cooper. 178; AV'. PaniItader. 170; Hensler, 175; Anderson. 109; Alnanz, 107. l^uillion, 107; (’resswell. 107; Peterson, 107; Jameson, 100; Friedel. 105; Broun. 105; ('ameron. 102; I'lifliett. 102; iiitter. 102; t'ut'f, 102; Murhinore, 102; Withers. 102; Turner. I'li); Lewis. 159; B. Dubinsky, 158; Dickey, 158; F’otter. 158; Barnett. 158; B. Kubitzki, 157; F. Meyn, 154; R. Meyn. 154; Stanley, 153; O. Kubitzki. 150; Mason. 150; Hylton. 150; Sundquist; 149; Schultz, 146; P^lliott, 146; F. Jones. 140; Reiser, 145; Bradfield. 145; Pritrliett. 145; St. James. 145; Warko, 144; T)eiinis. 144; Garrett. 144; Wangberef, 142; Burke. 142. KOOLER-AIRE OFFICE IN KAYCEE MOVED Kansas City — U. S. Air Conditioning Corp is now ensconced in its beautiful new' offices and display room at 1700 Grand Ave. Former location was in the Crooks Terminal Warehouses at 1104 Union Ave. Archie S. Feinberg, president of the company, was here Monday conferring with the local heads, W. N. Moore and Temple DeVillbis. The firm handles the KoolerAire system. RANDOLPH ORPHEUM SEATS Randolph, Neb. — A. A. (Dab) Ulm, owner of the Orpheum here, has ordered 200 new cushioned seats and new projection equipment. KAYCEE 'Continued from page 83) Jack Barnett, Fox Movietone News cameraman, is telling his friends of some more of his hairbreadth experiences to get pictures. His latest adventures were in Canada and northern Minnesota for pictures of log river drive and Prizefighter Braddock in training. Barnett’s search for scoops caused him to be stranded for three weeks in the 300-population town of Littlefork, Minn. Barnett had to be an excellent log driver to keep his balance among the log jams. There wasn’t a moment’s rest. Karl Scherer, RCA Photophone home office credit man, is working in this territory a couple of iveeks. Floyd Hill has been elected mayor of Drexel, Mo. Hill operates roadshows out of Drexel. He is the fourth exhibitor in this territory known to have joined the mayoralty ranks. Harry Thomas and Al Friedlander of Mutual Films tvere in Kansas City this week and visited Filmrow. Jack Metcalf, pride and joy of June and Dr. Van C. Metcalf, gets his Eagle badge as a Boy Scout Saturday p. m. Mama June has a part in the ceremony at Municipal Auditorium, too, along with other Eagle badge winners’ mothers. She gets a gold badge, which Jack will pin on. There are 101 in the class. Mayer Monsky, who now headquarters in Chicago for the Adcaster Service, Inc., was here last weekend. He was a guest of the Variety Club. 1117 Cherry St. Phone: Victor 8796 Great Western Stage Equipment Co. 817 Holmes St. T. L. Greening, Mgr Phone: Victor 9078 Stebbins Theatre Equipment Co. 1804 Wyandotte St. C. H. Badger, Mgr. Phone: GRand 0134 Southwest Theatre Equipment Co., Inc. 309 West Douglas Ave. Wichita, Kas. C. D. Peck, Mgr. Phone 2-2153 AIR CONDITIONING Peterson Freezem Mig. Co. Washed Air Units, all sizes, blowers, home units, spray nozzles, multiblade rotors G. A. Peterson VI. 3535 H. F. Rodick 109 W. 18th St. — Kansas City, Mo. REPUBLIC TO RELEASE GENE AUTRY SERIES Kansas City — Letters have been sent to exhibitors in the territory by R. F. Withers, Republic-Midwest manager, to deny rumors to the effect that his exchange will not release the Gene Autry westerns next season. Withers quotes the following: “Autry is under contract to Republic for a period of seven years and despite any rumors to the contrary Autry will continue to make pictures with Republic for that time,’’ according to a telegram from J. J. Milstein, president of Republic Pictures. PAUL BAYZMAN lOINS INSURANCE AGENCY Kansas City — Paul Bayzman, manager of the poster department at Columbia Pictures, has resigned, effective May 8, to become associated with the Kansas City agency of the Equitable Life Asurance Society of the U. S. The agency covers western Missouri and Kansas, and is one of the largest in this section. Bayzman will work in the Leon Fink unit. Bayzman formerly was editor of Boxoffice for three years. A. W. HEYL ACQUIRES MARION, KAS., HOUSE Marion, Kas. — The Garden here, operated by S. A. Mudd, has been taken over by A. W. Heyl, who has one in Junction City, Kas. Heyl is practically rebuilding the house — lengthening it, adding 330 new seats, new air conditioning, structural glass front and new boxoffice. Independent Theatre Owners Association 3501 Gladstone — BEnton 5456 E. Rolsky, Pres. Ed Hartman, Sec'y K. M. T. A. 128 W. 18th St. — Harrison 4825 John Staple, Pres. R. R. Biechele, Sec.-Treas. SCREEN PUBLICITY Alexander Film Company Motion Picture Advertising E. L. Harris, Dist. Mgr., Mo., Kan., Neb., Iowa. 239 East 72nd Terrace Phone: Hlland 2694 SOUND SERVICE K. C. SOUND SERVICE Syncrofilm Sound Equipment and Service W. L. 130 W. 18th St. W. P. Norris HA 4783 Humston Lost Pet. 6 .833 12 .667 15 .583 19 .472 20 .444 22 .389 24 .333 2 6 .278 Lost P<t. 15 .688 21 .5 63 21 .563 24 .500 2C .458 2n .417 28 H7 29 .396 «r.8 on TCADC DICECTCCy MVWWJW A HANDY QUIDE FOR THE EXHIBITOR wjwwwji KANSAS CITY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES A. A. Electric Machinery Co. Ernest Amoneno, Mgr. EXHIBITOR ASSOCIATIONS 86 BOXOFFICE :: May 8. 1937.