Boxoffice (Jan-Mar 1962)

DES MOINES J^ots of persons are going out to the movies. "King of Kings” went into its third “wonderful” week at the Paramount; “Sergeants 3” had a second “hysterical” week at the Capri, and “Tender Is the Night” moved over to the Ingersoll for a second "romantic” week. So said the ads . . . Jerome Pickman and Tom Bridge were in from Paramount’s New York office for a one-day meeting at the local branch. Linn Pitts, Nebraska salesman, came over from Omaha for the session . . . The city of Cedar Rapids recently entertained 820 members of the city’s school safety patrol at the Iowa Theatre. As a reward for their good work during the recent cold waves, the kids were treated to “Ivanhoe” and "Knights of the Round Table.” Iowa United Theatres staffers see things in a different light now. They repainted the office — real pretty green . . . Columbia secretary Eleanor Jackson’s 5-year-old Bobby came down with measles the very night the Jacksons entertained the Columbia staff for departing Bill Lyons . . . Audience response to a sneak preview of Universal’s “Lover Come Back” was described as “just terrific!” . . . Joe Jacobs, Columbia manager, took off Wednesday (21) for awai+s \^ou when pla\f WAHOO is the ideal boxoffice attraction to increase business on your “off-nights". Write today for complete details. Be sure to give seating or car capacity. HOLLYWOOD AMUSEMENT CO. 3750 Oakfon St. Skokie, a sales meeting in New York City. Earlier, Ben Marcus, division manager, was in Des Moines for two days . . . Don Smith and Herman Field of the Pioneer circuit were Filmrow visitors. Others included Jack Compston, Forest City; Ernie Thies, Waverly; M. L. Dixon, Mount Pleasant; Nick Yiannias, Dubuque, and Jim Stopulous, Davenport. Dick Cobler, assistant manager of the Strand at Mason City, raced the stork back from a Central States drive-in meeting at Omaha. The Coblers became parents of a baby girl, their third daughter . . . The Strand at Ackley, closed for two months, has reopened . . . The flu bug struck the United Artists office, with several persons out for the count during the week. By Friday (16) all the ailing were back at their desks. The community corporation which operates the Marland Theatre at Marcus recently elected new officers. Lowell Nelson heads the board. Much time at the board meeting was devoted to discussing the type of films to be shown at the Marland. Secretary John Leavitt told the corporation that every film scheduled for this month was labeled by the booker as a family movie, “so parents can sit next to their children without feeling uncomfortable.” Leavitt said the theatre is solvent, but not prosperous . . . The Grand Theatre at Sheffield has closed because operators Mr. and Mrs. Walter Friedrichs are going back to farming. According to Sheffield sources, the theatre has been a profitable one during recent months, but the Friedrichs have not been able to sell the business. The Perry Theatre replaced a marquee damaged by fire several months ago. Manager Jim Mertz described the new $3,000 sign as using a new power groove tube lighting ... A request to eliminate license fees for theatres has been turned down by the Albia city council. Robert Nicholson, manager of the King Theatre and drive-in situation, who made the request, said he understood the license fees were left over from the period of traveling shows which required extra police and fire protection when they came to town. The King pays a $75 license fee annually, the drivein, $25. The council voted down the request. 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Herman Fields, formerly of Clarinda and who now lives in Califor nia, and Don Smith of Minneapolis were in town last week buying and booking for the Pioneer circuit . . . Buena Vista announced the Cooper Foundation’s State Theatre has booked “Pinocchio” starting March 9 and “Moon Pilot” in mid-April. Maurice Curran, exhibitor at Greeley, has entered his son in St. John’s Academy at Elkhorn . . . Tom Sandburg said he is ready to open his Towers Drive-In at Holdrege March 31 ... At North Loup, Ralph Burrows has scheduled the opening for his drive-in April 15 . . . Ben Juracek is busy with plans for a new drive-in at Albion and hopes to be ready for an Easter opening . . . Mrs. Jerry McGlinn, wife of the former MGM exchange manager here, drove over from Des Moines and visited with MGM salesman Fred Fejfar and Mrs. Fejfar. Wilber Adams, salesman with the S&M Service, film advertisers, is hospitalized at Missouri Valley with a respiratory condition. He has been a representative in the eastern Nebraska-western Iowa and southern South Dakota area for more than 20 years . . . Jeanette Schoeneman, former exhibitor at Wahoo who now lives on the west coast, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Phil March, at Wayne. Word on the Row is that Ed Cohen, Columbia salesman who “intended” to send Herman Gould a color television set while Herman was at Will Rogers Memorial Hospital, is intending to send him a 30-foot cabin cruiser since he learned the Goulds have a private boat dock at their new trailer court residence in Florida. Scotty Raitt, Genoa exhibitor has a new one-stop de luxe service station . . . Exhibitors on the Row included Nebraskans Russell Brehm, Lincoln; Phil and Jack March, Vermillion; Howell Roberts, Wahoo; Tom Sandberg, Holdrege; Sid Metcalf, Nebraska City; Mr. and Mrs. Tony Schroedl, Falls City; Mrs. Fred Schuler, Humboldt; Phil Lannon, West Point; Oscar Johnson, Falls City, and Iowan S. J. Backer, Harlan. Auto Accident Injuries Fatal to Carl Reese OMAHA — Injuries suffered in an auto accident 14 miles west of Tyndall, S. D., proved fatal for Carl Reese, 65, veteran in the film distribution industry in this area. According to reports, Reese’s car and another collided head-on and the Omahan was taken to a hospital at Wagner, S. D., where he died two days later. He was city sales manager for UniversalInternational here. He started as a film salesman before World War I. He enlisted in the Navy and after leaving the service he returned to the film distribution here. He had been manager in Omaha exchanges and had been with a number of companies in serving the Nebraska, southern South Dakota and western Iowa areas. He was a brother of the late Val Peter, publisher of the German-language Tribune here and a number of other Germanlanguage papers in the United States. Survivors include his wife Adrienne; son Robert, Omaha; two brothers, Paul of Omaha and Hans of Los Angeles; three sisters, Mrs. Elsa English and Mrs. Marshall Dillon, both of Omaha, and Mi’s. Freda Flynn, Denver, and two grandchildren. NC-2 BOXOFFICE :: February 26, 1962