The Exhibitor (Jun-Nov 1944)

NT-1 \ w m mww IVewYork State Albany Binghamton Louis J. Finske and Charles A. Ryan, Scranton Comerford executives, were re¬ cent visitors. . . . Bill O’Donnell is back stage again at the Capitol, after putting the Trips ball club players in top winning form. . . . Leonard Ewing, RCA engineer, is visiting his dentist. . . . Kay Golden is back at the Strand box office, hale and hearty from her recent illness. . . . Betsy Moss is the new addition at the Capitol. . . . Owen Golden, Strand, is looking for a “Screen Scraper.” . . . Sergeant Jack Smith was home on a 48-hour furlough, which made Capitol aide Mrs. Smith very happy. . . . Private A1 Farrell, formerly of the booking office, was in with his family. — F. D. R. Buffalo Oliver Unger, local branch manager, has severed his connections with Monogram and returned to New York with his fam¬ ily. ... It is rumored he is going into a business venture of his own. No successor has been named as yet. . . . Martha Hoff¬ man, Loew’s, left for her vacation last week. She will visit Brooklyn. . . . George Goldberg, Warners, is on vacation. He will visit his daughter in Washington, and spend some time in New York. . . . Sam Liggett is a new salesman with Warners, covering the northern territory. He was recently with the United States Army Sig¬ nal Corps. Betty Zepko, 20th Century-Fox biller, leaves on vacation this week. . . . E. X. Callahan, Boston district manager, paid the Albany office a visit last week. . . . Frances Gill is the new stenographer and clerk at 20th Century-Fox. . . . Evelyn Kahn, Warner Theatres, is vacationing, and it’s rumored she will have some ex¬ citing news for her co-workers on her re¬ turn. . . . Sylvia Closson, secretary to C. J. Latta, zone manager of Warner Theatres, is in New York for a week’s vacation. . . . Jim Faughnan, Warner contact manager, is confined to his home by illness. C. J. Latta, New York state zone man¬ ager of Warner Theatres has been ap¬ pointed a member of the general commit¬ tee of the 1044 Albany War Chest cam¬ paign. The drive, to be held the last two weeks in October, has as its goal the rais¬ ing of $480,000, which is $20,000 more than was collected last year. Latta is in charge of the theatres’ division, and C. A. Smakwitfc, assistant zone manager of Warner Brothers, is on the publicity committee. Recent Film Row visitors were. Sam Davis, Phoenicia, O.; C. Barker. Hoosick Falls and Cambridge; Mr. and Mrs. LaRocque of Warrensburg; and Messrs. Frie der and Grossman, Hudson . Tohn Scully, W. A. Scully and Dave Miller, Uni¬ versal, made a triD to Gloversville. . . . C. J. Latta, Chief Barker, Albany Variety Club, Tent 9, and National Canvasman, will attend the Variety Club meeting in Washington, November 23, 24, 25. Latta will be accompanied by delegates Arthur Horn and Neil Heilman. Oliver A. Unger resigned as Monogram branch manager to become sales manager of Cello Plastic Chemical Company, Pitts¬ burgh. He will make his headquarters in their New York office. Arbitration Activities Are Covered Regularly In This Publication. Service for Sound JOE HORNSTEIN has it! Many Buffalonians planned to journey tc Albany on Oct. 2 to attend the winter opening and special all-star testimonial party to the recently promoted members of Albany’s film row. . . . Ira Cohn, 20th Century-Fox branch manager, and his sales staff, Emerson Dickman, Jack Armm, Bill Rowell, and Bill Graham, attended a district sales meeting in Cleveland, at which L. J. Schlaifer, division manager; Jack Bloom, assistant to Schlaifer, and Jim Grady, Cincinnati district manager, also were present. Manny Brown, Paramount branch man¬ ager, recently called a special meeting of all branch managers for a WAC meeting to double check again those accounts not playing the special Government subjects, and also to formulate plans for the coming Sixth War Loan. C. J. Latta, Warners upstate chief, com¬ pleted a trip with district manager Ralph Crabill through western New York, spent a Week end with Elmer Lux, RKO. Correction: In the issue of Sept. 20, we reported Joe Carr as the newly appointed manager, Shea’s Kenmore, Kenmore, and erroneously stated he was former assist¬ ant manager, 20th Century. He was form¬ erly with Shea’s Seneca. Wally Allen, 20th Century-Fox exploiteer, worked with Earl Hubbard, 20th Century, on “Wilson.” . . . Phil Engel and Ann Kahn were both in from United Artists to work with Charlie Taylor and staff on “Since You Went Away.” Gunnery Sergeant Verne Bundrock, formerly of the Shea Sign Shop, is home on furlough after a score or more missions over Germany. . . . Mickey Gibson, son of Andrew Gibson, Erlanger, is among the new proud enrolees at Staunton Military Academy. . . . George Lynch’s Buffalo film friends hope for his speedy recovery from his influenza attack. Shirley Lux, young daughter of the RKO branch, chief here, finally returned after a month and a half vacation trip with Patsy O’Shea, daughter of MGM's E. K. O’Shea. Charlie Taylor and Carl Rindcen arranged a special screening of “The Battle For the Marianas” for local Marine Re¬ cruiting personnel in Shea’s Buffalo. . . . June Roscoe is leaving PRC to join RKO in a stenographic capacity. Tommie Roe, Community, Solvay, is at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Syracuse, con¬ valescing. . . . Dorothy Gammel, Gammel Circuit, celebrated a birthday last week and her sorority gang feted her on the happy occasion with more gifts than Santa THE EXHIBITOR delivers. . . . Charlie Boasberg’s friends hear he has moved into a Park Avenue apartment. We are all planning on paying him a visit shortly. George Kakouros has succeeded Walter League as exploiteer, Erlanger. Latter re¬ signed to become affiliated in a similar capacity in Syracuse. Jim Sper, former Paramount, Warner, and RKO salesman, was noted lunching. . . . Elmer Lux, RKO, made a trip through the entire Rochester territory, introduc¬ ing new salesman Fran Maxwell, former office manager and booker, recently pro¬ moted. They visited all accounts. Inci¬ dentally, Maxwell is very enthused about his new asignment, and is moving his fam¬ ily to Rochester. In towners were Sam Sunness, Rube Canter, George Tooker Sam Slotnick, Jim Ryan, Max Fogel, and Bert Fried (now in the Army, and former Boliver exhibitor) , and Sam Gandell. Manny Brown, Paramount, bought a new home, and will now be a neighbor of the MGM Ralph Maws and the Erlanger Andy Gibsons. . . . While on the subject, Warners’ A1 Herman is still house-hunt¬ ing. Bry and Ethel Stoner’s many Buffalo friends were surprised to hear of his resig¬ nation from MGM after 15 years with that company. We all wish him good luck. — M. G. For Up to the Minute Neivs On What Pictures Are Being Released, Consult The National Release Date Guide. Gloversville— Schine Home Office News Eleanor Easterly, Seymour Distributing Company, surprised everyone by announc¬ ing that, she had become the bride of G. Clark Vogt, Merchant Marine, of Bing¬ hamton, N. Y„ July 22 in New York City. . . . Ralph Maw, MGM branch manager, Buffalo; Ted O’Shea, eastern division man¬ ager, MGM. Buffalo; and Herman Ripps, branch manager, MGM, Albany, were in last week. . . . The first Schiner meeting of the 1944-45 season was held last week. New members were introduced as follows: Elaine Walker, Helen Deischel, Rose Didonatc, and Ruth Wessendorf. Clara Masterson was the winner of the $25 bond award. . . . Dave Salvione left for Denver, Col., where he underwent two operations on his nose. He is reported feeling better and is expected back soon. Artie Newman, branch manager, Re¬ public, Albany, was in. . . . Barbara Young, publicity department, made a week-end trip to' New York, to meet her husband. Private Gerald R. Young, in on a week¬ end pass from a camp in Georgia. . . . FOR RENT Moving picture theatre fully equipped. 7 00 seats. Located at 305 Market St., Newark, N. J. Apply Owners FLEISSNER, 129 Pulaski St. Projector Repair and Parts JOE HORNSTEIN has it! N.Y.S. October 4, 1944