The Film Daily (1930)

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THE rursday, August 28, 1930 s%g"S DAILY n © NEWS OF THE DAY O t. Louis — Trenton Theater Corp. . been formed with 500 shares of par value stock. Incorporators ij listed as Roland S. Baker. P. 7i Kelly and George A. Green. tlanta — Advance Trailer Service 1 opened offices here in the charge F.. M. Whaley, Jr., Milton Dui and Ed Beach have joined the o 1 sales staff. abun, Ga. — William P. Dickson i leased the Rabun from L. G. f ilin. ittsburgh — Following redecoras costing about $100,000. WarBros. has reopened the Warner, lerly the Grand. ntigo. Wis. — The new Home, ring 600 and costing approximaterB60,000, has been opened with ill Hanus managing. owman, N. D. — Enlarging the which included addition of a >a|ony. has been completed by Pt r Sofferis. ilwaukee — According to ManEarl Pavne. prices have been ced to a 25 cent bottom and 50 top at the R-K-O Palace leum. Neill, Neb. — Half interest in wRoyal has been sold by Mrs. age O. Rasley to her son War:nHall, manager of the Garden, ai City. rlington, N. C. — Publix Saen is appointed T. R. King house fer of the Carolina succeeding Quails, who is now managing exington at Lexington. irlotte — R. G. Wood has asd management of the BroadHe replaces Pelps Sassenh. istol, Mass. — The Bristol, re\ acquired by Warners, will be 'ned Sept. 1. Cnton, Conn. — The Guilford has fl reopened after installation of M\ apparatus. IF YOU ARE A i !H GRADE SALESMAN ^1AT HAS EXPERIENCE AD ACQUAINTANCE VTH MOTION PICTURE TEATRES. WE HAVE A F|OPOSITION FOR YOU. Ij' NOT SEE US BEFORE Mu TELEPHONE CIRCLE MO-1521, ASK FOR J. L. f K INTERVIEW. Burlington, Vt. — With work rapidly progressing on the new Flynn .Paramount, the house is expected to ue ready tor opening on Oct. 1. Mercedes, Tex. — The Publix house, now being remodeled, will be renamed the Capitol when reopened. Pittsburgh — Ted Braum has been added to the Columbia sales staff. He replaces Lon Engel, who has joined the Tiffany branch. St. Michaels, Pa. has been closed. The Lake Republic, Pa. — Owners of the Grand are now operating the house a few nights a week. Wacahachie— The R. & R. Dixie has a new scale of prices for week days. They are 10, 25 and 35 cents, instead of the former scale of 10, 30 and 40 cents. Anderson, Ind. — Paul S. White has succeeded Carlos Massey as manager of the Riviera, Publix house. Los Angeles — Publix stage shows will be presented for the first time at the Paramount on Aug. 28. San Francisco — Beginning Sept. 5, new shows will open on Friday instead of Thursday at the local Paramount. The change has been effected to enable the routing of Los Angeles shows to the local theater. Boston — Furthering the drive to keep children from playing on the streets, A. E. Fowler, Jr., manager of the Uptown, invited the kids from the City's Summer Vacation School to attend a recent showing at no expense whatsoever. Rochester, N. Y.— E. S. C. Coppock has been appointed temporary manager of the Eastman. He succeeds Robert Slots, who recently passed away. Texarkania, Tex; — New manager of the Saenger is E. B. Hands, Jr.. who replaces A. S. Watlington, Jr. Kansas City, Mo. — Ralph Ayers, who was formerly assistant manager of the Denver, Denver, has been named manager of the Newman here, succeeding George S. Baker. Battlesburg, Miss. — Management of the Strand and Saenger here has been taken over by Matt. M. Press, who has succeeded A. H. McAdani. Both are Publix houses. San Diego, Cal. — Fox West Coast has sub-leased the Orpheum from R-K-O. George B. Pantages is the new manager. Hope, Ark. — Frank Harting is now managing the Saenger, formerly in the charge of Matt. M. Press. Greeley, Colo. — Lawrence Starsmore has been placed in charge of the Sterling, succeeding Harry D. Ashton. Boston — With transfer of Lawrence I. Bearg to another division, Publix has named Henry Taylor, former student manager, to succeed him at the Metropolitan. Tampa, Fla. — The Victory is being managed by O. G. Finley, recently at the Franklin. J. T. Newman has replaced Finley at the Franklin. Syracuse, N. Y. — Paul Shay has taken A. M. Roy's berth as manager of the Paramount. Danville, 111. — Publix has named Russell Lamb city manager of its local houses, replacing Henry W. Ellis. Cleveland — Sanford Farkas, former manager of the State, has been assigned the management of a house in New York. Harry Shaw is now managing the State. Denver — Herman Lerch former Universal salesman, is now with Tiffany Denver's office. Pittsburgh — Five-cent kiddie matinees are now being given at the Pastime each Monday. Pete Alderman is operating the house. Royce City, Tex. — After completion of acoustical treatment and redecoration work, R. A. Gill has reopened the Palace. Erie, Pa. — William Zeny, owner of the Olympic, has changed the name to Beverly. Ranger, Tex.— B. E. Garner has moved the sound equipment from the Strawn to the Columbia. Indiana, Pa.-— The Ritz has been closed for remodeling and renovations. Rochester, Tex. — Reopening of the Rochester by R. A. Greenwade is set for the latter part of next month. Johnston, Pa. Warners' Park is now in the charge of Ed. Wheeler. Padu'-ah, Tex. — During the absence • S. R. Simpson, the Palace and Zana are being managed by W, P. Elliott. Youn<?stown, O.— Phil Fourmet has been promoted to manager of the Paramount. Schuyler, Neb. — Purchase of the Omar has been announced by the Interstate Theater Co., which will change the name to New Schuyler. Salisbury, N. C. — Publix has transferred several of its local managers. Claude Kincey has gone from the Victory to the Wilson and Roy Deas of the Capitol goes to the Victory. Sanford Jordan, doorman of the Capitol, has been made assistant manager, while Bruce McSwain succeeds Jordan at his former post. Sterling, Neb. — Harry Wolken has sold the Isis to W. S. Birdsall. Rush City, Minn. — Operation and management of the local movie will be undertaken by the new owner, former newspaper publisher. Fargo, N. D. — Publix has appointed R. L Nippert manager of the P'argo, replacing E. A. Phillips, who has been transferred to the Grand, Minneapolis. Berlin, Wis. — With purchase of the Opera House by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Eckhardt, the new owners have leased it to E. M. Starkey, manager of the Rex, who will operate both houses. Concord, N. C. — Future operation of the Concord will be under supervision of Turner S. Wall, Jr., receiver. Amusement Enterprises, Inc., former operators, have gone into bankruptcy.