Year book of motion pictures (1950)
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Tri-States Theater Corp. & Central States Theater
Corp. (AH Blank) :
Iowa, CLEAR LAKE. Lake, Park: CRESCO: Cresco: ESTHERVILLE: Grand: CLARION:
Clarion: FOREST CITY: Forest: FORT DODGE: Rialto, Strand, Iowa: BOONE: Rialto, Boone,
Princess; CHARITON: Ritz. State: CHARLES
CITY: Charles, Gem: BURLINGTON: Palace,
Capitol, Drive-In. Zephyr: MASON CITY: Cecil. Palace, Strand. Drive-In: ALGONA : Iowa, Call: EAGLE GROVE: Princess' CENTERVILLE: Ritz, Majestic: GRINNELL: Iowa, Strand: OELWEIN : Grand. Ritz; IOWA CITY: Englert. Strand. DriveIn, Varsitv: CLINTON: Rialto. Capitol, Drive-In. Strand: NEW HAMPTON: Fireman; CEDAR
RAPIDS: Drive-In. Paramount. State; DAVENPORT: Capitol, Esquire, Garden: CEDAR FALLS: Resent; OSKALOOSA: Mahaska, Princess, Rivola, Drive-In: OTTUMWA: Capitol. Zephyr, Rialto,
Ottumwa, Drive-In; SIOUX CITY: Hipp. State, Victory. Drive-In, Iowa, Capitol. Hollywood: WATERLOO: Paramount. Strand: DES MOINES: Des Moines. Eastown, Iowa, Drive-In, Garden, Hiland, Ingersoll. Paramount, Strand, Roosevelt, Uptown: NEWTON: Capitol, Rialto.
Illinois, MOLINE: Illini, LeClaire; ROCK
ISLAND: Fort Armstrong-, Spencer. Rocket.
Nebraska, HASTINGS: Strand, Rivoli: OMAHA: Drive-In, Paramount, Orpheum, Omaha; GRAND ISLAND: Capitol. Empress. Drive-In. Grand;
FAIRBURY: Bonham, Majestic: FALLS CITY:
Oil City, Rivoli.
United Detroit. Theaters Corp. (Earl Hudson) : Michigan, DETROIT: Annex, Fisher, Michigan, Ramona. Riviera, Palms State, United Artists, Woods, Norwest, Regent, Rosedale, Varsity. Alger, Cinderella, Vogue, Madison, Royal: BIRMING
HAM: Birmingham, Bloomfield; MELVINDALE: Mel.
Western Massachusetts Theaters, Inc, (Samuel
Goldstein) :
Massachusetts, CHICOPEE: Rivoli: GREEN
FIELD: Garden; HOLYOKE: Strand, Bijou, Victory NORTHAMPTON: Calvin, Plaza; PITTS
FIELD: Capitol. Colonial. Palace. Strand: SPRINGFIELD: Broadway, Paramount: WESTFIELD:
Strand: NORTH ADAMS: Paramount, Richmond.
Vermont, BRATTLEBORO: Paramount.
Wilb.v Kineey Service Corp. (R. B. Wilby-H. F.
Kincey) :
Alabama, ANNISTON : Calhoun, Cameo, Noble, Ritz: AUBURN: Tiger; BESSEMER: Grand, State; ENSLEY: Ensley, Franklin; JASPER: Jasper,
New; MONTGOMERY: Charles, Empire, Fairview Drive-In, Paramount, Strand. Clover; SELMA: Wilby, Selmont Drive-In, Walton; TUSCALOOSA: Bama, Druid, Diamond, Ritz; TROY: Enzor; BIR MINGHAM: Alabama, Lyric, Ritz, Temple.
North Carolina, ASHEBORO: Carolina; BURLINGTON: Alamance, Carolina, Paramount:
CHAPEL HILL: Carolina, Village; CHARLOTTE: Carolina, Dilwortli. State, Imperial, Broadway: CONCORD: Paramount, Cabarrus: DURHAM:
Carolina, Center, Rialto; FAYETTEVILLE: Broadway, Carolina. Colony; GOLDSBORO: Carolina, Paramount, Wayne: GREENSBORO: Carolina,
Center, National; GREENVILLE: Pitt, State,
Colony: HENDERSONVILLE: Carolina, State;
HICKORY: Center, Park: HIGH POINT: Broadhurst, Paramount, Rialto, Center: RALEIGH:
Ambassador, Capitol, Palace, State, Varsity, Tower Drive-In; ROCKY MOUNT: Carolina, Center, Tower Drive-In; SALISBURY: Capitol, State, Victory; WILSON: Carolina, Ritz, Wilson; WINSTON-SALEM: Carolina, State, Colonial, Forsyth; LENOIR: Center, State; MOUNT AIRY: Center: LEXINGTON: Carolina, Granada: WILMINGTON: Bijou, Bailey, Ritz, Carolina; MONROE: Center, State; LUMBERTON: Carolina; ROCKINGHAM: Little, Richmond; GASTONIA: Lyric, Temple.
South Carolina, ABBEVILLE: Opera House;
ANDERSON: Drive-In, Criterion, State: COLUMBIA : Carolina, Five Points, Palmetto, Ritz, Strand, Drive-In; DARLINGTON: Darlington, Liberty;
FLORENCE: Carolina, Colonial; GREENWOOD: Carolina, Ritz, State: SPARTANBURG: Carolina, Palmetto, State; SUMTER: Carolina, Rex, Sumter; GREENVILLE: Carolina, Center, Drive-In.
Tennessee, BRISTOL: Paramount, State; CHATTANOOGA: Tivoli. State: KNOXVILLE: Park.
State, Tennessee, Riviera, Booth. Bijou, Lyric: KINSPORT: State; JOHNSON CITY: Liberty. Majestic.
Virginia, CHARLOTTESVILLE: Paramount:
DANVILLE: Capitol. Dan, Rialto: LYNCHBURG: Paramount; NKWPORT NEWS: Paramount.
West Virginia, BLUEFIELD: Granada, State.
UNITED THEATERS
1990 N. W. Glisan St., Portland 9. Ore.
ATwater 7249
Operators Albert and William R. Forman
THEATERS (Hi):
Oregon, BEND: Capitol, Liberty, Tower: PORTLAND: 82nd St. Drive-In; ST. HELENS: Columbia, Roxy: SALEM: Salem Drive-In, Grand, Liberty. State; EUGENE: Eugene Drive-In.
Washington, CAMAS: Liberty: LONGVIEW
New Roxy; SEATTLE: First Avenue. Green Parrot; WASHOOGAL: Roxy.
UNITED THEATERS, INC.
629 Common St., New Orleans 3, La.
RAymond 5809
President-General Manager M. H. Jacobs
V P and Treasurer V. C. Howard
Secretary Edward Ludman
Ass’t. Secretary-Treasurer H. K. Oliphint
THEATERS (22) :
Louisiana, NEW ORLEANS: Algy, Beacon.
Bijou, Carrollton, Clabon, Dreamland, Escorial, Famous, Fine Arts, Folly, Grand, Granada. Happy Land, Mecca, Metry, Napoleon, National, Nola, Poplar, Prytania, Rivoli. Tivoli.
VALLEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
1760 Columbia Road, Washington 9, I). C.
President Samuel F. Roth
Secretary-Treasurer Charles S. Roth
THEATERS (6) :
Virginia, BROADWAY: Broadway: ELKTON :
Elkton; GROTTOES: Grottoes: HARRISONBURG: State, Strand: SHENANDOAH: Shenandoah.
VALOS THEATERS
220 S. State St., Chicago 4, 111.
WA bash 2-7391
President-General Manager George T. Valos
Assistant Manager-Supervisor A. T. Valos
THEATERS (8) :
Illinois, BATAVIA: DE KALB: De-Val Drive-In, Egyptian. Fargo; GENEVA: Geneva; HINSDALE: Hinsdale; WEST CHICAGO; Roxy; WHEATON: Wheaton.
VARBALOW CIRCUIT
4605 Westfield Ave., Pennsauken, N. J.
President Samuel Varbalow
Secretary Joseph Varbalow
THEATERS (16):
New Jersey, AUDUBON: Highland, New Cen tury: CAMDEN: Rio. Savar. Victoria. Walt Whitman, Broadway, Towers; GLASSBORO: Glassboro: GLOUCESTER: King, Leader; HADDONFIELD:
Little: MAPLE SHADE: Roxy: OAKLYN: Rita; PALMYRA: Broadway: PITMAN: Broadway.
VENTNOR REALTY b LEASING CO.
180 S. New York Ave., Atlantic City, N. i. Telephone 4-5677
President Warren F. Wielland
Vice-President P. Mortimer Lewis. Jr.
Vice-President Lester Hand
secretary Milton Kamsler
THEATERS (8) :
New Jersey, ATLANTIC CITY: Apollo. Capitol. Embassy, Margate, Strand. Ventnor.
Pennsylvania, GLEN9IDE: Keswick; NAR
BERTH: Narberth.
VICTORIA AMUSEMENT ENTERPRISES, INC.
4<> \V. Independence St., Shainokin, Pa. Shamokin 820-821
President James H. Kirchner
Treasurer Clyde D. Boden
General Manager John F. Gillespie
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