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MOTION PICTURE HERALD
December 23, 1939
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WILFRED GILLENWATER has assumed the position of assistant manager of the Tennessee Theatre, in Knoxville, succeeding WALTER BESR, resigned. EUGENE STREET is city manager for Wilby-Kincey in Knoxville and manager of the Tennessee.
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CHARLES H. DONAHUE has been named manager of the Casino Theatre, in San Francisco, recently purchased by PETER H. MARKOWITZ from the family of "Broncho Billy" Anderson.
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WARREN PECHNER former manager of the El Rey, in Salinas, Cal., has been transferred to managership of the California in Berkeley, another Fox West Coast house.
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FRANKLIN MAUBRY has been promoted from assistant manager of the Colonial, Harrisburg, to manager of the Embassy, in Reading. Maubry was formerly in the Wilmer and Vincent offices in New York. PAUL GLASE, manager of the Embassy for several years, will assume general supervision of all four theatres there.
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HOLLAND M. SMITH of East Texas has assumed the managership of the Paramount at Texarkana, Texas, replacing R. M. SWANSON, who was transferred to New Orleans.
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A. S. STARBAIRD
will manage the Tonna and Roxy Theatres, Owatonna, Minn.
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TOM MASCARO
manager of the Granada, Hamilton, Ontario, has been transferred to the Capitol, Belleville, succeeding GORDON D. FAIRLEY, who has joined the home office staff of Associated Theatres, Toronto.
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HENRY HOWER
has disposed of the State, Davenport, la., to HARRY GREEN and LOUIS DEUTSCH of Virginia.
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DONALD GRAN
of Sioux Rapids has purchased the Avery, Garner, la.
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CLETUS WRIGHT
has purchased the Opera House, Belle Center, Ohio, renaming it the Town Hall.
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JOHN WISDOM
manager of houses in Holdenville, Okla., has left for Cleburne, Tex., to take over the management of two theatres owned by the Griffith Amusement Co. FRANK AYDELOTTE, manager of Cleburne theatres, is being transferred to Holdenville.
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SID FINKELSTEIN
formerly at the Prudential Garden Theatre, Springfield Gardens, L. I., has gone into the metal working business for himself in Middletown, Conn.
EUGENE FREEMAN, on Nov. 29th, to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Street. Proud daddy is city manager for the Wilby-Kincy theatres in Knoxville, Tenn.
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WALTER ALLEN to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stuart. Father is the skipper of the Community Theatre in North Attleboro, Massachusetts.
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ART DOWNARD
formerly manager of the Grundy Center is now in charge of the Webster and Iris, in Webster City, la.
Birthday
Robert L. Alberts
Larry Levy
Walter Beymer
Johnnie Lomac
Jay N. Burton
M. A. Malaney
N. Ray Carmichael
James McDonough
William Alton Cherry
Jerry McWhorter
Carl Chick
Edgar B. Mercy
Howard R. Cohn
Gerson Nadell
Robert L. Collier
Les F. Newkirk
Sam Coolick
Donald Oliphant
J. Remi Crasto
Harry H. Olsen
J. Fred Crosson
Earle V. Patton
Walter L. Culpepper
George B. Pettit
Jack A. Custer
Louis Edouard Piret
Robert R. Deitch
Earl Potter
J. Donald Edwards
James J. Rabinowitz
Joseph S. Ehrlich
Robert S. Rogers, Jr.
George S. Ellis
Nick Rojacic
Ernest Emerling
Sam Rosenblatt
Arthur Feine
M. C. Roskopf
Donald B. Fiske
William J. Russell
Earl Foreman
Wybert A. Sandefur
Robert L. Gardner
Harry Schlinker
John A. Goodno
W. H. Schumacher
John Melvin Gow
Joseph R. Shearer
Fred E. Hamlin
Woodrow W. Shuman
Wayne Hawkins
Maurice Sidman
Bill Heliums
Earl D. Smith
Paul W. Hiltner
David Spencer
Edwin C. Hough
J. Francis Stein
James S. Howard, Jr.
Leo Stephany
Newell T. Howard
Hubert L. Trahan
H. M. Johnson
Dennis C. Walls
Evans J. Kail
Charles E. Wheland
Joseph F. Kennedy
Leslie Whitwell
George W. Leech
Richard Williamson
William Levey
Stanley C. Zerbey
FRANK BOUCHER
special home office representative for Schine Enterprises in the upstate territory has been promoted to booker and divisional manager of the Washington, Maryland and Delaware territory of the circuit.
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ROBERT EVES
who has been managing the Oakwood, in Toronto, has returned to the Eglinton, ace suburban Famous Players house. JACK PURVES is now in charge of the Oakwood.
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JOE WILLIAMS
has been named manager of the Crystal Theatre at Lewisville, Ark. DESMOND COLLINS, former manager of that house, was appointed manager of the State at Stamps, Ark.
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JACK CHALMAN
chief of publicity for the Interstate Theatres for the San Antonio territory, joins the headquarters staff of the press department for the circuit in Dallas. Chalman is succeeded by CLARENCE H. MOSS, with RICHARD T. BETTS as assistant to Moss.
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HENRY BOLTE
has purchased the Lyons, in Lyons, Colo.
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J. J. GOODSTEIN
has leased the Bideawee in Denver.
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GEORGE BROMLEY
and ALEX MOUNCE have opened their
new Campus, in Los Angeles.
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AL SWETT
formerly manager of the Empire, in Salem, Mass., has succeeded SCOTT ROBERTS as manager of the Comique, in Camden, Maine.
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FRANK AYDELOTTE new manager of the Griffith Amusement Company's three houses in Holdenville, Okla., replaces JOHN WISDOM, who was transferred to Cleburne, Tex.
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EARL HARPER
former owner of the Hub, has reopened the Plaza, in Rochester, N. Y.
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WILLIAM MOSS
has succeeded ELBERT SMITH as manager of the Melrose, in Brentwood, Pa.
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EMMET F. ROCHE
has completely remodeled the Shelby Theatre, Shelby, Mich.
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PAUL SWANSON
has opened the Ossian, in Ossian, la.
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EDWARD M. STARKEY
has taken over the Chilton. Chilton. Wis.,
from JOHN STEENPORT
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THOMAS A. SCOTT
is opening a new house in Columbus Grove, Ohio.
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HARRY PACE
has sold the Broadwav, Audubon. Ia.. to FLOYD THOMPSON of Owatonna. Minn.