Motion Picture Herald (Jul-Aug 1943)

July 3 , 1943 MANAGERS' ROUND TABLE 57 EXPLOITATION TIEUP DATES August 1st Beginning of World War I — 1914 Colorado Admitted to Union — 1876 I Oth Missouri Admitted to Union — 1821 12th Patents for Sewing Machines Granted Singer and Wilson — 1851 15th Panama Canal Opened — 1914 Sir Walter Scott, Poet, Born— 1771 Napoleon Bonaparte Born — 1769 17th First Atlantic Cable Message — 1858 Discovery Day — Yukon Territory 23rd First Steamboat to Cross Atlantic Launched — 1818 24th First Kindergarten in America Established in St. Louis — 1873 U.S. Gave Suffrage to Women in Nineteenth Amendment— 1920 29th Oliver Wendell Holmes, Poet, Born— 1809 Hoagg Entered Business At the Age of Fifteen Starting in show business at the age of fifteen, Donald R. Hoagg, now managing the Lincoln theatre, in Sebewaing, Mich., was employed as usher at the Center theatre, in Marlette, f;. Mich. Three weeks later he was promoted to doorman and then head usher. Within a reasonable length of time, Don was again promoted to assistant manager, while he also held the position as doorman. He worked in the latter posts until August of 1942, at which time he was again advanced to manager of the Lincoln theatre, where he is now located. Don says he has been very fortunate in advancing so rapidly and finds the business tremendously interesting. Busby Lends His Talents to Decorating Post Theatre Staff Sergeant Horace R. Busby, Assistant Manager of the Post Theatre at the Army Air Force Bombardier School, in Midland, Tex., started his career in 1929 under Harry Lowenstein, in Ardmore, Okla., as an usher, later serving as doorman, artist and projectionist. In 1932 and 1933. Busby attended a theatre art school in Kansas City, Mo., and on completion of this course obtained an artist job in Den ■ii "V he went to Gaines ville, Tex., as artist and projectionist, serving under A. V. Wade. There he served m many capacities such as artist, projection CONGRATULATIONS John Schultz, former manager of Warners' Columbia theatre, in Erie, Pa., newly commissioned Lieutenant, receives his hardearned silver pilot's wings from Mrs. Schultz after graduation exercises at Pampa Army Air Field, Pampa, Tex. ist, bill poster, doorman and at various times as assistant manager. In 1939 Horace was transferred by the Griffith Amusement Company to Borger, Tex., serving there as assistant manager to Mr. Tom B. Davidson, city manager of four theatres. Part of 1940 and 1941 found the Sergeant as assistant manager to J. Howard Hodge of the Yucca, Ritz and Rex theatres, in Midland, Tex. While there, Busby enlisted in the Air Corps in January, 1942, and immediately after entering the service was assigned to the Post Theatre and in July was made assistant manager. Busby says at the theatre he has designed and decorated the walls of the auditorium in sky blue and salmon, has built and painted the drapery effect for the stage on 3-ply veneer paneling painted in blues and the lobby displays and light fixtures were made from beaverboard, veneer paneling and frosted glass, trimmed with chrome molding. July 5th L. Hayes Garborino George Recktenwald Carl Benson Robert O. Miller 6th Leslie F. Larsen Milton O. Field Charles L. Oswald Corwin C. Collins Roy Gingell Charles L. Clarke Robert Cox Jim Barnes 7th Charles E. Lockhard Ram Krishna Sharma Roland H. Ruden E. E. Crabtree Everett R. Erickson Edmund Harrison Evan Thompson 8th Clarke A. Sanford July 8th John Watt William S. Briscoe Glynn H. Gau Mel E. Scott 9th Herman Shulgold C. Morelock Joseph P. Avila, Jr. Jerome Adelman Frank E. Case Alfred Skigen Jim Thomas Skrake I Oth John G. Newkirk Harry Clifford Beryl Davis George W. Eckerd I Ith John J. Medford Ralph B. Ketchum Frank Blocker Charles I. Nygaard Worked on Newspaper While Operating Theatre In 1927 Albert T. Johnson, now managing the Palace, in Houston, Tex., started to work as usher at the old Opera House, in Warren, Ohio, remaining there as usher and advertising man until 1932 when he left for a short time to act as press agent for a cowboy movie actor. He later returned to the theatre, when in 1934 it was taken over by the Harris Amusement Co. and Albert undertook the job of exploitation and advertising in 1937 he left showbusiness to join the Warren Tribune in the display advertising department a position he held up until two months ago. However, in addition to his newspaper work, Johnson purchased a small theatre at West Farmington, Ohio, which he operated three evenings a week. In September of 1942, he sold his interest in the house and joined the Smith Amusement Co., as assistant manager of the Post theatre at Warren, also doing this in addition to his newspaper work. In April, of this year, we find Johnson resigning from both jobs and heading for a vacation trip. Upon arriving in Houston, he applied for a job with the Horwitz-Texas Theatres Company and was taken on as assistant at the Palace, from which post he was promoted to manager. (U k — S H aw; MEM SAMUEL, on Thursday, May 27th, to Mr. and Mrs. Sam Fitzsimmons. The proud father is located at the Rialto theatre, East Rochester, N. Y. T. G. EHRSAM is now managing Century's Bliss theatre, in Long Island City, N. Y. HY BOETTINGER succeeds Albert Cohen, who has been inducted into the Army, as manager of the Senator theatre, in Washington, D. C. CARL B. SHERRED, formerly manager of the Manor and Hippodrome theatres, in Elkins, West Va., is now managing the Manos, in Ellwood City, Pa.