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All Officers Reelected By Universal Board
; J. Cheever Cowdin, chairman of the board of directors of Universal, Nate J. Blumberg, president, and all other officers of the company were reelected at a board meeting in New York March 20. Other officers reelected include : Matthew J. Fox, executive vice-president ; William -, A. Scully, John J. O'Connor and Joseph H. Seidelman, vice-presidents ; Adolph Schimel, secretary; Charles D. Prutzman, vice-president and general counsel ; Samuel Machnoyitch, treasurer and assistant secretary; Harold Brewster, studio comptroller and assistant treasurer ; Eugene F. W alsh, comptroller and assistant treasurer ; Margaret Sullivan, assistant secretary and assistant
treasurer; Edward Mulh and Anthony J. Petti, assistant secretaries.
Reappointed to the executive committee were: Mr. Cowdin, Mr. Blumberg, Paul G. Brown, Preston Davie, Mr. Prutzman, Budd Rogers and Daniel M. Sheaffer.
The board declared a quarterly dividend of 50 cents a share on common stock, payable April 30 to stockholders of record April 15.
"Henry V" Run Ends May 3
The 46-week run of "Henry V," at two New York houses will end May 3 when the picture vacates the Golden theatre. "Henry V" began its New York engagement at the City Center last June 17 and played both at that house and at the Golden on a two-a-day policy.
Greek Orphan Relief Luncheon Honors Skouras
Executives and representatives of the motion picture industry, stars of stage, screen and radio, and officials of the Greek Government and the Greek War Relief Association were guests of the industry Monday at the "Greek War Orphans Appeal" luncheon, in honor of Spyros Skouras, at the Hotel Astor in New York. Mr. Skouras, on a business trip to Latin America, was not present.
With 600 attending the luncheon in the hotel's Grand Ballroom, the keynote of the occasion was a plea by the principal speakers to aid the starving 378,000 Greek war orphans with $80 donations to provide one orphan with food and clothing for a year.
The luncheon was part of the month-long national drive to raise $1,200,000, of which the New York goal is $200,000. The drive began March 8 and will conclude April 8.
S. H. Fabian, national co-chairman of the campaign, observed that aiding the children of war-torn countries is the only hope for universal peace in the future. Other speakers included : Maurice Chevalier ; George Skouras, vice-president of the Greek War Relief Association; William Helis, president of Greek Relief; the Honorable Paul Economou-Gouras of the Greek Embassy, and Harold Russell, handless veteran who won two Academy Awards for his role in "The Best Years of Our Lives." Peter Donald, comedian of the radio show, "Can You Top This," and "Ajax Cassidy'' of the Fred Allen show, was master of ceremonies.
Among those on the dais were: Barney Balaban, Leonard Goldenson, Samuel Rinzler, Robert Coyne, Jack Alicoate, Malcolm Kingsberg, Jack Conn, Gene Tierney, Fred J. Schwartz, Ted Gamble, George Schaefer, J. R. Vogel, Harry Brandt, John J. O'Connor, Sol Schwartz, Ted O'Shea and C. J. Scollard.
Sobel Appointed Supervisor For PRC on West Coast
Sam Sobel, original owner of the PRC franchise in the San Francisco area, has been appointed West Coast sales supervisor for the company. Sam Milner, former PRC branch manager in Los Angeles, will replace Mr. Sobel as West Coast district manager, and George Lefko, formerly of the, Warner sales staff, will succeed Mr. Milner as Los Angeles branch manager.
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BOSTON
M-G-M Screen Room, 46 Church Street
MON.
4/7
70:30 A.M.
& 2:75 P.M.
BUFFALO
20th-Fox Screen Room, 290 Franklin Street
MON.
4/7
2:30 P.M.
CHARLOTTE
20th-Fex Screen Room, 308 South Church Street
MON.
4/7
7.-30 P.M.
CHICAGO
H. C. Igel's Screen Room, 1301 South Wabash Ave.
MON.
4/7
2 P.M.
CINCINNATI
RKO Screen Room, 16 East Sixth Street
MON.
4/7
8 P.M.
CLEVELAND
20th-Fox Screen Room, 2219 Payne Avenue
MON.
4/7
7 P.M.
DALLAS
20th-Fox Screen Room, 1803 Wood Street
MON.
4/7
2:30 P.M.
DENVER
Paramount Screen Room, 2100 Stout Street
MON.
4/7
2 P.M.
DES MOINES
20th-Fox Screen Room, 1300 High Street
MON.
4/7
7 P.M.
DETROIT
Max Btumenthal's Sc. Rm., 2310 Cass Avenue
MON.
4/7
7.-30 P.M.
INDIANAPOLIS
20th-Fox Screen Room, 326 North Illinois Street
MON.
4/7
2 P.M.
KANSAS CITY
Vogue Theatre, 3444 Broadway
MON.
4/7
7:30 P.M.
LOS ANOEIES
20th-Fox Screen Room, 2019 So. Vermont Ave.
MON.
4/7
7:30 P.M. *
MEMPHIS
20th-Fox Screen Room, 151 Vance Avenue
MON.
4/7
70 A.M.
MILWAUKEE
Warner Screen Room, 212 W. Wisconsin Ave.
MON.
4/7
7:30 P.M.
ftfllWMEAPOLlS
20th-Fox Screen Room, 1015 Currie Avenue
MON.
4/7
2 P.M.
NEW HAVEN
20th-Fox Screen Room, 40 Whiting Street
MON.
4/7
2 P.M.
MEW ORLEANS
20th-Fox Screen Room, 200 South Liberty
MON.
4/7
J.-30 P.M.
NEW YORK /
M-G-M Screen Room, 630 Ninth Avenue
MON.
4/7
70:30 A.M.
NEW JERSEY \
& 2:30 P.M.
OKLA'MA CITY
20th-Fox Screen Room, 10 North Lee Street
MON.
4/7
10:00 A.M.
OMAHA
20th-Fox Screen Room, 1502 Davenport
MON.
4/7
7:30 P.M.
PHILADELPHIA
M-G-M Screen Room, 1233 Summer Street
MON.
4/7
77 A.M.
PITTSBURGH
M-G-M Screen Room, 1623 Blvd. of Allies
MON.
4/7
2 P.M.
PORTLAND
B. F. Shearer Screen Room, 1947 N.W. Kearney St.
MON.
4/7
2 P.M.
ST. LOUIS
S'Renco Screen Room, 3143 Olive Street
MON.
4/7
I P.M.
SALT LAKE CITY
20th-Fox Screen Room, 216 East First Street, So.
MON.
4/7
1 P.M.
S. FRANCISCO
20th-Fox Screen Room, 245 Hyde Street
MON.
4/6
7:30 P.M.
SEATTLE
Jewel Box Preview Theatre, 2318 Second Avenue
MON.
4/7
7 P.M.
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20th-Fox Screen Room, 932 New Jersey, N.W.
TUES.
4/8
I P.M.
''DARK DELUSION" — Lionel Barrymore, James Craig, Lucille Bremer
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MOTION PICTURE HERALD, MARCH 29, 1947