The Moving picture world (November 1925-December 1925)

December 26, 1925 MOVING PICTURE WORLD 795 Omaha Jack Edwards, publicity man for Universal at Omaha, has gone to St. Louis to become manager of the Rivoli there. The First National Exchange at Omaha has organized a club of its employes. This organization held its second meeting recently. The meetings are combined business and social meetings. F A. LeRoy, auditor for Famous Players, has been in Omaha for some time at the Omaha exchange and will probably remain until after Christmas. He is the traveling auditor for the company. Louis Metzger, sales director of the western division of Universal, made a flying trip through this section, holding a sales conference here one day and hurrying on to other branches immediately. C. J. Riggs has resigned his position as salesman for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He was succeeded by Pat O'Brien, who was brought here from the Pacific Coast. E. M. Sanders and J. E. Flynn, sales manager and district manager respectively of Metro-GoIdwyn-Mayer, were in Omaha recently. Mrs. Palmer, efflcient stenographer for Warner Bros.' Omaha office, recently underwent a successful operation at a local hospital and is back on the job. C. P. Nedley is back from Florida. He was formerly connected with Warner Bros, and also with Fox. C. C. Knipe, district supervisor of the accessory department of Universal, spent a few days in Omaha recently. He has headquarters in Kansas City, Mo. Chicago Lee Woodyatt has been made country sales manager for the Warner exchange. His many friends extend congratulations. L. A. Maclaughlin has been made district manager of the Renown exchange succeeding Jerry Abrams, who recently resigned to take up other work in the film field. Cleve Adams, division manager o£ F. B. C, has returned from an extended trip south, making his headquarters at New Orleans. John Mednikow, new manager of the Associated Exhibitors offices here, has appointed Eddie Friedman as booker and Roy Nelson as feature salesman. Eddie Canty of the Chicago offices of Famous Players, has been sent to the Detroit headquarters as booking manager for that territory. George Weinberg has been named assistant to Manager John Mednikow of the Associated Exhibitors' Chicago office. Harry Phillips, F. O. Neilson, J. S. Scofield, F. A. Phelps and Ben Weisenbach have joined the sales force. Walter Koenig is now in charge of the booking department of the F. B. O. exchange. Joe Hopp of the American Theatres Corporation, has returned from an extended business trip and reports the outlook for business for the holidays as very bright. VittshuYgh Harold Weinberger, assistant manager at the Universal exchange, has returned from Washington, D. C, whence he was called owing to the sudden death of his father-inlaw, Rabbi Aller Shefferman. H. R. Cantwell is a newcomer to the P. B. O. sales force. He will look after the main line territory Jack Rainey is back with the Film Distributing Company and is out in the territory on a selling trip. Jack is particularly plugging "Way Down Upon the Swanee River." Thomas Hayes is taking care of the main line territory for Associated Exhibitors. Charles Dortic is in Pittsburgh. As assistant general manager of supplies Charlie is apt to visit most any part of the United States. However, Charles cannot resist the tomptin'g fascination of Pittsburgh and always returns to make this his headquarters. Jack Harris is the newest acquisition to the sales force of the local Universal exchange. Jack knows something about studio life, too, having formerly been assistant director under Sidney Franklin. St. houis Harry Weiss, manager for First National, has announced the appointment of Jack O'Neil, formerly city salesman for Pathe, as salesman for Northern Missouri and Central Illinois, and of James Hill as Southern Missouri and Northeast Arkansas salesmen. Hill was with Warner Brothers prior to joining First National. Paul Haynes and Leslie B. Mace have resigned from the First National organization. Haynes has joined Producers Distributing Corporation's local sales staff while Mace has located permanently at Webb City, Mo. C. L. Hickman, formerly special representative for Arrow Pictures, has gone with Universal. Herbert J. Krause, manager here for Famous Players, recently underwent an operation at St. Luke's Hospital. He is convalescent but must remain at the hospital several days longer. Harry Weiss, manager for First National Pictures, got stuck in the mud on one of the Missouri highways near Mexico, Mo., and was forced to abandon his machine and return to St. Louis by train over the week end. Missouri is building good roads faster than any state in the Union but still has many mud highways. Mollie Enger has joined the local Associated Exhibitors organization. She win as booker and stenographer. Ray Netemeier, booker for F. B. O., is out to win one of the big prizse offered by F. B. O. for the winners of the Bookers' Contest, which opens January 13 and closes February 13. All bookings will be thankfully received, Ray says. Say it with dates. Oklahoma Ralph B. Williams, newly appointed to the general sales triumvirate of Universal, arrived in Oklahoma City from New York the first of the week. After making the circuit, he will return to the home office. Buifalo A big Get-Together Dinner of managers and salesmen will be held in the new Buffalo Consistory, Monday. December 21, by the Film Board of Trade of Buffalo, at which time the activities of the board during the past year will be dicussed. President Frank J. A. McCarthy will preside. Many exhibitors from surrounding towns are expected to attend the big Movie Ball to be held by the Film Board of Trade on tion evening of January 4 in the Hotel Statler. Tickets are selling fast. These committees have been named: General, Henry W;. Kahn. chairman; Sydney Samson. Floor, F. M. Zimmerman and Howard F. Brink. Program, Marvin Kempner and Charles Goodwin. Music, Syd Samson. Tickets, Messrs. Kahn, Samson and Frank McCarthy. Entertainment, Joe Miller and Basil Brady. Richard C. Fox, manager of the Vital office, put on a private screening of "The Red Kimono" in the Chinese room of the Hotel Statler last Tuesday evening which was followed by a buffet luncheon and dancing. Jim Fater, who peddles First National films in the Syracuse territory, is passing the stogies. It's a seven-pound baby girl. George E. Williams will resign as Paramount exploiteer the first of the year. He has not yet announced his future plans. Ray Powers of First National has been in Albany engaged in some special work for Andy Smith of the sales cabinet. Denver L. Marcus, district manager for Famous Players, has been a visitor at the Denver branch of his company for ten days. Arthur Jannisch, former Denver publicity manager for Universal, was back in Denver from Portland, Ore., for a few days last week. Mr. Jannisch is now associated with First National in Portland. Ned Marin, general sales manager lor First National, is due to arrive in Denver within a few days for a conference with J. H. Ashby, local First National manager, and the entire Denver sales force.