Showmen's Trade Review (1945)

50 SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW October 20, 1945 * * ★ ★ *★** *★★ MAKE IT YOUR GREATEST CAMPAIGN! VICTORY LOAN! PRC PICTURES INC. + ¥ * + + + + + * + * REGIONAL Continued last Friday in the Higbee Lounge under the leadership of Miss Corda Peck, teacher of dramatics and motion picture appreciation at Collinwood High School. A showing of the film "The Negro Soldier," preceded the discussion, participated in by Dr. Bruno Gebhard, director of the Cleveland Health Museum ; Mrs. Helen Benhoff, school department of the Cleveland Public Library ; Rev. Robert Slaughter, Cleveland Baptist Church ; Mattie Fowler, teacher at Central High School and Sydney Williams, executive secretary, Urban League of Cleveland. Many Clevelanders journeyed to Youngstown last week to attend the funeral of Dan Robins, probably the veteran of motion picture exhibitors in this territory. Robins died suddenly, although he had not been in good health for several years. J. O. Guthrie, owner of the Karolyn, NewLondon, made the rounds of the exchanges last week in the company of two pretty blondes. One was his daughter, Hope, and the other was his projectionist, Jeannette Clemens, said to be the only girl projectionist in the territory. Cleveland Motion Picture Exhibitors Association staged a luncheon meeting Monday. Object was to welcome into the fold a group of new members. COLUMBUS P. J. Wood, secretary of the Independent Theatre Owners of Ohio, has been re-appointed state chairman for the industry's 1946 March of Dimes campaign. He was so informed in a wire from President Truman who commended Wood on the "invaluable assistance" which he and the film industry have given this annual appeal. He was invited to attend a meeting of state chairmen at the White House December 4. Joe E. Brown will be awarded the Ohio Library medal for outstanding service in giving 202 shows for fighting men overseas, at a presentation to take place October 27 at the Deshler-Wallick hotel here. Brown, born in Holgate, Henry County, Ohio, wrote a book, "Your Kids and Aline," telling about his travels for men in uniform throughout the world. He gave shows in India, Iran, Iraq, Arabia, Egypt, Italy and North Africa. Emilie Ann Yagel is the new night office assistant at the Ohio and Ardella Morrison is the new relief cashier. Harry Schreiber, Cleveland RKO district manager, stopped in town briefly and lunched with his old chum, Lou Holleb, Majestic manager and members of the local RKO family. Manager Arthur Egberts of the Ohio took a lesson in publicity from his two daughters, Barbara and Arlene, aged nine and five, on the first days these two young ladies arrived in town from White Plains, N. Y. Manager Egberts took the youngsters pigeon-feeding in the State House yard opposite the theatre. Just then Johnny Jones, Dispatch columnist, happened along with a photographer. Result: a page one break in the Dispatch the same day. The Fifth Avenue Theatre, closed since April 17, has been reopened. Harold Pearrell, Main Theatre doorman, believes he is the champion movie fan hereabouts. He saw "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" no less than 300 times. Pearrell has been usher and doorman for a number of downtown and suburban theatres here. Bob Hope, who claims Cleveland as his home, will receive a medal from the Ohioana Library for his book, "I Never Left Home." The Ohioana Library is the only one in America honoring the authors of its State with medals. Mrs. Russell A. Bovim, wife of the Loew's Midland, Kansas City, manager, is spending a 10-day holiday here with her five-months-old son, Bobby. Four downtown first runs, Loew's Ohio and Broad, RKO's Palace and Grand, have upped their week-night adult admissions five cents to 60 cents. The increase does not apply to weekend admissions. The Saturday and Sunday admission is 65 cents. WASHINGTON The Ladies' Committee of the Welfare Fund met this week at the Variety Club where they discussed opening the booth at the Willard Hotel for the annual welfare fund drive. Sara Young, chairman ; Mrs. Clark Davis and Lorene Boucher, co-chairmen, were among the 30 who attended the luncheon-meeting. Fred Kogod and Frank Boucher were guests. Anne De Mello, secretary of the Warner Club, has announced the following elections : president, Fred McMillan ; vice-presidents, Harry M. Anger, Harry E. Lohmeyer, Barney Read ; secretary, Anne De Mello ; treasurer, George C. Larkin ; chairman, contributions and loans, George A. Crouch. F. T. Murray, Universal manager of branch operations, was in Washington conferring with Max Cohen at the local exchange. New employes at the 20th Century-Fox offices include Dorothy Pillsbury, telephone operator and Josephine Neill, billing department clerk. RKO home office executives A. A. Schubart, W. J. McShea, Harry Michelson and Sid * PUT THE VICTORY * SPIRIT IN THE VICTORY ♦ LOAN! MONOGRAM PICTURES CORP.