Showmen's Trade Review (Apr-Jun 1946)
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SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW, June 22, 1946
REGIONAL NEWSREEL
(Continued from Page 33) the week inspecting the new addition.
A small fire, doing little damage, routed patrons at the Palace Theatre, Fairmount, Ind., last Wednesday night. The fire was discovered in the projection booth.
Exhibitors seen on Filmrow included Don Steinkamp, French Lick ; W. T. Studebaker, Logansport; Harry Watts, Knightstown; W. H. McNabb, Mooresville; J. B. Sconce, Edinburg ; A. B. Thompson, North Vernon ; K. Maurice, Clinton ; W. J. Haney, Milan ; Sam Weinberg, Louisville, Ky. ; E. H. Austin, Ver"sailles; Bruce Kixmiller, Bicknell and Joe Schilling, Connersville.
John Schwin, who operates the Wigton Theatre at La Grange, Ind., entertained northern film salesmen and exhibitor friends on Tuesday at his summer cottage.
DES MOINES
The Allied-Independent Theatre Owners of Iowa-Nebraska have scheduled two meetings, one at Des Moines for June 23 and the second at Omaha for June 26. It is expected to have ATA executives address both meetings.
The threat of invoking the state blue laws forcing theatres to close on Sunday, is not being taken very seriously by theatre operators, except that the topsy-turvy turn of events in local politics has them all guessing.
Cupid struck hard at the theatres in Davenport, Rock Island and Moline. Rod McCulloch, manager of the Garden in Davenport announced his engagement to Juletta Katharine Hare of Rogers Park, 111. Bill Voss, of the Fort Theatre in Rock Island will be married to Mary Otten of Davenport on Aug. 17. Doris Braye, cashier at the Fort, married John Stephens. At the Rocket Theatre at Rock Island Patricia Blackman was married to Robert Lindley. At the Spencer Theatre Manager James Clemens will be married to Kathleen Hultgren of Davenport on July 18.
Joe Cervetti, manager of the Iowa Theatre at Des Moines, surprised his friends by disclosing he was married last April 29 to Evelyn Eurett, also of Des Moines.
Jack Krauth, who has been a projectionist
(Released Saturday, June 22)
MOVIETONE (Vol. 28, No. 84) — Atomic bomb control plan; Meeting of big four in Paris; Inauguration of Peron, President of Argentina; World's greatest airplane; Mangrum captures U. S. open goU title.
NEWS OK DAY (Vol. 17, No. 282)— Baruch asks world rule of atom bomb; Big four peace delegates meet; Peron new President of Argentina; World's largest plane; Sport topics of the day.
PARAMOUNT (No. 85) — Peron new President of Argentina; Marriage in Kentucky; Big Four meet in Paris; Baruch's atom bomb plan; Sport headlines.
RKO PATHE (Vol. 17, No. 87)— Peron inaugurated President of Argentina; Big Four meet again in Paris; Baruch on atom control ; Largest flying boat moved ; Mangrum wins national open golf.
UNIVERSAL (Vol. 18, No. 512)— U. S. offers world atom bomb plan; Big Four peace meet open again; 100 years of peace; World's largest plane; Peron takes office of President in Argentina; Sport news.
(Released Wednesday, June 19)
MOVIETONE (Vol. 28, No. 83)— Nazis face justice for massacre; New Navy rocket devices; Oil refinery ire in Indiana; Preparing for filming of atomic bomb
HERE FOR OPENING. Rex Harrison, noted British actor, arrived in New York from Hollywood last week to attend the opening of his first Hollywood picture, 20th-Fox's "Anna and the King of Siam," which took place June 20 at Radio City Music Hall.
for 35 years, has resigned his position at the Ritz in Denison to take a long vacation.
Fred Armington, office manager for MGM, is in the Iowa Methodist Hospital with a kid;)ey ailment.
ALBANY
Visitors along Film Row and to Fabian and Warner Bros. Theatres offices included Sid Kulick of Bell Pictures ; Harry Thomas, president of Monogram Pictures ; Harry Savett and Morris Slotnick of Utica ; Sam Davis of Phoenicia ; George Thornton of Saugerties ; Leonard Kaufman of Binghamton; Harold Strassman of Glens Falls ; Sam Lefkowitz, United Artists district manager, and Jack Ellis, New York branch manager.
Vacationeers : Eddie Susse, MGM office manager, to New York ; Marian Partyka, MGM secretary, to Mountain View Lodge in the Adirondacks.
MGM Pep Club has set its annual summer outing for Saturday, July 13 at Hogarty's on Burden Lake, N. Y.
Laura Mara, Republic biller and stenographer.
test; Odd Jap industry of pearl culture back in operation; Lew Lehr launches some big splashes in diving meet; Roldeo in California.
NEWS OF THE DAY (Vol. 17, No. 281)— U. S. envoys off to Paris for showdovm on peace; Spectacular action pictures of mighty American rockets; Zero hour for cameramen on great atom bomb test; London in all-night revelry winds up victory celebration ; Fur fashions; Rodeo thrills.
PARAMOUNT (No. 84) — Oil fire in Indiana; Fur fashions; Big Four leave for Paris; Spot light on Palestine; Demonstrate new life-saving device; Victory day finale in London.
RKO PATHE fVol. 17, No. 86)— London erupts in mammoth celebration ; Gandhi leads Hindus in public prayers; Cameramen get ready for atom test; U. S. Ambassador Smith in Moscow; Jap pearl growers back at work; Oil blaze in Indiana; Australia sees richest foot race.
UNIVERSAL (Vol. 19, No. 511)— Navy rocket tests; Jap pearl culture; Oil fire in Indiana; Atom test nears; Rodeo in California.
ALL AMERICAN NEWS (Vol. 4, No. 191)— Kids beat the heat with free ice cream ; Muskogee, Okla. manual training school wins prizes; "Dead" baby lives, mother tells story; Janitor saves library from flood; Famed instructor seeks dancers in Teras; Name Negro, track coach at Loyola "U", Los Angeles; Mother of year honored in Chicago.
has taken a leave of absence due to illness.
Harvey English has reopened the Capitol Theatre, Roxbury. It has been completely renovated.
The Edmeston Theatre, Edmeston, formerly operated by T. Pritchard, has been taken over by Richard McKay. Upstate Theatres will do the booking and buying.
Warner Bros, has purchased the Avon Theatre, Utica, from Central Cities Building Corp. Ownership is effective immediately.
MONTREAL
Blessed by the finest weather of the summer, the most ambitious exploitation campaign since the war was inaugurated in Montreal Sunday for "The Kid From Brooklyn." Before a capacity 20,000 crowd at the International League double header in Delormier Park, six of the Goldwyn Girls were greeted by Mayor Houde. Promotion was done by Hatton Taylor, RKO exploitation man here, George Degnon and Tommy Cleary of Consolidated.
Melvin W. Johnston has been confirmed in the post of advertising manager of the United .\musement Corp. With the company for the past 14 years, Mr. Johnston was also Chief Motorcycle Instructor of the 34th Field Regiment Artillery, R.C.A.
Rotarians in Notre Dame de Grace were last week given a deeper insight into the problems of disabled vets when they were shown "The Third Freedom," made with the cooperation of the government. The film was designed to ease the minds of businessmen apprehensive over the ability of amputees to adapt themselves to civilian employment.
Pony Giveway Ballyhoo Aids 'Badman's' Campaign
(Continued from Page 24)
more than 200 announcements on the event.
Details of the Boston and Cleveland campaigns are given here not because they were particularly outstanding in the exceptional overall campaign but simply because they illustrate a few of the human interest angles engendered everywhere similar campaigns were essayed.
Just for the record, there were 32 theatres in Minnesota ; 28 in Wisconsin ; 26 in Illinois ; 76 in Massachusetts; 14 in Connecticut; 25 in Ohio and Kentucky; 16 in Indiana; five in West Virginia and 10 in Michigan that directly benefited from the campaigns.
The men who handled the giveaway promotions in the various areas included the aforementioned Turner and Reiners out of the New York office ; Bob Hickey, midwestern field supervisor, and Charles Winchell of Great States and RKO's Gene Gaudette ; Jack Brazee for Warners in Wisconsin with RKO's Jack Douglas ; M. M. Renkens for Great States with RKO's Bill Trager ; Nat Weiss and Wally Hein for RKO in Ohio ; Alice Gorham for United Theatres, Detroit, with RKO's Bob Hickey and Jack Tucker ; Warners' Strachen and RKO't Bathory in Cleveland. The New England premiere was handled by Turner, Reiners, Red King, Harry Browning and RKO's Banghart, Bucky Harris and Allen Weiden.
Also just for the record, the entire cost of the enormous campaign amounted to app 'oximately $60,000.
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