Showmen's Trade Review (Oct-Dec 1948)

SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW, November 13, 1948 23 REGIONAL NEWSREEL hiding in the manager's office. The burglar alarm attracted the attention of the officers. The boys were sent to the House of Detention. Sam Friedman has replaced Mike Weiss as the local 20th Century-Pox exploiteer. Dick Marvin, U-I office manager, became a grandfather again when his son became the daddy of a daughter. A public hearing will be held this month on a proposed 10 per cent amusement tax for the township of Lower Merion. Joseph T. Stiles, who had been associated with the motion picture industry for 45 years, died last week in the Cooper Hospital, Camden. He formerly had been a salesman for several motion picture companies here, and managed several theatres in the Philadelphia area. HARRISBURG New employes at the Senate, announced by Assistant Manager Betty Stepp, are : Mary Pakucin and Jean Kreiser, cashiers ; Pauline Jones, Betty Brady, Ann Kauffman, Bertha Sherrick and Dolores Sturgeon, usherettes. The appearances of Maria Strobmier, "Mrs. America," on behalf of Universal's "You Gotta Stay Happy," were curtailed last weekend because bad flying weather delayed their arrival. The Strohmeier party, including "Mrs. America's" husband, and Charlie Simonelli, Universal publicists, made three broadcasts, and Maria did a guest appearance in a downtown department store. A press luncheon had to be cancelled. Manager Bob Sidman of the Senate, arranged for the Harrisburg visit. Irene Ralph, candy counter girl at the Colonial, resigned to work for the Pennsylvania Power and Light Company. Ed Rosenbaum of Columbia was here to plan a campaign with Colonial Manager Jack O'Rear for "Gallant Blade." Jack Trumbo, assistant manager of the Colonial, was the successful one out of 250 applicants to rent a new nine-room house. He will move this week. MILWAUKEE Theatre business in some downtown locations was near capacity during the three days last week when the convention of the Wisconsin State Teachers Association was attended by so many teachers that all schools were closed. Jim Gallagher of Gallagher Film Service talked to the teachers on visual aid for education purposes. FoxWisconsin's downtown Strand is closed for remodeling, including a new lobby and marquee. Art Sontag, formerly with Film Classics here, is reported to have joined an implement company in Clintonville, Wis. Al Peretz, former aide to the president of the Alexander Film Company and recently connected with theatre prize contests, has joined Film Classics as Wisconsin salesman. Warners downtown Alhambra has had its marquee cleaned up and new bulbs put in. Fred Stein, Third Down The residents of Cambridge, Ohio, according to a statement emanating from Columbus, have defeated for the third time a proposal to permit Sunday film shows in that community. The latest vote was 3,099 against to 2,846 in favor. City is reported to be the only one of its size in Ohio to keep this old blue law on the books. formerly with the Fox circuit here and operator of a local states right exchange, is reported to have been named a special representative for Eagle Lion. Harlan Croy, once with Film Arts here and later manager of theatres in Ottawa, 111., has bought the interest of one of the partners in the Mosinee, Mosinee, Wis. Opening of the new 803-seat theatre in Menominie, Wis., is set for New Year's Eve. John P. Adler has been elected for a third term as president of the Wisconsin Theatres Association (independent). He is one of the state's best-known showmen, having three theatres in Marshfield, two in Waupaca and one each in Monroe and Neilsville. VANCOUVER ~ The 324-seat Moody, first movie theatre in Port Moody, B. C, will be opened by two Vancouver boys, Corkum and Sterling, in December on a four-days-a-week policy. Hilker Enterprises and Hilker Attractions of Vancouver were fined $50 in police court for failure to pay government taxes. Tax arrears have been paid. An 'explosion, followed by fire, on three barges on Great Slave Lake, destroyed 40 features and 57 shorts which were being shipped to the Rex and Capitol theatres at Yellowknife, Yukon Territory, in an attempt to beat the freeze-up in that far northern section. Destroyed films were the property of four distributors in the Calgary, Alberta, territory. A. H. Newman, who is the film liaison representative of Trade and Industry in the Canadian government, was here for several days on his way to Hollywood where he will hold discussions on motion picture production in Canada. While here he conferred with Trans-Canada Films. United Artists Vancouver Booker Eddie Weisberg will leave soon for UA's Montreal office. He will be replaced here by Jack Braveman, a newcomer in local industry circles. Steffens-Colmer Studios Head Don Colman and Gaumont-Kalee British Equipment Manager Marvin Thoreau left for Toronto on business. CINCINNATI Gordon M. Eastwood, general manager of the Wood Theatre, Dunbar, W. Va., announces the theatre will open around the middle of December. The Imperial, Cincinnati, a Wes Huss circuit house, which was closed for several months, has been completely remodeled, inside and out, and is now operating again. RKO Biller Thelma Osborne has resigned in order to regain her health. Joseph A. McKnight, Kentucky salesman for RKO, is a grandfather, a son having been born to his son and wife, Lt. and Mrs. Joseph Charles McKnight, in Yokohama. Lt. McKnight is stationed in Tokyo. Another new arrival is a daughter, Diane, born to United Artists' Manager Jack Fineberg and wife, Oct. 31, their first. At a recent election of the Colosseum of Film Salesmen, Cincinnati, the following new officers were chosen for 1949 : president, Ross Williams ; first vice-president, Manuel J. Trautenberg; second vice-president, Robert F. Morrell ; secretary, Frank Schreiber ; treasurer, Emanuel Naegle ; board members, Eugene Tunick, R. J. Burns, S. P. Eifert, and Milton N. Gurian. The next Variety Club party will be held (Continued on Page 24) are.. KUSH TO * Y00 GefTA