Boxoffice-March.06.1948

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. . John
Lyric, Salisbury: Paul Oetting. Lyric. Concordia:
Don Shade. Tauy, Ottawa. Kas.; R.
C. Davison, Binney, Pattonsburg; H. S. Evans,
Royal, Burden. Kas.; Harold Porta. Community,
Humansville; H. B. Doering, Peoples,
Garnett, Kas., and Ralph Bartlett, Fox Midwest
city manager in Wichita .
Scott
of Republic won the radio in El Zorros contest
to rai.se money for the FMW social
group.
Nick Sonday, manager of the Uptown, is
In Pi-ovidence hospital with sciatic neuritis.
It is expected that he will return to the FMW
showcase in about two weeks. Filling his
place is Bob Collier, assistant at the house,
who also subbed for Roy Cato at the Fairway
when Cato was out with a fractured ankle.
Richard Preston Acquires
Lime Springs Theatre
LIME SPRINGS. IOWA—Richard J. Preston
of Excelsior. Minn., has bought the Lime
Theatre here from Webb R. Raudenbush of
Mimieapolis. Preston, an army air force
\'eteran. is a sound engineer. He annoimced
the theatre will continue mider the management
of Mrs. Winnie Bowers and that he
plans improvements to the building. Because
of the housing shortage here. Preston will
continue to
live in Excelsior.
Carl R. Swanson Sells
Theatre in Revillo, S. D.
REVILLO, S. D.— Carl R. Swanson, proprietor
of the Revillo Theatre for the past 20
years, has sold it to Wesley Struss. Swanson
has also disposed of the Weekly Item
newspaper, of which he was editor.
Plan New Monett House
MONETT. MO.—Commonwealth has plans
to btiild a new 450-seat theatre here to replace
the recently vacated Strand, C. A.
Schultz. president of the circuit, said this
week. The Strand, a 350-seater operated by
the chain for the last ten years, was sold
to a local shoe factory. Pi-operty in the center
of town for the new house has been obtained
and the theatre will be built as soon as building
restrictions permit. Other Commonwealth
house here is the 800-seat Gillioz.
managed by Jack Kempton.
Legion Plans Theatre
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THOMPSON, IOWA—The Johnson-Tapa-
H Bills. ger American Legion post here is sponsoring
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.-— modern theatre as a memorial to veterans.
3 It is planned to begin building shortly so
that the theatre will be ready by summer.
, Plans call for a building 36x80 feet with a
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LOi 250-person seating capacity. The building
also will house Legion clubrooms and a
lecture
hall.
rrl 'Dan Patch' Delayed
MINNEAPOLIS — Weather uncertainties
caused W. R. Frank, local circuit owner and
Hollywood producer, to delay the start of
shooting of "Dan Patch." story of the famous
pacer, he said when he arrived here from
California. Originally scheduled to go before
the cameras in January, it will begin
next May, he said.
NO TIME OUT. BUT IN—Gabriel Burnett
(leftl, head of the Barnett Film
Service of Hollywood, stands beside Julian
King of King Enterprises, who is signing
a contract in King's Kansas City offices
involving the distribution of Barnett's
patented theatre clock in IWis-souri, Illinois,
Arkansas and Iowa. A. Jules
Benedie, named general sales manager
for King Enterprises' clock division, looks
on. Barnett was in Kansas City on his
way to Havana for a visit at Cuban
headquarters. He completed clock in-
a
stallation arrangement with Fox iVIidwest
circuit while in Kansas City.
Steel Delivered for Two
Lincoln, Neb.. Drive-Ins
LINCOLN—steel for two drive-in theatres,
the first to be built here, arrived by rail and
work assembling them will begin soon.
One of the drive-ins will be built two miles
west of town, on O street, and the other will
be located two miles east. Each theatre will
handle 500 cars and will be erected at a cost
of $100,000. They will be completed this
summer and will operate under the same
curfew regulations as the downtown theatres.
Builders of the drive-ins have not disclosed
their
identity.
Buys Iris in Clifton
CLIFTON. KAS.—Fred Eberwein has sold
the local Iris to Frank Reising of Hays.
Reising, a newcomer to exhibition, plans no
change in policy for the house. Eberwein,
who came here from New England, will return
there to re-enter exhibition.
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Clyde Badger, Manager
Sex Picture Clipped
By Omaha Censors
OMAHA—A well-laundered version ut the
film, "Let There Be Light," went on the
.screen of the Epstein circuit's Roseland Theatre.
One of the few instances of censorship
here in recent years, the trimming resulted
from an order by the city welfare board.
The trouble began when South Omaha residents
protested against "suggestive" placards
advertising the picture on telephone
poles. Acting Mayor Carl Jenson ordered
them torn down. City Welfare Director Tom
Knapp ordered a screening of the picture before
the board. Ministers and South Omaha
citizens also attended the .screening.
The board ordered "sexy .scenes by sexy
women" removed. The theatre also was told
to do no more advertising of the picture and
that a $1 booklet "The Facts of Life" could
not be -sold in connection with it.
Of the picture, Welfare Board Chairman
John Samp.son said: "It stinks."
Small Mystic. Iowa, Fire
MYSTIC. IOWA—Patrons of the Strand
Theatre here vacated the building in orderly
fashion when a reel of film caught fire.
Stanley Cooper, projectionist, was winding
the film when it started to burn, destroying
the entire reel and filling the house with
smoke. There were no injuries and damage
was said to be slight.
Buy Olivia, Minn., House
REDFIELD. S. D.—A. A. Staack. principal
the Redfield high school, and O. R. Swope
of
have purchased the Olivia. Minn., theatre.
They took possession March 3.
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