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WASHINGTON<br />
fjoward Minsky, accompanied by his assistant<br />
Nat Rosen, visited the 20th-Fox exihiinge<br />
to hold a series of sales conferences<br />
with District Manager Glenn Norris, Branch<br />
Manager Gordon Contee and the sales staff<br />
had Uiree pictures playing<br />
on P street this week, "Call Northside<br />
777" at Loews Palace. "The Tender Years"<br />
at the Capitol and "You Were Meant For<br />
Me" on a moveover at the Columbia,<br />
The Carver Theatre in Alexandria is now<br />
open<br />
. . . Warners lost a print of "The Wild<br />
Irish Rose" in the fn-e at the Mecca Theatre,<br />
Chase City, Va,<br />
, was shocked<br />
by the sudden death of Ray Palmer, Warner<br />
auditor, in Atlanta, Death was due to heart<br />
trouble<br />
, Sidney Lusts are sojourning<br />
in Florida<br />
, Mader, Monogram biller,<br />
and her navy hubby are visiting their folks<br />
in New Orleans<br />
, . . Little Barbara, daughter<br />
ot Bill Hoyle, District Theatres publicity chief,<br />
is recovering from a seige of pneumonia.<br />
AID BROTHERHOOD WEEK—Variety<br />
Club Tent 11 paid tribute to Brotheriiood<br />
week at a luncheon at the Statler hotel<br />
in Washington February 25. In the top<br />
photo are honored guests Eric Johnston<br />
(left) of the MPAA and Drew Pearson,<br />
columnist, who spoke on "The Dignity of<br />
Man." Seen in the rear is Frank Boucher,<br />
chief barker of the Washington<br />
tent. Directly above is Fred Kogod<br />
(right) , chairman of the Variety Club<br />
welfare committee, presenting a check<br />
for S250 to .Alfred McGarraghty (left)<br />
as the club's contribution to Brotherhood<br />
week. Looking on is Mrs. Frank Linzel<br />
of the Washington Round Table, National<br />
Conference of Christians and Jews.<br />
Are Troublesome<br />
ALBANY—Crashers are proving trouble<br />
at the Strand. Assistant Manager Ted<br />
Freidman caught four girls, about 17 years<br />
old, opening exit doors to permit the entry<br />
of boys. A few nights later. Manager Al<br />
LaFlamme, acting on a tip from a patron,<br />
discovered a group of yoimg boys who had<br />
sneaked into the balcony via an exit door.<br />
'Relentless' in New York<br />
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in Technicolor stan-ing Robert Young<br />
and Marguerite Chapman, opened at the<br />
Criterion March 6.<br />
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In the absence of President Agnes Turne.',<br />
Vice-President Bill Fisher presided at a meet-'<br />
ing of the FB local this week . , , Albertha<br />
McConnell, Lust circuit, spent Monday nig-ht<br />
with the Ira Sichelmans . . . Millie Layden,<br />
20th-Pox secretary and her hxisband celebrated<br />
their first wedding armiversary on<br />
March 1.<br />
Harry Cohen, formerly with Metro, is now<br />
with E, H. Brient and Sons, Inc, handling<br />
RCA equipment . Mechanic, New<br />
Theatre, Baltimore, has gone to Miami Beach<br />
to visit brother Bill and his family . . , Mrs.<br />
Marie Cannon. Loew's Capitol, is in Doctors<br />
hospital , . . Bernice Kahn, Republic Pictiu-es,-<br />
announced her engagement to Fred<br />
Rosenstock.<br />
Helen Inglee, for the past seven years confined<br />
to Will Rogers Memorial, died Monday<br />
of a lung hemorrhage. Before her illness<br />
she was an inspector at 20th-Fox , , . Al Benson,<br />
Paramotmt branch manager, was a home<br />
office visitor . . . Mai-garet Stant. United<br />
Artists, was sick several days , . . Bill Michelson,<br />
20th-Fox exploiteer, spent several days<br />
in Norfolk. Richmond, and Roanoke, setting<br />
campaigns for "Gentleman's Agreement."<br />
Out-of-town exhibitors seen on P^mrow<br />
were Julian Gordon, Grayson Sandy, T. E.<br />
Wilson, Maurice Hendricks, J. E. Connellee<br />
jr., Lieut, Johnson of the Fifth naval command,<br />
C. Weaver. Morris Oletsky. Barry Goldman.<br />
Julius Levine. Jack Levine. Joe Baer<br />
and L. Cohen.<br />
Elmore Heins is mighty proud of his son<br />
Robert, who was graduated from Princeton<br />
imiversity recently . , . Variety ladies had a<br />
big tui-nout at their Wednesday luncheon<br />
star Johnny Mack Brown<br />
made a personal appearance at the Academy<br />
Theatre in Lynchburg. Va. This was the<br />
beginning of a six-week personal appearance<br />
tour . Starrett, Columbia cowboy<br />
star, is also making a personal appearance<br />
tour through this territory.<br />
"Voice ol Theatre Speakers"<br />
JOE HORNSTEIN has them!<br />
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