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Big Amarillo Doings<br />
For 'Panhandle' Bow<br />
AMARILLO. TEX.— Amarillo turned out .1<br />
huge crowd Wednesday night for the world<br />
premiere of the Allied Artists picture, "Panhandle."<br />
at the Paramount.<br />
Steve Broidy. president of Monogram and<br />
Allied Artists, arrived with stars of the film-<br />
Rod Cameron, Gale Storm, Roddy McDowall.<br />
Max Terhune. and Producer J. C. Champion.<br />
William O'Donnell. Frank Starz aiid Conrad<br />
Brady from Interstate circuit headquarters<br />
in Dallas participated and Lloyd Rust and<br />
Ed Blumenthal of the Monogram exchange<br />
also came in from Dallas.<br />
A junior cowboy contest, a west Texas<br />
barbecue at the Herring hotel, a band from<br />
the Amarillo college, police escorts, and presence<br />
of city officials added color to the premiere<br />
festivity. Jack King, Interstate city<br />
manager, made the arrangements.<br />
The Dallas visitors left next day to be on<br />
hand for the opening at the Majestic there,<br />
which preceded key city showings in other<br />
Texas cities.<br />
DALLAS<br />
IJoward Hiegcl, manager of the Avon Theatre<br />
was absent from that job during<br />
last illness and burial of his grandfather,<br />
the<br />
Joseph L. Hiegel. A partner,<br />
Frank<br />
Merrill, ran the house in his absence .<br />
Ed Euler, employe of Southwestern Theatre<br />
Equipment Co., flew around in off hours in<br />
a private plane looking for his airport. He<br />
finally located it. He has been flying since<br />
his recent discharge from the army.<br />
B. A. Weller, who put in the first independent<br />
theatre at Brownwood since sound<br />
came along, the Texas, was here taking care<br />
of his house requirements for some time to<br />
come. He rarely makes the long trip here,<br />
preferring to make his deals with film and<br />
equipment men who travel . . . Debbs Hale,<br />
Jefferson Amusement Co. booker, had his<br />
appendix removed and was sent home in the<br />
modern manner even before this notice could<br />
be printed.<br />
George Mitchell, v/ho has worked for the<br />
Eddie Joseph Theatres in Austin for some<br />
time, was here on vacation after ending that<br />
connection. He plans to rest up for some<br />
time before taking another assignment .<br />
Wallace Blankenship, who operates the Panhandle<br />
circuit, with headquarters in Lubbock,<br />
was in town on retui-n home from a long<br />
rest in Houston. New Orleans and Miami.<br />
Mrs. Peggy Harris, a National Theatre<br />
Supply secretary for seven years on February<br />
24, is said to hold a record among<br />
women of that office for continuous service.<br />
She was secretary to the late J. I.<br />
who gave her the job.<br />
Roberts,<br />
John Franconl returned from Kansas City,<br />
where he attended a banquet marking the retirement<br />
of three old acquaintances, O. K.<br />
Mason, vice-president of the Commonwealth<br />
circuit; Ward E. Scott, 20th-Fox district<br />
manager, and Ray M. Copeland, Paramount<br />
branch manager. Franconi served in the<br />
Kansas City territory during his long film<br />
career.<br />
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BOXOFFICE : : March 6, 1948
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