Boxoffice-March.06.1948

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, BOXOFFICE
: March
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SAN A N T O N I
pirst runs: •'High Wall" at the Aztec, "The
Bishop's Wife" at the Majestic, "Swell Guy"
at the Empire and "The Perfect Marriage"
at the Texas .
Dunlap, manager
here for Clasa-Mohme. has been appointed
a subcommittee chairman by the Chamber
of Commerce to handle Latin-American news
for
publications.
A free kiddy show was offered Saturday
morning at the Majestic in which the Drome
miniature racing car was demonstrated on
the stag in a tieup with the Evening News
O
and Morning Express. The program included
"Sunset Pass," and a cartoon . . .
Little Thomas Ritter made his first stage
appearance here recently when his father
Tex, the western film star, carried him out
and introduced the infant to the audience
at the Texas.
W. D. Glasscock has changed the name of
his Cascade in Boerne to the Plaza. Located
30 miles from here the house recently installed
new Motiograph projectors and sound.
Henry Sorenson of Modern Theatre Equipment
Co., Dallas, made the installation.
Exhibitors in town to book Mexican pic-
tures were John Flache, Alameda, Lamesa,
and W. W. Youngblood, Texas, Poth
R. A. Calderon, secretary-treasurer of
Azteca Films, Los Angeles, has returned to
Jewel
the west coast headquarters
Truex, former assistant manager for Clasa-
Mohme here, has been appointed manager
of the Azteca POm exchange here. He succeeds
the late
Albert Coppel.
Dave Younger, Brownsville, was in town
booking Spanish product. Jimmy Wakely of
Hollywood was in town for the premiere of
"Panhandle" at the Majestic . . . Ai-nulfo
here, was in
Arias, Azteca representative
Weslaco on business last week. J. Truex,
new office manager for the same company,
has returned from a business trip to Los
Angeles.
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Gidney Tailey, owner and operator of the
new Hi-Ho, neighborhood house here, has
been showing pictures that cater mostly to
school children.
EL PASO
The engagement of Helen "Sammie" Brosnohan
and Louis Vaughan, assistant
manager of the Pershing, has been announced
here. Both Miss Brosnohan and
Vaughan attend the College of Mines, and
will graduate at the end of the present term.
They plan to be married in late March .
Jimmie Brooks, Pershing doorman, returned
from Dallas, where he took examinations for
entrance into the navy. He leaves in September
to begin a three-year hitch.
Quintan Lacy, advance man for "Henry V,"
arrived three days ahead of the film, which
was shown at the Pershing March 2-4 at
roadshow prices. The picture w?s plugged
through window cards, newspaper advertising,
and local schools, where the educational
merits of the picture, literary as well
as historical, were stressed.
The Boy Scouts were treated to a benefit
show at the Wigwam recently in appreciation
of the fine work they did in collecting
March of Dimes contributions . . . Hazel
Harrison of Howard university concert pianist,
played February 29 in a concert sponsored
by the Community Council of Organizations
... A piano quartet made up of
Adam Garner, Vladimir Padwa, Frank Mittler,
and Edward Edson will appear at Liberty
hall March 8 . . . The El Paso Symphony
presented an all-Beethoven concert March 4.
Sheriff Falby invited law enforcement officers
and members of civic organizations to
see the film "Drunk Driving" at the Plaza.
The picture was shown through the courtesy
of John Pazton.
Rip Payne Holds Luncheon
To Start Red Cross Drive
DALLAS—A kickoff Red Cross drive
luncheon was held in the Variety Club rooms
by about 60 film and theatremen with Rip
Payne, amusements section chairman, presiding.
John Adams of Interstate, Don
Douglas of Robb & Rowley and Don Dickson
of the Haskell will assist Payne. The drive
is to end before theatres start solicitations
for funds to bring the battleship Texas back
lionie.
:
6, 1948