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. . . Marianne<br />
. . . Rochester<br />
. . Ted<br />
. . G.<br />
. . Pat<br />
. . Jack<br />
. . Bob<br />
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. . Miss<br />
. . William<br />
: August<br />
SEATTLE<br />
\xriUiam McCraw of Dallas, executive director<br />
of the Variety Clubs International,<br />
was guest at a luncheon given by B. F.<br />
Shearer. Present were local theatremen who<br />
have been exploring the possibilities of starting<br />
a Variety tent here. After the luncheon,<br />
members of a committee named several<br />
months ago by the Northwest Film club to<br />
investigate the plan, met with him for further<br />
discussion.<br />
Ben Kalmenson, vice-president and general<br />
sales manager for WB, huddled with<br />
Vete Stewart, branch manager, and local exhibitors<br />
. . . Prank L. Newman sr.. Evergreen<br />
president, was in New York for conferences<br />
. . . Ray Kaiser, FC salesman, drove a new<br />
car over to Yakima . O. Spencer, of<br />
the Proctor Street Theatre, Tacoma, took his<br />
family on a vacation in California . . . Mrs.<br />
Del Ousterhoudt, Des Moines, Wash., exhibitor,<br />
was here for Paramounfs tradescreening<br />
of "Isn't It Romantic?."<br />
E. H. Jentz, auditor for FC and Astor Pictures,<br />
visited the local branch from New York<br />
Pantano, of Paramounfs accounting<br />
department, visited relatives in Iowa<br />
and a number of other acts<br />
played the Palomar stage this week . . . Zollie<br />
Volchok, Sterling general manager, returned<br />
from a vacation at Seaside, Ore. . .<br />
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Oscar Chiniquy, National Theatre Supply<br />
branch manager, and his wife were in Vancouver,<br />
B. C, for the weekend.<br />
Sam Wheeler, western division sales manager<br />
for FC, arrived here from Los Angeles<br />
with Bill Shartin, northwest manager, who<br />
met him in Portland . Tappan, general<br />
manager for the Grieme theatres, came over<br />
from Wenatchee with his wife to visit Charles<br />
and Mrs. Grieme . Kaufman, controller<br />
for Sterling, returned from Denver . . . Lowell<br />
Parmentier, rrlerchandising manager for<br />
Evergreen, vacationed on Vancouver Island<br />
with his family.<br />
Four Comedies Booked<br />
LOS ANGELES—There'll be nothing but<br />
comedy for the next several weeks in the four<br />
local Fox West Coast houses serving as first<br />
run showcases for Metro product. Following<br />
the current "Easter Parade" into the quartet<br />
will be "A Date With Judy," the Red Skelton<br />
starrer, "A Southern Yankee," and Greer<br />
Garson's topliner, "Julia Misbehaves."<br />
Victor Isis Reopened<br />
VICTOR, COLO.—The Isis Theatre here<br />
reopened recently under the management of<br />
Mr. and Mrs. George M. Lovejoy, who purchased<br />
the house a few weeks ago. Tlie Isis<br />
was extensively remodeled by the new owners.<br />
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Third Corona Theatre<br />
CORONA, CALIF.—Plans for a new theatre<br />
here have been revealed by Leslie Harper,<br />
manager of the Corona, his brother<br />
Ernest of Fontana, and their father Glen<br />
of Los Angeles. The house, designed by S.<br />
Charles Lee, will be located at West Sixth<br />
and Merrill streets and will have a seating<br />
capacity of 800. The Harpers now own two<br />
theatres here.<br />
PHOENIX<br />
^larence Shartzer, manager of Flagstaff<br />
Theatres, Inc. since 1939, has resigned effective<br />
August 30. Shartzer is vacationing<br />
with his wife and two small daughters and<br />
has no particular plans for the future . . .<br />
A brief fire flared up in the projection room<br />
of the Times Theatre at Mesa after a sudden<br />
power shutdown, but aside from the<br />
burning of 150 feet of film, no damage was<br />
done. The fire department turned out en<br />
masse but the audience was unaware of the<br />
blaze which caused the footage of "Pittsburgh"<br />
to go up in smoke.<br />
The old Palo Verde Boys Ranch school,<br />
northeast of Mesa, is for sale again. Steve<br />
Bryant, the owner, is reportedly asking $50,-<br />
000 for the property. The Arizona Motion<br />
Picture Corp., which was interested in the<br />
site as a studio for 16mm films, has forfeited<br />
its option on the buildings and 155<br />
acres of land.<br />
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Doug Bowdoin, Springerville restaitfant<br />
operator, has taken over as manager of the<br />
El Rio Theatre, a Louis Long house. BUI Kee<br />
filled in temporarily following the resignation<br />
of Manager Joe Coleman . Mccracken,<br />
who is on leave as manager of the<br />
Rialto, checked out of a local hospital following<br />
an operation Van Leer,<br />
Paramount-Nace booker, vacationed on the<br />
coast.<br />
Hilda Burrows, P-N receptionist, left for a<br />
two-week holiday . . . Vacation returnees to<br />
the Orpheum building included district manager<br />
George Aurelius, who also handles P-N<br />
public relations, and head booker Vince Murphy<br />
. . . The Fox previewed "Mr. Blandings<br />
Roswell Mystery Posed<br />
By Missing Stagecoach<br />
Roswell, N. M. — Theatre Enterprises<br />
has lost one stagecoach, and there's a<br />
cash reward offered by Ed Kidwell and<br />
Ken Solomon for "information leading to<br />
the location of said stagecoach."<br />
Heretofore the vehicle has been used<br />
for exploitation every time an outstanding<br />
western picture came to town. The<br />
last time it was used was during the old<br />
timers' parade of the eastern New Mexico<br />
state fair. That also was the last time it<br />
was seen.<br />
Normally the stagecoach is parked behind<br />
the Plains Theatre, but the management<br />
after searching streets and alleys<br />
all over Roswell have given up and<br />
appealed to the populace through the<br />
want ad columns for information leading<br />
to the missing stagecoach.<br />
PORTLAND<br />
nUen Burt's Theatre Exchange Co. celebrated<br />
its second birthday. Operating exclusively<br />
in the sale of theatre properties,<br />
the firm has handled a substantial number of<br />
northwest sales. Six persons are employed<br />
in the offices in Portland and Seattle . . .<br />
Jack Matlack, J. J. Parker, executive. Is arranging<br />
a large promotion campaign on "Tap<br />
Roots."<br />
Sam Gardner, assistant west coast sales<br />
manager for MGM, spent two weeks in Portland<br />
. . . Chilt Robblnette, manager at 20th<br />
Century-Fox in Seattle, spent his two-week<br />
vacation here . Smith, vice-president<br />
of Automatic Devices of AUentown, Pa.,<br />
was in town on his way to Seattle.<br />
Larry Doyle, salesman for SRO, will move<br />
his office September 1 to National Screen<br />
Service headquarters at 909 N.W. 19th Ave.<br />
He has taken up residence at the Multnomah<br />
club . Madden of Screen Adette is<br />
leaving to resume her drama studies at the<br />
University of Oregon..<br />
Jim Anderson and W. J. Kloft take turns<br />
at managing the new Warrenton, Ore., theatre.<br />
Kloft has farming interests, and Anderson<br />
operates the Mount Angel Theatre in<br />
addition to operating the Warrenton house<br />
O. Wilson reesigned as Portland U-I<br />
manager.<br />
H. A. Lake, J. J. Parker Theatres controller,<br />
toured the northwest on his recent vacation<br />
. . . A. M. Dunlop, out-of-town supervisor for<br />
J. J. Parker, was at Pendleton.<br />
Medford ranches are to provide the settings<br />
for Crestwood Pictures filming of "The<br />
Last of Wild Horses," according to assistant<br />
director Willard Shelton. This is the first<br />
step in the previously announced plans of<br />
Robert L. Lippert and his associates to establish<br />
a permanent studio in Medford for the<br />
filming of outdoor pictures. Crestwood Pictures<br />
also plans the filming of a short about<br />
the Jackson county sheriff's mounted posse.<br />
Crestwood Pictures is a subsidiary of Screen<br />
Guild Productions.<br />
Harry Moore Appointed<br />
Manager at Bremerton<br />
EVERETT, WASH.—Harry Moore, assistant<br />
manager at the Roxy Theatre here for<br />
the last few years, has been transfen-edi to a<br />
managerial position at the Tower Theatre in<br />
Bremerton. Herbert Boushey jr., succeeded<br />
him here as assistant to Manager Kent<br />
Hartung.<br />
Dan Thyne Opens Theatre<br />
At Cheyenne Wells, Colo.<br />
CHEYENNE WELLS, COLO.—The Wells<br />
Theatre, owned and operated by Dan Thyne,<br />
opened here recently after completion of a<br />
two-month construction job. The Wells is a<br />
quonset-type building measuring 45x150 feet<br />
and will seat between 400 and 500 persons.<br />
Victory Reopens Soon<br />
MARCOLA. ORE.—The Victory Theatre,<br />
which was destroyed by fire July 1, will be reopened<br />
about September 1, according to owners<br />
Mr. and Mis. C. D. Johnson.<br />
SOB BOXOFFICE :<br />
28, 1948
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