Boxoffice-August.28.1948

Huge Order lo DeVry
For 16mm Machines
CHICAGO—Expanded peacetime use of the
16mm film medium by the U.S. navy resulted
in the issuance of a contract for .sound projection
equipment to the DeVry Corp. of Chicago.
The contract, involving nearly a million
dollars worth of newly developed DeVry
16mm motion picture sound projectors, is
believed to be the largest single peacetime
order placed for equipment of this type.
A second contract, from U.S. signal corps,
calls for a considerable number of DeVry
35mm sound projectors.
June Nettleton Crowned
On Stage of Oriental
CHICAGO—A new queen of beauty reigns
in Chicago. She is lovely, talented Lois June
Nettleton, 20, crowned Miss Chicago of 1948
on the stage of the Oriental Theatre. To the
thunderous approval of a capacity house,
the beautiful young woman was announced
by Arthur Stegall, manager of the Oriental,
as winner of the Sun-Times-Oriental Theatre
"Search for Miss America in Chicago."
She was selected from a field of 12 who competed
in the finals on the stage. Mitzi
Hunter and Nancy Earp took second and
third honors.
The 12 finalists had been narrowed from
an original field of hundreds of contestants
in preliminary competitions held during the
last month. The judges included Earl Gross,
artist; Dave Garroway, NBC 1160 Disk Jockey
club; Stephen Deutsch, commercial photographer,
and Ellen Reynolds of the board of
education.
Miss Nettleton will travel to Atlantic City
in September to represent Chicago in the
annual Miss America pageant. Stegall presented
her a gold trophy. The winners made
personal appearances on the stage of the Oriental
during the following week.
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Sells Spring Green Theatre;
House to Be Remodeled
SPRING GREEN, WIS.—The Spring Green
Theatre here has been sold to O. A. Freck
of Fall River by Frank Murphy of Green
Bay. The theatre has been closed since
March 21.
Remodeling and medernlzation will be completed
before the house is reopened. Modernization
will include moving of the ticket office
to the front of the foyer, lowering of
the projection room, restrooms in the basement,
and a cry room.
Bruce Freck, son of the new owner, will
manage the theatre.
Proposed Amusement Levy
Is Tabled for 30 Days
EAST ST. LOUIS—Mayor John T. Connors
has announced that the proposed new
city 3 per cent tax on amu.sement admissions,
originally scheduled for final passage August
9. has been tabled by agreement of the city
council members to permit an additional
30-day period of inspection by the public.
This additional 30-day period will give
ample time for further development and
clarification of the proposed ordinance, Mayor
Connors said.
Erection of Lions Theatre
Is Started at Troy, 111.
TROY, ILL.—A contract has been signed
for the construction of the long-awaited Lions
Theatre, which will seat from 400 to 500 persons.
W. Schmitt said that work would be
started immediately. The contractor, Modine
& Company, hopes to have the house ready
for opening by January 1. The Troy Civic
Improvement Ass'n has been pushing the
movement for a new theatre here for several
years.
Sue for $15,000 Each
ST. LOUIS—Two personal injury damage
suits for $15,000 each have been filed by Cecil
M. Duncan and Lee Thompson, who allege
that they suffered serious and permanent injuries
July 8 when the wall of an adjoining
building collapsed and fell onto the Senate
Tlieatre. The debris caused a small portion of
the theatre's roof to come through, injuring
some of its patrons. Named as defendants
were Charles Goldman and Julius Leventhal,
who lease and operate the Senate, and Mr.
and Mrs. Leo Tsutsulis, owners of the building
which collapsed.
Niles, Mich., Ozoner Opens
NILES, MICH.—The Niles Outdoor Theatre,
built here by Alex Manta and Jack Rose,
operators of houses in Indiana and Chicago
for the Indiana-Illinois Theatre, opened
formally recently. The 1.000-car ozoner is
located on U.S. 31, two miles south of Niles.
Wilfred Fromm at Enfield
ENFIELD, MO.—The new owner of the
135-seat Enfield Theatre here is Wilfred
Fromm who purchased the house from Vernal
M. Elliott, who now is the manager of the
State Theatre, Centralia, 111.
B&K Firm Options Site
For Theatre in Marion
MARION, IND—Con.struction of a 1,300-
seat theatre is expected to be started here
soon following the closing of an option by the
Hohman-Clinton Realty Co.. a .subsidiary of
Balaban & Katz. on a quarter-block site at
Fourth and Branson streets.
Hohman-Cllnton operates the Paramount
Theatre here now, but the lea.se expires next
Jime 30 and corporation officials indicated
they would try to complete the new hou.se by
that time. Construction of the new theatre
will give Marion three houses, each with a
capacity of more than 1,000 persons.
Bloomington Managers
Blast at City Showings
BLOOMINGTON, IND.—Managers of four
downtown theatres met with JeiTy Femal.
city recreation director, recently to demand
that all motion picture showings be discontinued
at city playgrounds next year. The
move followed curtailment of the summer
film program because of protests from operators
of commercial motion picture houses.
Named House Manager
MANTENO, ILL.—Russell Joslin has been
named manager of the Darb Theatre here
following the resignation of George Gee. who
will enter another field of business. Joslin
has been connected with the Anderson Theatre
Corp.. owner of the Darb, three years.
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