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Bank Figures Explain<br />
<strong>Boxoffice</strong> Upturn<br />
MINNEAPOLIS—Minneapolis Federal Reserve<br />
bank figures, showing mounting bank<br />
debits reflecting increased business activity,<br />
may help to explain the apparent arrest of<br />
the downward boxoffice trend and its upward<br />
climb again, as attested by gains in internal<br />
revenue department admission tax collections<br />
over the coi-responding 1947 period.<br />
The Federal Reserve figures, covering July,<br />
reveal an 18 per cent jump. Bank debits for<br />
the most part check against the accounts of<br />
individuals, firms, corporations and all government<br />
levels. Thus they represent payments<br />
for goods, services and debts during<br />
the period. In this instance they also reflect<br />
higher prices.<br />
Entertainment Outlook<br />
Seen as Best in Years<br />
RED OAK. IOWA—More than 40 members<br />
of the Allied Independent Theatre Owners<br />
of Iowa and Nebraska met here last week for<br />
a southwest Iowa regional parley. The group,<br />
meeting at Hotel Johnson, discussed the supreme<br />
court decision on film booking and<br />
agreed that the outlook for film entertainment<br />
this fall is the best in years. Officers<br />
attending were A. C. Myrick of Lake Park,<br />
president; J. P. Lannan of West Point, Neb.,<br />
vice-president, and Charles Niles of Anamosa,<br />
national secretary.<br />
New Colton. S. D„ House<br />
COLTON, S. D.—A new building housing<br />
the Colton Theatre was under construction<br />
here by L. A. Sandell. The theatre will occupy<br />
half the building and will have a sloping<br />
floor and a 240-seat capacity.<br />
Eye Operation Successful for Doorman<br />
MANHATTAN, KAS.—Pay Austin, Sosna<br />
Theatre doorman, who recently underwent a<br />
deUcate eye operation in a hospital at Wichita,<br />
has returned home. The operation is considered<br />
a success and after a period of rest<br />
Austin will take up his duties at the Sosna.<br />
Postwar Income Soars<br />
To $4,277 a Family<br />
Omaha—Despite high prices, Nebraskans<br />
had a record amount to spend in<br />
1947 and they should have more in 1948<br />
and 1949. The average Nebraska family<br />
last year had $4,277 to spend. That was<br />
$1,762,827,000 for the state. Per capita<br />
income in Nebraska, has soared from $512<br />
in 1941 to an estimated $1,350 for 1947.<br />
That is a 263 per cent increase.<br />
For Omaha's families, the economists<br />
figured spendable income of $6,078 per<br />
family.<br />
New Quonset Type House<br />
To Replace Old Theatre<br />
HOLSTEIN, IOWA—E. W. Kugel, operator<br />
of the State here, is building a new Quonset<br />
type house to replace the old theatre. Seating<br />
450 persons, the new house will be air conditioned.<br />
It is expected to be ready for opening<br />
late in September.<br />
New Equipment at 3 Houses<br />
OMAHA—Western Theatre Supply Co. announces<br />
recent installations of all new equipment.<br />
Business Men's Organization theatre,<br />
Monroe, Neb.; new equipment and carpet,<br />
Elmer Tilton's Rivoli, Seward; new equipment.<br />
Crystal, Arapahoe.<br />
Exhibit RCA Equipment<br />
OMAHA—F. A. Van Husan, Western Theatre<br />
Supply Co. president, is planning a tradeshowing<br />
of RCA equipment here August 26.<br />
Factory representatives wiU attend. A buffet<br />
luncheon will be served exhibitors.<br />
Villa Closes Till Fall<br />
LOVILIA, IOWA—The Villa Theatre here<br />
has discontinued its program for the summer.<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Nichols, owners,<br />
said the theatre would reopen in the fall.<br />
The step was decided upon because of the<br />
hot weather and a resultant drop in attendance.<br />
New Campus Theatre<br />
Open in Slorm Lake<br />
STORM LAKE, IOWA — Storm Lake's<br />
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newest theatre, the Campus, is<br />
now open for<br />
business. It is the third theatre here, and like<br />
the Vista and Lake, is a Pioneer house. The<br />
Campus occupies the site formerly used by<br />
the Tracy Theatre, but the building has been<br />
rebuilt and redecorated with new appointments<br />
and facilities.<br />
Manager W. L. Hill has announced the theatre<br />
will show first run pictures at evening<br />
performances, no matinees.<br />
City Wants Ruins of luka.<br />
Burned in '44, Cleaned Up<br />
TAMA, IOWA—Terming the ruins of the<br />
luka Theatre building, which was almost totally<br />
demolished by flames three and onehalf<br />
years ago, an "eyesore" and a "hazard,"<br />
the Tama city council has voted to contact<br />
owner Wesley Mansfield in an effort to have<br />
the property cleaned up or rebuilt.<br />
Councilmen stressed that the wrecked<br />
building, with the exception of the wall which<br />
fronts on Main street and the marquee, has<br />
been unchanged since the fire Dec. 2, 1944. |<br />
The council instructed the city clerk to request<br />
Mansfield to appear at the next session<br />
of the council. Members said they had received<br />
complaints that the one wall standing,<br />
fronted by the heavy marquee, might crumble<br />
and injure passersby. Since the fire, motion<br />
pictures have been shown at the Mills<br />
Theatre.<br />
Durwood Circuit to Start<br />
Semimonthly Organ<br />
KANSAS CITY—A new house organ, to be<br />
published twice monthly in the interests of<br />
its personnel, will be launched by DurwoodiMntji<br />
Theatres, Inc., about September 15. To befl<br />
known as Circuit Chatter, issues of the neW:<br />
publication will contain four or more pages,<br />
Each issue will highlight personalities of the<br />
Durwood circuit of nine theatres.<br />
Doug Burrill, Durwood exploiteer, will edit<br />
the publication. Correspondents in each of'<br />
the cities in which the sirluit operates a thC'<br />
atre will supply local news.<br />
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Jim Burrus to Reopen Isis<br />
CRETE, NEB.—Jim Burrus plans a grand<br />
reopening for his Isis Theatre here August<br />
29. It has been redecorated and will have<br />
new seats.<br />
Carlton Projectionist on Vacation<br />
MANHATTAN, KAS.—Mel Thompson and<br />
David Church, projectionists at the Carlton<br />
Theatre here, left for a vacation trip to Colorado<br />
Springs.<br />
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Former Pressman Now Manager<br />
DECORAH, IOWA—Jack Hurlburt, formei<br />
pressman at the Decorah Posten, is now ir<br />
Eureka, Cal., where he is manager of tht %<br />
Liberty, a George M. Mann theatre. Manr<br />
86,11<br />
has 62 houses on the west coast.<br />
Walter Yancke Recovering<br />
LINCOLN, NEB.—Walter Yancke, cit;!<br />
manager for the Dent Theatres, is carryini<br />
on business from his home after returnins<br />
from the hospital. He suffered a polio attack<br />
some weeks ago.<br />
Wallace Deupree Plans New Theatre<br />
WOODBINE, IOWA — Wallace Deupref<br />
owner of the Pix here, has purchased lam<br />
for a new 500-seat theatre. Architects no\:<br />
are busy with the plans.<br />
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: August 28, 194i .94II<br />
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