Boxoffice-January.07.1950

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United Film Salesmen
Meet in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY—Representatives of the
United Film Service, Inc., in all sections of
the nation attended a two-day sales convention
last Wednesday and TliiU'sday (4, 5)
at the Continental hotel here to discuss selling
problems and to preview new Screen
Broadcasts films produced by the company.
W. Hardy Hendren, president of the company
and chairman of the program committee,
conducted the various sessions.
Pi-eceding the official sessions, division and
district managers gathered for a business
meeting Monday. General registration for
the convention opened Tuesday morning at
the Continental hotel, where separate meetings
of salesmen with their division and
district managers also were held.
SPEAKERS OF NOTE
Mayor William E. Kemp gave an address
of welcome at the initial session.. In addition
to Hendren, speakers heard during the
Wednesday sessions included R. T. Klemme,
economist for the Federal Reserve bank of
Kansas City: Dale H. Danielson, Kansas-
Missoui-i Theatre Ass'n president; O. F. Sullivan,
Kansas-Missouri Allied president; Cai-i
J. Mabry, head of the Motion Picture Advertising
Service Co., New Orleans; J. D.
Braunagel, Commonwealth Theatres drive-in
department manager, and W. D. Zeiger, sales
manager; Reese H. Wade, production manager,
and W. J. Scroggin, service manager, all
of United Film Service.
In addition to Walker Saussy, president
of the Walker Saussy Advertising Co., speakers
during the Thursday sessions included
E. S. Washbm-n, vice-president; A. F. Bradley,
treasurer, and L. P. Hillyer, advertising
and sales promotion manager, all of the
United Film Service. A banquet Thursday
night at the Continental hotel officially
ended the convention. Wives of the visitmg
officials and sales representatives were entertained
at special luncheons, film previews
and other events during the conclave.
COMMITTEES ACTIVE
Arrangements for the convention were supervised
by these committees;
Program—W. Hardy Hendren, chairman;
W. D. Ziezer, E. S. Washburn, W. J. Scroggin,
L. P. HUlyer and A. F. Bradley.
Arrangements—E. S. Washbm'n, chairman;
L. P. Hillyer and W. J. Scroggin.
Registration—W. D. Zieger, chairman; Josephine
A. Spensley, Ed B. Rowe, John V.
Crane and J. H. Crawford.
Reception—Mesdames W. Hardy Hendren,
D. D. Zieger, E. S. Washburn, A. F. Bradley,
W. J. Scroggin and L. P. Hillyer.
Women's program—Mesdames W. Hardy
Hendren and E. S. Washburn and Miss Opal
McGhee.
Adele Jergens has been signed for the
femme stellar role opposite Charles McGraw
in "Code 3, " an
RKO film.
OMAHA
xsyilliam Miskell, Tri-States Theatres district
manager here, will have an important
role on the parking meter and traffic
subcommittee of Omaha parking committee
of which he is a member . sales-^
men spent the holiday week in town .
That benefit show at the Dundee Theatre,
R. D. Goldberg house, brought $254 to the
World Herald Good Fellows. "The Fallen
Idol" was the picture.
Manager William Gaddoni received an
electric clock for his desk at an office MGM
. . . Fred Fejar went to
Cornelius "Neil" Ryan, member
party . . .
of the booth Local 343, has suffered amputation
of his legs in the last two years.
But friends found him still in good spirits
on being moved from the Lincoln Veterans
hospital on his way to Wadsworth hospital,
Leavenworth, Kas.
Yankton and Mount Vernon, S. D., during
the holidays for visits with relatives.
Theo Artz, MGM contract clerk, married
Grady Ashton of Omaha December 31 . . .
And Winifred Johnson, booker's clerk at
MGM, became engaged to RoUand Nelson of
Omaha . buses will have radio
service as a result of a vote showing a 15 to
1 ballot in favor . . . Rich Wilson, MGM
salesman, dolled up in uniform and played
Santa for Judy, daughter of Mrs. Evelyn
Cannon, MGM office manager.
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