Boxoffice-January.07.1950
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. . Harold<br />
DETROIT<br />
Qffices of the Broder circuit have been<br />
moved from the Times Square to the<br />
Ray Schreiber, circuit<br />
Rainbo Theatre . . .<br />
operator, was ill at his home . T.<br />
Stephens has moved from the Jefferson to<br />
the Ace. where he replaces Burton London<br />
. . . Bill Schulte, circuit operator, was seriously<br />
injured in an automobile accident<br />
Christmas day at Parmington.<br />
Brian Davies, Douglas Brosey, William<br />
Anstutz, Earl Minnie, Don Thomas, Jim<br />
Steele, Clair Kreinbrink, Hugh C. Quigley,<br />
Harry Hetrick, Pat Ryan, Bib Lindstedt and<br />
Al Dmnbouldd, United Film Service salesmen<br />
in this area, left for Kansas City to<br />
attend a sales meeting. Tom Allen is local<br />
DELUXE<br />
THEATRE EQUIPMENT<br />
*BRENKERT PROJECTORS<br />
* RCA SOUND SYSTEMS<br />
*RCA RECTIFIERS<br />
* RCA SOUND SCREENS<br />
*BRENKERT LAMPS<br />
* INTERNATIONAL CHAIRS<br />
* MOHAWK CARPET<br />
*HORSTMAN MARQUEES<br />
*ADLER LETTERS<br />
CENTURY GENERATORS<br />
*KOLDRINK BARS<br />
*STAR POPCORN MACHINES<br />
*NEUMADE PRODUCTS<br />
*COINOMETER CHANGERS<br />
STAGE EQUIPMENT<br />
DRIVE-IN THEATRES OUR<br />
SPECIALTY<br />
ERNIE FORBES<br />
THEATRE SUPPLY<br />
Film Bldg.. Detroit 1, Mich.<br />
Days<br />
Nights<br />
WO 1-1122 VE 7-1227<br />
WO 1-1123<br />
sales chief for the company . . . Sol Krim,<br />
who soon will move westward, has abandoned<br />
plans for his proposed Guild Theatre.<br />
Helen Bower, film editor of the Detroit<br />
Free Press, wrote a feature story on the history<br />
of Detroit theatres in a 50-year survey<br />
series, with emphasis upon the replacement<br />
of a small number of legitimate theatres by<br />
a large number of motion picture houses<br />
. . . Cecile Lillie, inspector at United Artists,<br />
was injured in a taxi accident Christmas<br />
day. She was in an auto accident last<br />
Christmas<br />
. . . Maribelle Brock, secretary to<br />
Frank Hensler of MGM, was reported seriously<br />
ill as an aftermath of an operation<br />
several months ago.<br />
Detroit Police Sponsor<br />
Trailers on Burglary<br />
DETROIT—A series of four trailers<br />
on the<br />
theme of home protection against burglars is<br />
being released under sponsorship of the police<br />
department by the United Detroit Theatres,<br />
whose president. Earl J. Hudson, was<br />
responsible for the production of the films.<br />
Specific ideas such as leaving lights on, putting<br />
ladders under lock, and stopping deliveries<br />
while the family is away are covered<br />
in the series.<br />
The trailers run about 90 seconds. Films<br />
will be exchanged between downtown and<br />
suburban houses of the United Detroit circuit,<br />
and then placed in other Detroit theatres.<br />
The series will then be made available<br />
to upstate towns, since they carry the signatiu-e<br />
"Your Police Department" without giving<br />
city of origin. They will be made available<br />
for release in other states when prints<br />
become available, according to Lieut. Herbert<br />
German of the police special services division,<br />
in direct charge of the motion picture project.<br />
Ross Roy Buys Interest<br />
In Fogarty Co., Chicago<br />
DETROIT—Ross Roy, Inc., local<br />
producers<br />
of training films, has acquired an interest<br />
in the C. C. Fogarty Co. of Chicago. Effective<br />
January 1, the Chicago agency became<br />
known as Ross Roy-Fogarty, Inc., with offices<br />
in the Bell building at 307 North Michigan<br />
avenue, the location of tthe Fogarty organization<br />
for a quarter of a century, and<br />
Detroit.<br />
Zanesville Elects Hope<br />
As Its Honorary Mayor<br />
ZANESVILLE, OHIO—Bob Hope gave<br />
Zanesville so much free publicity, mentioning<br />
the city several times in his radio program,<br />
that the city coimcil elected him honorary<br />
mayor recently. And if the star should<br />
accept an invitation to visit ZanesvUle, he<br />
will be given authority to run the city, they<br />
said.<br />
Theatre Aids Legion Charity<br />
DAYTON—A can or package of non-perishable<br />
food admitted yotmgsters to a special<br />
show at the Sigma Theatre. The food<br />
helped fill Christmas baskets distributed by<br />
the South Park Legion Post 675.<br />
Bay City Houses Unite<br />
In Shows for Kiddies<br />
DETROIT—Two opposition houses in Bay<br />
City, the Washington operated by Edward C.<br />
Johnson, president of Allied Theatres of<br />
Michigan, and the Roxy operated by Harold<br />
Bernstein, joined forces to give youngsters<br />
their thrills for the holidays and to do<br />
charitable work as well.<br />
On the Friday before Christmas, each<br />
house was host to a capacity crowd of 1.300<br />
children at a show to which admission was<br />
one or more cans of food as a Christmas donation<br />
and a total of 3,500 cans was collected.<br />
The food was turned over to the<br />
Salvation Army for distribution to needy<br />
families for Christmas.<br />
The next day a special ice cream show<br />
was held at each house, and each youngster<br />
was given a generous helping of ice cream.<br />
On the second Satm-day of the vacation week,<br />
the houses joined with other theatres across<br />
the country in special shows sponsored nationally<br />
by the American Legion. All three<br />
special shows were morning events.<br />
Seven Theatres Install<br />
New Custom Screens<br />
DETROIT—New screens have been Installed<br />
by National Theatre Supply, according to<br />
Manager Clarence Williamson, in five Detroit<br />
houses—the East End for DeLodder circuit;<br />
Chic for Harry Balk, Dexter for Brown<br />
circuit. Admiral for Affiliated, and Redford<br />
for Community; and in the Palmer Park in<br />
Highland Park for Midwest Theatres, and<br />
the Strand, Muskegon, for Paul Schlossman.<br />
Other NTS installations include Simplex<br />
mechanism in the remodeled Gayety for Sam<br />
Carver, and Crestwood carpeting in the Norwood<br />
for Associated and Telenews.<br />
FLOWERS for<br />
Every Occasion<br />
LORENZEN'S<br />
DETROIT'S THEATRICAL FLORIST<br />
TOwnsend 8-6232<br />
18457 Woodward Ave., Detroit 3, Mich.<br />
SERVICE-QUALITY-PRICE<br />
COLD CHIPS<br />
Potato Chips Exclusively for the Theatre Trade.<br />
VETERAN FOOD PRODUCTS, INC.<br />
6439 Ml. Elliott Ave. Detroit 11, Mich.<br />
Phone WAhiul 1-5516<br />
TheatrpSign and<br />
Marquee Maintenance<br />
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THEATRICAL ADV.<br />
CO.<br />
"SERVING EXHIBITORS FOR 33 YEARS'<br />
2310 CASS WO. 1-2158. DETROIT. 1. MICH<br />
66 BOXOFFICE January 7, 1950