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MINNEAPOLIS—The Baehr brothers,
who
Ifei ently sold most of their circuit but still
v.n and operate four theatres in two Minfsota
towns, plan an extensive theatre
iiilding program. They contemplate "in-
|au1ing" five towns in which others now are
perating their fonner theatres.
Plans for a $175,000 theatre at Chippewa
'nils. Wis., already have been drawn. Other
wns on the Baehr list are I'^ice Lake.
hlnelander and Ladysmith. Wis., and Redod
Falls, Minn. Another Minnesota town
der consideration is Fergus Falls. Minn.
One reason for the planned "invasion" is
he alleged failure of exhibitors now in the
forementioned towns to meet certain com-
[iitments after taking over the Baehr theaes.
'A Schoenthal Flies Birds
To Lab to Aid Farmer
nL-MIA—The good turn of a Holdrege
heatre manager made state headlines here.
It began when turkey grower R. W. Struve
)f Oxford. Neb., found his flock of some 6,000
i^hpirds collapsing. He was afraid some disease
ii^Hliad attacked them.
ili^^t Struve got in touch with Ed Schoenthal,
iBianager of the Sun and former ATC flier,
il^Hend got him to fly him and a dozen of the
wl^l^iling birds to Omaha.
An examination in an Omaha laboratory
showed the turkeys had eaten poisoned food.
MINNEAPOLIS
'The Minnesota Amusement Co. was host at
a breakfast for Billy De Wolfe, motion
picture comedian, who flew up from Chicago
fdr a brief visit. Members of the press and
o'hers were invited to meet De Wolfe, who
said the fii-st thing people want to see is
"Mrs. Murgatroyd," a character he has done
in pictures and night clubs.
Because of a general house cleaning, the
''Twin city Variety Club rooms were closed
Kthis week from Wednesday to Friday . . .
IMax Roth, PRC district manager, and Harry
'Mandel. Eagle-Lion district manager, were
ill from Chicago E. J. McEvoy. Universal
Ijsliorts sales manager, was a visitor . . . Full
Jpage newspaper ads for "Duel in the Sun"
(were the biggest spreads within memory . . .
'Bob Thorne is the new Paramount assistant
cashier.
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Ralph Maw, MGM district manager, was in
JCliicago for conference with sales head Bill
[Rodgers Marcus, Columbia district
Imanager, was in town . . . Bill Levy, owner of
Ithe Heights, suburban theatre, is vacationing
'at Banff and Lake Louise, Canada .
Torodor is remodeling his St. Paul neighflbirhood
house, the Garden.
Out-of-town exhibitors visiting Minneapolis
included Art Abelson, Devils Lake.
N. D.; Carl Lindstrom. Sleepy Eye, Minn.,
and John Diedenhoffen, New Ulm, Minn.
A week before "Bedelia" opened. Nort
Rosevold, iRanager of the Lyric, Duluth, tied
in with Joe Cook, radio station KDAL's popular
emcee, with the latter offering five dollars
and passes to the fir.st listener bringing
a recording of the old song hit. "Bedelia." It
came in the first evening and a contest was
held, listeners being asked to guess the year
the record was made. Winners received
EXHIBITORS MEET STARS—Last week several area exhibitors dropped in at
the Paramount exchange in Kansas City to meet Alan Ladd and William Demarest,
in town for the premiere benefit held recently at the Paramount (nee Newman)
Theatre. Present for this photograph were, left to right, A. W. Mustian of the Dixie
Theatre in Helton, Mo.; Don Krutsinger, formerly of the Rialto, Lyndon, Kas.; Mr.
and Mrs. H. C. Johnson, new owners of the Rialto in Lyndon; Ladd; Raymond Krutsinger,
former owner of the Lyndon house; Chet Borg, Plaza, Appleton City, Mo.;
Demarest; Mrs. Borg, and Ed W'haley of the New Belt Drive-In, St. Joseph, Mo.
passes to the picture . . . Mrs. Betty CurOs
the new secretary to S. D. Kane, North Central
Allied executive counsel succeeds Betty
Cohen, who resigned.
Mary Diane Seibel, daughter of the Minnesota
Amusement Co. advertising head, Ev
Seibel. is a talented young lady. She did a
fine acting job in the play "Papa Is All."
presented by the North Star Drama GuUd,
local civic theatre. She followed this up by
winning a four-year scholarship at St. Catherine's
college . . . Sylvan Grodnick, formerly
of the Palace, is handling tieups and giveaways
for Joe Berenson of Chicago . . . Jack
Lorentz, formerly 20thFox branch manager
here and now W. C. Gehring's successor as
midwestern sales manager, was a visitor.
J. Warren Burke, son of Tom Burke, veteran
film man and now general manager of
Theatre Associates, territory's biggest buying
combine, is following in his father's footsteps.
He i" learning the theatre business
with the Eddie Ruben circuit and is now assigned
to Devils Lake, N. D. . Greenblatt,
RKO district manager, was a visitor
... So was Mannie Gottlieb, Universal district
manager . industry fishing party
headed by Tom Conners found the going
good at Lake of the Woods and each member
made a good haul.
Art Anderson, Warner Bros, branch manager,
was an excited ringsider at the Gustafson-Szabo
wrestling match which ended in
a riot "The Farmer's Daughter," which
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ran five
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weeks here, is now in its sixth week
in St. Paul, playing at the World, where it
was moved from the RKO Orpheum.
Prior to his departure for the east, Bennie
Berger, North Central Allied president, announced
that at the Allied States convention
at Atlantic City he would ask the national
body to join NCA in requesting distributor
heads to sit down with independent exhibitor
leaders immediately for a discussion of
differences. Berger believes that such a
round-table discussion could smooth out friction
and restore unity and peace in the industry.
From Atlantic City Berger will ga
to New York for a week. While there, he
said, he will interview major company sales
heads and personally present his case against
advanced admissions demands and increasing
percentage terms.
H. E. Waldorf to Go Sailing
In Home-Made Cruiser
VINTON, IOWA—Horace E. Waldorf, former
owner of the Palace, has built an 18-
foot cabin cruiser in his workshop in south
Vinton. The cruiser is powered by a 42-
horse, four-cylinder marine engine and is
expected to have a top speed of about 20
miles and hour. The craft has a sevsn-foot
beam and there is room for about 12 persons
aboard. A galley, sleeping quarters and a
built-in toilet are other features. Wah'.'irf
started building the one-t?n vessel last September.
Materials cost him about $1,600.
F. A. Bixler in Pearson
PIERSON. IOWA—Mr. and Mrs. Prank A.
Bixler. formerly of Corning, have been
named manager and cashier, respectively, of
the New Pier. The couple replaces Mr. and
Mrs. E. C. Peck, resigned. Bixler has been
affiliat'Jd with the Shipley-Benson interests
at Anita.
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