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September, 1985
Texas Phonograph Operators Meet
in Dallas, Sept. 15th
Thompson Named President
The following officers and members
of the executive committee were
elected: President, H. W. Thompson,
San Antonio, Texas; Vice-President,
Dick Cowan, Ft. Worth, Texas, and
Secretary and Treasurer, Don Laws,
Dallas, Texas.
/'YNE of the most successful and
probably the first State meeting
of the music machine operators ever
held was held at the Jefferson Hotel,
Dallas, Texas, September 15.
The meeting was called ten days
prior to the date, and seventy-nine
representative music operators of the
state were on hand for the occasion.
Many of these arrived Saturday,
some of them staying over until
Monday.
The occasion of the meeting wain
to elect permanent officers to handle
the state music operators’ association.
Drollinger Opens Meeting
The meeting was called to order
promptly at 1:30 by Harry Drollinger,
who had personally conducted a
movement enjoining the State from
collecting an exorbitant occupation
tax, and formulating plans to get
fair legislation, as well as fair taxes
for the future. After a short address,
explaining the purpose of the forma
tion of this association and what they
planned to do, Mr. Drollinger intro
duced various representatives of music
machine operators, as well as at
torneys representing the association.
The first speaker was Mr. Johnson
of the J. P. Seeburg Corporation,
followed by Homer E. Capehart of
the Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufactur
ing Company.
Following these two gentlemen’s
talk, Mr. Drollinger in a very short,
snappy address informed those present
that before any business of any
nature was talked that it would be
necessary for those present who had
not already joined the movement, to
get their checks on the speakers
desk in payment of their portion of
expenses of the association. Blank
checks were passed out and in less
than fifteen minutes over $1,200 was
raised for the association which put
the new association out of debt and
left a small balance in the treasury.
The Executive Committee consists
of Lester Hearn, Houston, Texas;
D. S. French, San Antonio, Texas;
J. J. Ivy, Pecos, Texas; E. W.
Mahone, Marshall, Texas; J. E. Tona-
hill, Beaumont, Texas, and A. C.
Hughes, Dallas, Texas. This execu
tive committee represents each and
every district in the State.
Much enthusiasm was displayed in
this splendid meeting. Especially en
couraging were reports from three
independent music operators local
associations in the State who had sent
representatives to affiliate their groups
with the State organization and in
their report it was brought out that
San Antonio and Beaumont, espe
cially, were organized ninety-nine per
cent, in fact Beaumont was one hun
dred per cent. Meaning by that, that
every operator of music in that dis
trict was a member of the local and
their delegate, Mr. Tonahill, of the
Texas Novelty Company was author-
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