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B USINESS was back in full swing,
pointing to a bigger year in 1936 than ever
before, following the return to their home
cities of the thousands of coin machine
men who attended the Chicago Show. Al-
though most of them hoped to find time
for a week's rest-up after the Show, they
were back the next day right on the job
ready to put thier new ideas and new
equipment to work.
Southern California and Florida were
staging their customary mid-winter rivalry
for the business of welcoming a number
of prominent coin machine men for vaca-
tions in warmer climes. Southern Cali-
forn ia claimed a slight edge because of a
10 degree advantage in temperature and
the fact that many of the industry's leaders
own winter homes in the West. But with
a blizzard hitting Chicago and none too
comfortable weather in New York a num-
ber of them found it convenient to hit for
Miami, including Bill Gersh, Henry Cooper,
Nat Cohn and Mike Munves, who was ac-
companied by Dave Simon, New York
sportland owner.
1. V. Hodgson, better known as "Hodge"
to the eastern operators who have dealt
with him as representative for two of the
larger manufacturing firms for the past
several years, has been appointed factory
representative in Europe for the Buckley
Manufacturing Co.
Among the new additions to the industry
is Richard Kent Moseley, who weighed in
at 6% pounds January 4th at the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Moseley
of Richmond, Va.
Penny pin games may be licensed at the
same rate as nickel games under a pro-
posed license ordinance being considered
in Kenosha, Wisc. City council is studying
both the occupational and per machine tax
plans and indicates it will pattern its ordi-
nance after that in effect at Madison.
Lou Rose, new president of the Amal-
gamated Vending Machine Operators' As-
sociation of New York, and members of
his staff were honored at a dinner J anu-
ary ] 3th, at which Marvin Liebowitz, for-
mer presiden t, was presented with a gold
watch in recognition of his service to the
organization. Others taking office were
Morris Silverstein, vice-president; Joe
Hirsch, treasurer; W. W. Pragnell, secre-
tary; Moe Gladstone, financial secretary,
and Joe Kleinman, sergeant at arms. Jo-
seph Fishman is executive director and
counsel.
Harvey Maize is manager of the new
Fort Worth branch of the Electro Ball
Co., recently opened at 1018 J ennings
avenue. Branch is the firm's fifth, in addi-
tion to its Dallas headquarters.
An extensive statement correcting recent
exaggerated newspaper accounts concerning
the Sportlands in New York was sent to
the press by Murray Goldstein, secretary
of the Amusement Men's Association.
Goldstein's statement explained the legiti-
mate nature of the A.M.A. and its mem-
bers and pointed out the exactness with
which they comply with all municipal reg-
ulations.
Western Specialty Co., planning an ag-
gressive sales campaign in the Arizona
territory since taking over the distribution
of several leading lines, has added Zeb
Leadbetter to its staff and is contemplating
a branch in Tucson. Headquarters of the
firm is in Phoenix.
A branch office in Cleveland, 0., is
being planned by the Sicking Mfg. Co. of
Cincinnati, according to a recent announce-
ment of William Marmer, head of the firm.
Elliott Ticket Co., manufacturers of
tickets, is now located at 409 Lafayette
street, New York, in more spacious facili-
ties.
Fishing is great in Florida, it was re-
ported by H . H. Cohen of the Ohio Spe-
cialty Co. on his return to Cincinnati
after a three-week sojourn in the South.
The boys were telling a good one on
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It costs you 4.3 per cent more to live at
current prices than it did in November,
1934, and ]7.9 per cent more than in April,
1933, the "low" of the big dip.
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They dug up a lot of gold during 1935,
but did you see any of it? The Bureau of
Mines reported that 1935 domestic gold
production reached an all-time record dol-
lar value of $124,115,915.
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Lumber production set the pace for a
high level of trade activity on the Pacific
Coast. Coast business curve finished 1935
at a sharp recovery peak that was 95.5
per cent of the 1930 level. Lumber showed
a gain during the year from 45.7 to 100.0
in the Strassburger index.
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There were more than half as many
new Fords turned out in 1935 than in the
previous year. The world production total
was 1,335,865- a gain of 56 per cent over
1934.
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One indication, for instance, was the
manner in which general business and the
financial markets withstood the mid-January
flood of Washington developments. They
not only held their own in the face of the
Supreme Court invalidation of the A.A. A.,
the passage of a ~onus payment measure
in the House and the administration's
search for a substitute farm program, but
conditions actually gained higher ground!
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Factory Representati'Ye
FEB R UARY ,
F ROM the way business started the new
year with momentum from the fast finish
of 1935, it appeared to leaders that the
first half of 1936 would be marked by a
return to 1931 levels. They predicted a
steady improvement which would gain 1930
levels for the last six months of the year.
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Sam Gentilich of New Orleans. It seems
that when the Louisiana distrib embarked
for the Chicago Show he took along some
home-grown oysters with which to treat
the Windy City gang.
Consolidation of the Vortex Cup Co.
and the Individual Drinking Cup Co., man-
ufacturers of automatically vended paper
c~ps was anno~~ced in Chicago. New firm
WIll be the DIXIe-Vortex Co., with R. C.
Fenner as president.
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