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TRATSCH HEADS NACOMM
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A . B . T. officia l el ected a s
pr esi d en t of m a nufacturers.
CHICAGO.-On the broad shoulders of
Walter A. Tratsch, of the A. B. T. Manu·
facturing Co., rests the burden of steering
president succeeding Fred L. Mills of .Mills
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Novelty Co.
A. E. Gebert, head of Advance Machine
Co., was chosen for the vice·presidency as
successor to N. Marsh all Seeburg of the
J . B. Seeburg Corp. D. W. Donohue of
Mills Novelty Co. was voted into the office
of treasurer, wh ich was held in 1935 by
O. D. Jennings, pres ident of O. D. J ennings
& Co.
Clin ton S. Darling, executive secretary
during the two years of the organization's
existence, was re·elected. One of the Asso·
ciation's first acts was to recognize the
work of Secretary Darling and of J . O.
Huber, manager of the annual convention
for the past five years.
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WHEN FUTURE LOOKS DARK
Havana, Cuba.-Black liquid shoe polish
has become so popular in Cuba as a suicide
beverage that health authorities are trying
to ban its sale.
What a swell way to blot out the ir
troubles!
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PIN GAMES O. K.
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R edl a nd s rec ogn i z es l ega lity
of skill g a m e i n b a n on slots .
REDLANDS, Calif.-Pin games, recog·
nized here as games of skill and not of
chance, were not included in a ban on all
slot machines and game machines which
went into effect here January 17th.
P in game operators and merchants were
requested to cooperate with the authorities
by prohibiting minors from playing the
games.
Avaliable
in I e or
5e play
WALTER A. TRATSCH
the way through 1936 for members of the
National Association of Coin Operated Ma·
chine Manufacturers
Meeting on January 13th, the first day
of the 1936 Show at the Sherman Hotel,
members of NACOMM elected Tratsch as
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