Los Angeles
NOVEMBER SHOW TOP SUBJECT . . .
WOLC HER HOLDS SECRET . . . ALPHA
SALES OPENS . . . BYE BU SY . . .
CANAAN CLOSES I ?I . . . GERBER
SPORTLAND TH E McCOY
By THE LAMPLIGHTER - - -
44
COIN
MACHIN E
REVIEW
LOS ANGELES (RC)-Thanks, thanks
and thanks for the slaps on the back over
last month's column. We didn't know so
many of youse guys like to break into print
from tim e to time. Pass us th e dope and
we'll put it in the public's (squirt) eye.
Bert Bueter is back on deck at the Paul
A. Laymon establishm en t after a vacation
of a couple of weeks. Bert isn't so very
sunburn ed so you make your own deduc-
tion s as to what he did and where he
went. (??)
J. Charles Davis of th e advertising de-
partment of THE REVIEW has a family that
is no slouch when it comes to fishing.
Davis and his wife, as well as his two
young sons, have bagged trophies and re-
cognition in th e $10,000.00 Fishin g Tour-
- _,
&':fnament being sponsored by
the L. A. Junior Chamber of
Commerce. Even the young-
est Davis lad, just 7, bagged
some dandies and go t himself
written up in all th e local
rags plus repeated mention
The
on the radio programs.
.
Talking of THE REVIEW
Lampl,ghter staff th ey certainly get around.
Paul Lady, who used to be the helpmate
of ye ed itor and is now adverti sing chi ef
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U. G. GRANDBOIS CO ., KALAMAZOO , MI CHIGAN
for Western Publications, took unto him-
self a bride, Frederica Taylor, on August
4th. Bride works for the L. A. Examiner.
The happy couple chose San Francisco and
th e Monterey Peninsula for their hon ey-
moon.
Martha Manning, who someday might
call herself Mrs. Bud Smith, made th e front
page of th e L. A. Times August 4th. Miss
Manning is a stand-in for Claudette Col-
bert and in an artistic layout she was shown
with Claudette. Bud bought enough copies
to mak e it possible for the paper to raise
its rates because of in creased circulation.
Lou Wolcher, always good for something
new, spends co nsiderable time fo Los An-
geles each month. His trip in July was
punctuated with a visit to THE REVIEW dur-
ing which he revealed some startling in-
formation that will put you boys on your
ear. Th e whole story will be told in a swell
advertisi'ng display in our September issue.
We're not kiddin g but Lou knows what
he's doing, he knows the biz from A. to Z.
and he's got th e goods. Watch and wait,
and if you feel nervous, write me and I'll
see that Lou gives you a little pre-publi-
cation data.
Will P. Canaan, a stormy petrel on the
vendin g ma chine front for these past many
moons, suddenly locked his doors on August
1st. No reason for the closing is forth-
comi ng but rumors are flyin g fast throu gh-
out the Southland.
Arch C. Riddell, prominent in coin
machine finance and distributing circles,
finally succumb ed to the lure of the busi-
ness and has established an elaborate
operation of Wired Music in his home town
of Pasadena.
Alpha Sales is the name of the new
com pany formed to handle the sale of
Hom er Capehart's Packard Manufacturing
products in L. A. Clayton Ballard, well
known to ops, heads off the Alpha organ-
ization and is clicking through with grand
sales records on the products so far an-
nounced.
And . . . by th e way. Were .you one of
the chosen ones to be invited to Elwood,
• Indiana, for the Willkie notification cere-
monies? Capehart sent a personal invita-
tion to the boys at THE REVIEW but we're
so wrapped up in promoting a successfu_l
show in November that we can't make the
jaunt East.
"Buy from Bye" is getting to be ·some-
what of a slogan lately. W. A. (Bill) Bye,
the grand lad who holds down the Wurlitzer
representativeship in the Western States,
i"s really making friends and making them
fast. The ops understand Bill. They've
taken him unto themselves and he's doing
a beautiful job of carrying the Wurlitzer
bigger profits story to the boys in the
West. We've been plugging for Bill since
the start. He's a swell chap, not hard to
meet, and easy to get along with once he
ge ts the color of your banners.
The royalty of the coin machin e business
on the West Coast attended the gala open-
ing of th e Gerber Sportland Arcade on the
pier a t Ocean Park July 30th . Jane With-
ers, youthful 20th Century Fox star, was
on hand and really clicked with the cus-
tomers. Paul served over 1600 hot dogs,
100 cases of pop and gave away gratis more
than 15 gross of balloons and noise makers
during the eveni ng. The spot was lit up
like a Hollywood premiere and folks did
come from miles around.
"Mik e" Hammergren, chief lad up at
Wurlitzer, dropped in for a look-see dur-
ing July and W. A. "Bill" Bye, _newly ~p-
pointed district manager, acquamted him
with th e picture in lo cal operating fields.
"Mike" is a swell guy and we hope he
makes it for the Show in November.
Sol Gottlieb, who usta be the key man
in jobbing circles fo th e West, has been
appoi nted Eastern Rep. for his brother's
company, The D. Gottlieb Company, of
Chicago. The best wishes of western ops.
go to Sol on his new appointment. Come
out for our Show in November, Sol.
Harry Kaplan is back at his usual place
at the Southwestern Vending Machine Com-
pany. Harry is one of th e boys that has
come up from the ranks. Starting as an
operator, then a manufacturer's salesman,
and th en for himself ... he's done a grand
job. We don't know of a soul that ever got
an unfair deal from Harry.
Lee Headley, who used to operate in
L. A. a few years back and more recently
has decorated th e operating scene in Texas,
is back with us. Welcome, Lee.
Don't ask Milo Herring about hi s oil
well. Unless of course you want to find
out about a good (?) thing.
Until next issue . . . hope I've made
♦
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