AMI office manager. Harper didn't enjoy
the glories of home lon g for he was prompt·
ly rushed off to the Municipal Hospital for
a 30-day visit with a case of scarlet fever.
Willia m King, operating as the Quaker
Vending Company, has opened fine new
LONG BEACH- A new organization composed of retail merchants of the
offices at 5241 Oxford Avenue. To top th e
City of Long Beach and marble game operators was formed at a dinner meet-
'list King has also moved into his new home
whi'ch we understand is a real showplace.
ing held at the Hilton Hotel on August 7th. More than 85 merchants in diver-
Back at his original headquarters in the • sified fields ' of retailing met with the operators and selected the title of Press
Madison hotel is Morris "Reds" Margolis.
Club as a temporary name for the new group.
AMI has picked the Washington Square
Purpose of the organization is to promote and protect the mutual interests
Building for its central studio on its t ele-
phone music installations in the Quaker
of all members. All of the merchant members have marble games in their
city.
places of business and through membership in the Press Club are pledged to
Operator William GranofI has opened a
aid the operators should help be needed to preserve the operation of the games
new Arcade called the Playland at 224
in the city.
North 8th Street.
Keyston e Manufacturing Company has
The following nine men were selected to comprise a Board of Governors:
taken over the exclusive representation for
M: M. Oliver, liquor store owner; Harry Firesteine, cafe owner; H.J. Mc-
Mills phonographs in this area and Tip py
Mannus, druggist; Emmett Baker, tavern owner ; Lloyd Barnes, marble game
Klein and Mike Carpin, of Reading, have
operator; Ted Jakeman, druggist; Dr. Creeden, druggist; 0 . L. Sinclair,
surrendered their sub-distributorshi ps.
The Phonograph Association is keeping
drive-in owner; and Sam Shoor, tavern owner.
a close check on an ordinance introduced
Entertainment during the evening consisted of several acts of high class
in th e City Council to place a tax on all
vaudeville
with The Three Maestros taking top honors. This talented trio will
phonographs in the city. Th e Council has
shortly. record " Honey Chile" and " You Know I Do," two originals hy
adjourned for a summer recess until
Dell Wilson.
August.
A joint meeting of the various chapters
It is piimned to hold monthly dinner meetings in the future and the Board
of the Phonograph Opera tors' Association
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of
Governors will determine the loca tion for the September meeting.
was held at th e lo cal offices of the organiza-
tion July 11th. Representatives of chapters
was made of phonogra ph expansion during
in Wilkes-Barre, Harrisburg and Newark
the meeting, which showed that the largest
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were on hand to take part in th e discus-
number of machines in history are in oper-
achi eved has been responsible for several
sions.
ation in St. Louis today, and fo th e most
si milar installations in the city. Waltz tunes
"A man without a bed" was Jack Nelson,
variant types of locations. Counter models
have proven themselves particularly popular
of Rock-Ola, when he blew into town during
and wall-box installations have made beauty
the Republi can Conven ti on. J ack couldn't being used in this way.
shop, cigar store and other small s pots
The Associated Phonograph Operators of worthwhile.
find a hotel so skipped within a few
St. Louis met July
hours.
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After th e meeting there was a Dutch
17th in th e Balen-
siefer Building on Lunch and smoker-one of the most pleas-
Skill Shot, Zoom
ant meetings of th e year.
Market Street for
Twin, Is Released
The long awaited joint picnic of the Asso-
th eir regular month-
CHICAGO- Called the timeliest co un-
ciated Phonograph Owners and th e Mfasouri
ly meeting, with sev-
ter game of th e present season, Groetch-
Amusement Machine Operators' Associa-
eral important con-
en's Zoom is daily conquering new t erri-
tion, twice postponed through hot weather
sidera tions on tap.
tories, where its many desirable operatinir
and th e Chicago meeting in July, was held
Chfof among th ese
features make new fri ends, reports the
July 28th at Lee Turner's clubhouse and
was a new agree-
firm.
summer vacation spo t on th e Meramec
ment and approval
According to Groetchen officials: "The
river so uth of the city. Joint hosts were
of the IBEW regula-
skill features of Zoom plus the realistic
Turner, Lou Morris, president of th e
tions for Missouri,
war scene, showin g a bombing attack
amusement machine gro up, and Dewey God-
recently changed to
upon a n enemy fleet, makes Zoom an im-
frey, legal coun sellor for both associations.
conform with new
mensely popular game with players.
About 100 operators, distributors and th eir
business. Also im-
Robert Latimer
Awards being partly in free balls and
portant was the re- -families attended the joint get-together. On
partly in cash grea tly increase the opera-
th e program was a full day of amusement,
signation of Martin Balensiefer, who has
tor's share of profits.
including everythin g from swimmin g to
been executive secretary and business man-
"Now Zoom is to have a companion
softball, golf, badminton, races, and horse-
ager of the group for the past two years.
game called Skill Shot," they announced.
shoe pitching. In th e evening Turn er pre-
"Just haven't got th e time" Balensiefer ex-
"Based upon th e popular sport of archery,
plained his reasons, pofoting out that oper- sided over a barbecue and dance. This
Skill Shot shows a number of beautiful
year's picnic came much later than the
ation and distribution of Wurlitzer products
girls shooting at a cen tral target. When-
1939 model, but was equally well enjoyed.
has kept him busy until late hours so far
ever a ball enters a hit pocket three addi-
Jack Beckman, who recently dissolved his
thi s summer. Ed Fisher will take over his
tional balls are released for free play at
partnership in th e Automatic Phonograph
duties, in addi tion to those of business re-
the same time th e hit is registered on a
presentative for the music group. A study
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recording target dial. When 15 hits have
been scored the game auto mati cally pays
out an award token good for cigarets. At
any stage of th e game the player can see
how many hits he has already scored and
how many addi tion al hits he requires for
JUST OFF THE PRESS
ob taining award token.
For the first time in a ny industria l ca talog u e ATLANTIC INDIA RUBBER
"This build-up award system, again an
has devoted a specia l section to the need s of COIN MACHINE MANU-
original Groetchen fea ture, holds players
FACTURERS. H u ndred s of n ew items m a y b e p u rchased from s tock a l
fascina ted, as they are reluctant to quit
substantia l s a vings. Whatever y ou r n eeds-BUMPERS-BUSHINGS--
RO LLS-EXTRUSIONS-GASKETS - GROMMETS - WASHERS-RINGS -
playing until an award has been se-
SHEET SLAB- SPRINGS-VACUUM CUPS, etc., a re illu strated in the new
cured."
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1940 cata logue. This catalogue is y ours for the a sking . No obliga tion.
Long Beach Merchants and Operators
Form Mutual Protective Association
St. Louis
A
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"We have an office boy who whistles
while he works."
"You're lucky. Our office boy just whis-
tles."
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MACHINE
REVIEW
NEW CATALOCUE
DESIGNERS -
ENG INEERS -
MANUFACTURERS
All phones Haymarket 7093
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"How was your speech received las t
night?"
"Well, when I sat down, they said it was
the best thing I ever did."
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