vendors and supplies; Th e Northwestern
Corp., Morris, Ill.-vendors.
D. A. Pachter Co.-premium representa-
tives; Packard Mfg. Corp., Indi anapolis-
music equipment ; Pan Confec tion Factory
-vending merchand ise; Permo Products
Corp. - phonograph needles; Pfanstiehl
Chemical Co., Waukegan, Ill.-phonograph
needles; Phono-Film Distributing Co., New
York City-movie machine and film; Pik-
Pik Vending Machine Corp.; Pool Bowling
Mfg. Co., Steger, Ill. - bowling games;
Porto-Server, lnc.-premiums and novelties.
RCA-Victor, Camden, N. }.-recordings;
Recordaid, Philadelphia - record system;
Refreshment Vending & Machine Co.- bot-
tle vendor; Reliable Specialty Co., Cleve-
land-speakers; Repea toscope, Inc., New
York Ci ty-motion picture machine; Revco,
Inc., Adrian, Mich.-ice cream vendor; D.
Robbins & Co., Brooklyn-games and ven-
dors; Rock-Ola Mfg. Corp.- phonographs;
Rowe Mfg. Co., Belleville, N. }_-cigarette
and candy vendors.
Scientific Machine Corp., Brooklyn -
games; J. P. Seeburg Corp.-phonographs;
Seelektri c, New York City-cigarette ma-
chin e; Shipman Mfg. Co., Los Angeles-
vendors; Shuffiette, Inc., Milwaukee -
games; N. Shure Co.-premium merchan-
dise; Shyvers & Shyvers, Seattle-music
systems and equipment ; Singing Towers-
wired music, phonographs, equipment ;
Soundies Dfatributing Co. of America, Inc.,
Hollywood-movie equipment and films;
Ann Stevens Candies-candy; Stewart Mer-
chandi sers, New York Ci ty-cigarette ven-
dors; Stoner Corp., Aurora, Ill.-games and
vendors; Superior Products-salesboards.
Tech Equipment-·b]ood pressure ma-
chine; Terry Candy Co., Elizabeth, N. J.-
candy items; Tele-Tone Sales Co., San An-
tonio, Tex.-wired music and equipmen t.
U-Need-A-Pak Products Corp., Brooklyn
- cigarette merchandisers; Universal Mfg.
Co., Kansas City-jar games; Vis-O-Graph
Corp. of America, Hollywood- movie ma-
chin es and films; Thomas A. Walsh Mfg.
Co., Omaha - salesboards; Watling .Mfg.
Co. - scales, console; Wes tern Products,
lnc.-games; W. W. Wilcox Mfg. Co.-
trade checks, etc_; Zenobia Co., Inc., New
York City- nuts.
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"I've been a reckless young devil in my
day," a Scotchman confided to a friend.
"I had a fine chance in life and I wasted
it. An old aunt of mine died and left me
a hundred dollars, and would you believe
it, I ran through the whole fortune in seven
years!"
Part of the highly successful display of Mutoscope products in the Exhibit Hall at the CM/
Convention. Shown were Photomafic, Sky Fighter and the new Voice-O-Graph. In addition
Ace Bomber and Drive-mobile were given a terrific reception in Mutoscope's upstairs suite.
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Coin machine Show
BEING EXCERPTS FROM THE DIARY OFAN OPERATOR WHO ATTENDED
THE 1941 CMI SHOW FOR THE FIRST TIME
By ROBERT A. LATIMER
January 1, 1941: "Well, this looks
like the year I'll be able to get away long
enough to see if all this whoopee and good
times in Chicago at the Show is really as
good as they say it is. My route's in good
shape, and maybe if I hire somebody to
take care of the service calls I can afford to
spend a week looking it over."
January 2: "Dear Diary: Nobody seems
to be driving to the Show at all this year-
why I don't know. Sho uld I take a chance
and drive my own automobile, or go round
trip on the train? Our local distributors
have chartered a private car I hear-maybe
that's the way to go. I hear the Show will
have a hotel room for just the ops and dis-
tributors from my home town at the Sher-
man. It's a cinch I won't get lonesome with
some of the regular boys on hand the whole
week.
January 10: "Dear Diary: I have de-
cided to go to the Show on the train with
about sixty other fellows from the business
here in town. They are going to serve re-
freshments on the special car all the way
up to Chicago, and we'll enjoy a party on
both ends of the trip. I've found out that
all the boys who have been up to every
Show without missing a year are just as en-
thusiastic over going as I'm getting to be."
January 12: "Dear Diary: Left for
Chicago this morning, and have been meet-
ing more coin machine operators than I
thought existed in my home town on the
train. Closed a deal for a location I've al-
ways been trying to get on the way, and
found two operators who have been using
my territory for about three times as long
as I have. They gave me some valuable tips
about what's playing best over this district,
and believe me, I'm going to make some
changes when I get back. Also found a dis-
tributor here who will give me the benefit
of free advice on record selections for my
COIN
MACHINE
REVIEW
15
FOR
FEBRUARY
!941.
(See IMPRESSIONS, Page 26)
SHOTS AT THE SHOW
1- Association Execufi ,•es from all parts of the country exchanged ideas
af the Open Forum Banquet given by C_ M, /, on Wednesday evening,
January 15th_ In this photo, left to right, are: S, L Abrams , Jerry
Aufell, Nick B;own, Earle Sifchin , Jack Cohen of the Cleveland group;
LeRoy Stein of the Amusement Board of Trade of New Jersey ; and
George Miller of the California Music Operators Association,
2, Executives of C. M. I. pose for a photo just before the Association
Banquet got underway. Standing: Dick Hood of H . C. Evans & Co.;
Richard Groefchen of Groefchen Tool Co.; A E. Gebert of Advance
Machine Co. Seated: David C. Rockola of Rock-Ola Mfg. Corp., Dave
Gottlieb of D. Gottlieb & Co,, and Jim Gilmore, secretary-manager
of Coin Machine Industries, Inc.
3. A few more Association executives line up with members of the press.
Harry Hurvich, Jack Keln er of Chicago; Frank Petrine of the Age;
H. L. Hultz , H. N. Gallarneau of Amarillo, Texas; Paul W. Blackford,
editor and publisher of COIN MACHINE REVIEW; Ray Becker,
editor of Ops; Tom Murray, editor of the World; and C. J. Anderson ,
Chicago manager for COIN MACHINE REVIEW.
4. Herb Jones, advertising manager for Bally and director of publicity
for the 1941 Show, chats with Walter Trafsch of A. 8. T. Mfg. Corp.
5. Johnny Ruggiero , San Francisco manager for Jack R. Moore; George
Moloney of Bally; Thelma Oliver, popular coin machine figure in
Seattle; and George Jenkins of Bally, have a laugh over one of
Johnny's dialect j.okes_
6_ Arthur Nack, ad manager for Rowe , discusses affairs with Bert
Levine, popular Western Representative for Rowe.
7. At the Home-Coming Luncheon on Monday we caught this jovial
coast group. Seated: Lou Wolcher , Budge Wright and Phil Robinson .
Standing: W. S. Solomon, Ace Arnsberg and M. Schiff.
8. A few celebrities visit the Columbia-Okeh booth to meet CM/ heads.
Leff to right: James A. Gilmore, Dick Jurgens , band leader; David
• C. Rockola, Dave Gottlieb, Jane Walton, thrush with Lawrence Welk;
Gene Krupa, king of the drums; Lawrence Welk, of Champaign Music
fame; and Joe Lucas and Jack Hein , Columbia District Managers .
9. The executive heads of The Visograph Corporation arrive from
Hollywood for the four-day showing_
10. Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Laymon, Los Angeles jobbers, step off the
Santa Fe Chief at the Dearborn Station.
11. Mac Mohr , Los Angeles; Bert Lane, New York, and David Helfen-
bein of Daval Company, stop writing orders long enough to pose for
this shot before the two beauties who attracted thousands fo see and
buy the new machines at the Daval exhibit.
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