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SEPTEMBER. 1942
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Los Anc;reles. Calif.
On Phonographs-
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
He Wears A Pair of Silver Wings
Kalamazoo (I've Got A Gal In)
Idaho
My Devotion
Take Me
I Left My Heart At the Stage Door
Canteen
8. Be Careful, Ifs My Heart
9. Sweet Eloise
10. Mr. Five by Five
On Wired Music-
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2.
3.
4.
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7.
8.
9.
10.
At Last
Kalamazoo (I've Got A Gal In)
Johnny Doughboy
He Wears A Pair of Silver Wings
I~':.'t~ ' Jangle, Jingle
Take Me
My Devotion
Be Careful, Irs My Heart
Mr. Five by Five
On Radio-
FOR
SEPT.
1942
on that controversy," says Mike.
Gus Haukop, of Olive Novelty Co., left
in August for a vacation at Boulder J unc·
tion, Wisconsin. He promised Phyllis Tzin·
berg, Olive's personable secretary, half of
all the fish he caught.
Bozo Humphrey, office manager for Mc·
Call is busy these days calJi'ng on the trade
in his Oldsmobile.
Jim Littleton of Sikeston and Fred Vau·
cher of F estus were two out·state Missouri
operators to visit St. Louis showrooms reo
cently.
J ack Mehl, popular figure in coin circles
here, is busy making some last minute
preparations before leaving on his annual
vacation.
William Betz, W·B Novelty head, recently
returned from Kansas City where he visited
with members of the industry.
'
Elmer Schewe, head of the Schewe Nov·
elty Co., has gone into the Army. The busi·
ness is being operated by his father·in·law
while he is away.
,
Claude Grishober, Olive Novelty's new
route man, is enjoying success with his
string of Panorams. Claude modestly dis·
claims credit for the showin g he has made.
Says the wholehearted suppo rt of the en·
tire staff has made the successful operation
of his route possible.
Ellis Hammond is recovering nicely from
an operation performed recently. Ellis was
greatly encoura ged by the "Get Well" cards
th at deluged him when he was in the
hospital.
Abe J effers, of the G·J·L Sales Co., mar·
ried recently and is now on his honeymoon
in Chicago.
Bob Mees, captain of Ideal's bowling
team, is pleased with th e team's work duro
ing recent matches at the Midtown Bowli'ng
Hall.
The Ideal Novelty Co. has been appointed
distributors for the United Amusement Co.,
a firm specializing in rebuilt equipmen t.
Recent visitors from out of town included
Frank Harris of Dexter, Mo., and Harold
Brown of Effingham, Ill.
Dale Rymer, manager of the Missouri
Tavern Supply Co., a subsidiary of the
Ideal Novelty Co., visited headquarters
here in St. Louis recently.
Sam Kleiman has joined the Ideal in
capacity of sales representative in the pho·
nograph department.
Jam es P rosser
/lCUJtCh
HOUSTON-More than 50 musicians at·
tended the Houston op'erators party of July
29th at Southern Select Beer warehouse.
Operators Walter Rab e, J. B. Belin and
Jack Armstrong treated and the menu was
fried chicken and all the side dishes; with
plenty of Southern Select beer flowing be·
fore, during, and after the feast.
Representative Emmett Morse, former
speaker of the House, and long· time friend
and champion of Texas coinmen, was the
guest speaker. He had been declared reo
elected after his opponent withdrew from
the August 22nd run·off election. His speech
was not a political one. He discussed several
important questions concernin g th e industry
and answered a number of questions:
The previous social meeting and party
of Houston operators, given by operators
C. O. (Red) Harrington, W. H. Benton,
and H. M. Crowe of R & A Distiiibuting
Co., late in June, was at 48th Battalion Ma·
rines Headquarters. This meeting had the
largest attendance of th e year due to the
presence of a large number of invited
guests of th e armed forces.
1. I Left My Heart At the Stag e Door
Canteen
2. He's My Guy
3. This Is Worth Fighting For
4. Kalamazoo (I've Got A Gal In)
5. My Devotion
6. Be Careful , Ifs My Heart
7. South Wind
8. Idaho
9. Conchita Lopez
10. At Last
Best Selling Sheet Music-
1. He Wears A Pair of Silver Wings
(Shapiro·Bernstein)
2. Jingle, Jangle, Jingle (Paramount)
3. I Left My Heart At the Stage Door
Canteen (U. S. Army)
4. Sleepy Lagoon (Chappell)
5. Take Me (Bregman, Vocco & Conn)
6. My Devotion (Santly·Joy·Select)
7. Idaho (Mills)
8. Be Careful, It's My Heart (Berlin)
9. Kalamazoo (Bregman, Vocco & Conn)
10. JohRny Doughboy (Crawford)
Best Selling Records-
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
He Wears A Pair of Silver Wings
Kalamazoo (I've Got A Gal In)
Idaho
Strip Polka
I Left My Heart At the Stage Door
Canteen
My Devotion
Who Wouldn't Love You
This Is Worth Fighting For
Be Careful. It's My Heart
Short talks by a Major, a Cap tain, and a
Lieutenant, all of the Marine Corps, were
enjoyed. After the feast and speeches, oper·
ators, soldiers, sailors and marines had two
hours' entertainment (profitably and other·
wise) in the oldest and still most popular
military indoor sport.
f ohn C. Wright
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