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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
COIH
MACHIHE
REVIEW
34
FOR
DECEMBER
' ''43
LOS ANGELES-December 15th was a
big day in these parts. The lads and lassies
of the industry sent their "uncle" nice
amounts but none complained. Everyone
realizes that war is an expensive enterprise
and are willing to do their bit.
An outstanding service being rendered
servicemen is fostered by B'nai B'rith,
which ha taken over a location close to
the Hollywood Canteen. Showers, food and
good beds are provided free and member
aid in staffing the spot. In the industry
Harry Kaplan, Mac Mohr and Phil Rob·
inson are amongst those doing their bit ill
serving on various shifts.
L. B. McCreary is really on the move
these days. Mac i dividing his time be·
tween the Los Angeles, Stockton and San
Francisco offices of the E. T. Mape Music
Co., but is still maintaining his home here.
Walter C. Bogenberger and his old op·
erator·friend "Whitey" Ludden went into
a huddle during the month and came up
with a deal that will put "Whitey" in pos·
ession of an excellent ranch and home in
the San Fernando valley. Ludden and the
Missus are looking forward to getting their
feet on the rich soil of the valley. Ludden
is an expert on hoss·flesh.
D. H. Osborn, Piedmont, Calif., has
closed a deal for his Sacramento route.
William Happel, Jr., is back at Badger
Sales after a trip to Chicago and his branch
in Milwaukee. Happel picked up equip-
ment for his coast customers on his eastern
jaunt.
Jack Mathis took on double harness in
mid·November when he married a local
lass.
Les Lorden is busy with his conversions
for Panorams which makes it possible for
showing a film to one individual only. Les
has a sl ick list of fil ms for such operations.
Lewis Kaplan, son of Harry Kaplan of
Southwestern Vending Machine Co., is now
located in Denver. His new wife, Joyce
Steinberg, is with him. Lewis is at Lowry
Field.
In town on a buying spree was Bill
Shorey, of Inland Amusement Co., San
Bernardino. Others, on the same mis ion,
included Niles Smith, Bakersfield; Ben
Korte, Los Banos; Milton Noriega, Colton;
Johnny Nelson, Culver City;
H. Rob-
son, Santa Monica; Harry Perrine, Teha-
chapi, and R. Robb, Needles.
Walter Bogenberger sells fire insurance.
When this REVIEW reporter visited his es-
tablishment on December 7th the dry grass
and billboard on the vacant lot next to his
office caught fire. Walter asked the fire de·
e.
partment upon their arrival if they could
"handle the job" and retired to his inner
sa nctum to I isten to Pee- Wee and the
Johnson family.
Modern Music
o. has purchased the
music operations of D. D. Patton in Tur·
lock, Calif.
Alpha Distributing Co. has taken on the
distribution of Thriftee·Fix and has al·
ready appointed a number of jobbers and
dealers among the coin machine trade.
These jobbers and dealers are finding a
ready sale among the operators. W. E. Sim-
mons says this liquid weld sticks every·
thing but the customer.
Bill Happel is again distributing gifts
to his customers. He has a pocket set for
the men and a gift for the women for
Christmas.
Art Carp has purchased one of L. A.'s
biggest night spots, a cocktail lounge and
bar on Riverside Drive, to add to his music
operations. Deal was arranged through the
office of Walter Bogenberger.
To realize how old the coin music in·
dustry is, operators should ee the collec·
tion of old musical machines at A. D. Os-
born's, 2323 West Pico. The latest addition
to the collection is a coin-controlled harp.
Chick, who operator in and around
Portland, visited hi brother here and pur-
chased equipment the la t of ovember.
Jimmy Jones, formerly associated with
outhwestern Vending Machine Co., and
more recently with an Arcade on Main
Street, is now making El Paso his head-
quarters.
e. e.
Mac Sanders, who has been working
in a dtfense plant since clo ing his job·
billg establishment after the outbreak >Jf
Ihe war, has his plans all made for the
post-war era. First to be taken care of
will be a nice, long fishing trip.
Arsene Pernetti, who was a socia ted with
M:lestro Music back in 1940, was named,
alO!lg with three others, in a compla1l1t
filed for the State by Attorney General
i
<:adoad of 1000 ca es of distilled pirit In
thc yards of the Union Pacific. State con-
tends the whiskey involved is actually not
w;Liskey at all and it is charged that water
was used to take the place of alcohol and
that other substances had been added.
Ulack market value of the 1000 cases wa
c,timated at $75,000.00.
Walter Bogenberger, Penn Mutual Life
Insurance representative, is listed as second
on the roster of top· notch salesmen of the
local office. Walter, who formerly traded as
Walters and Associates, has a bang-up
finance deal ready for the post war era
which he claims is the real McCov.
Roy Smith of Desert Operating Co., Lan-
caster, visited Los Angeles and purcha ed
a new Buick. Headed home with his new
acquisition, he met a woman at an un-
expected intersection and . . . WHAM.
The Buick didn't look so good when it
reached Lancaster.
Don Clark arrived on the Super Chier
on the 9th for a three day visit to the
local office of Clark Distributing Co., leav·
ing here on the 11th for the main office in
San Francisco.
Ken Strivers has been !!;iven an honor-
able discharge from the Navy and plans
on returning to his operating of marble
tables in this area.
Don Charters, former Los Angeles op-
erator now stationed at Luke Field, Ari·
zona, visited the Paul Laymon's during
his furlough in early December. Another
rurlou!!;h visitor was Martin V. Smith, Ox-
nard.
Adding to the Christmas pirit, the local
office of the E. T . Mape Music Co. erected
a tree in the showrooms on the 16th. Beau-
tifully lighted, it added con iderably to the
festive spirit.
Jack Gut hall is showing his friends a
beautiful new rose gold wri t watch friend
wife presented him with as a Christmas
!!;ift, a little berore Saint Nick should
really arrive.
Aubrey Stemler can sympathize with Roy
Smith. On Sunday, Dec. 12th, he mutilated
e.
WANTED
Used Seeburg Phonographs and Wallomatic Boxes-Any Model
State Price and Condition
FOR SAI.E
Scales. Kirk Horo scope.
Good condition. each ...... $127.50
Seeburg Wallomatics. 1939.. 10.50
Seeburg Amplifiers for 12
Record. with Tubes.......... 20.00
Seeburg Spea kers for 12
Record ..............................
7.50
Speakers. New 2 Wi r e P. M.
12 inch Jensen .................. $
7.45
Seeburg Remote Contr ol Spea k
Organs. g ood c ondition.. 27.50
Mills Amplifiers fo r Th r on e
with Tubes..........................
25.00
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