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D E TRO IT-Edward Carlson, Carl-
son Music Co.; Victor De Schryver, Mar-
quette Music ,Co.; and G. M. Patton, Pat's
Music Co., are new members of the Board
of Directors of the United Music Opera-
tors of Michigan. Election was held on
October 26th and the new men replace
three who have resigned because of de-
mands of other interests.
NEW YORK -Radio Corporation of
America reported November 4th net profits
of $2,516,231 for the September quarter,
equal to 12 cents a share on common stock
against 8 cents a common share in the like
1942 quarter. Net profits for the nine
months ended September 30, last, totaled
$7,435,025, equal to 36 cents a common
share, as compared with 33 cents a share
for the first nine months of last year.
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Nafional
News Nole
C HICAGO -William F. Crouch, ex-
ecutive producer for Soundies, announces
that Soundies Distributing Corporation of
America, Inc., has reached an agreement
wi th the American Federation of Musicians
and has already started shooting on a new
series of 30 subjects.
WAS HIN GTON-The War Produc-
tion Board has ruled that salesboard manu-
facturers will be permitted to do 65 per
cent of their 1942 business th is year. This
applies only to manufacturers who were in
business during 1942, for no new paper
stocks will be allotted to manufact urers no t
in business during 1942.
C HICAGO - Harold Perkins, affable
Buckley salesmanager, is going to take it
easier this winter and has resigned from
the work end of a snow shovel. Perkins has
sold his home in Evanston and will "winter
it out" at his new Northside apartment.
WASHINGTON -Coin machine 'tax
collections for Sep tember to taled $986,550
according to fig ures from the Bureau of I n-
ternal Revenue. This is a sharp dip from
the peak months of July and August when
$7,421,961 and $5,357,243 were collected.
Coll ections for the firs t nine months are far
ahead of 1942. September coll ections
do ubled those of September, 1942, when
$468,078 was rung up.
BALTIMORE - Roy McGinnis, ac-
tive in the coin machine field locally and
operator of several Arcades in Virginia,
has opened a new Arcade at Quantico, Va.,
home of the Marines. Rufus DeVane is
manager of the spot.
CHICAGO-Coin machine promin-
ents from vario us parts of the nation in the
coin machine capital during the first two
weeks of the mon th included: Howard Peo
of Valley Specialty Co., Rochester, N. Y. ;,
B. D. and J. D. Lazar, Pi ttsburgh ; George
NOVEMBER
1943
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ILLINOIS NOVELTY COMPANY
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4335 Armitage Avenue
Chicago 39, III.
Albany 0945
Prock, Dallas; M. H. Wolf, California
Amusement Co., San Diego; and Al Mal-
lott, Rockford, Ill.
DETROIT - Sam Lucas, former man·
ager of Michigan Panoram Co. and repre-
sentative for Associated Producers Dis·
tributing Co., Hollywood, was killed in-
stantly on October 16th in an automobile
acciden t at a grade crossing.
PORTLAND, Ore .-The members
of the coin machine industry locally com-
mitted themselves nobly during the Third
War Bond drive. "Frenchy" Cusson, of the
campaign committee for this industry, re-
ports many of the operators purchased four
and five hundred dollars in bonds each
week and the $4,400,000 goal was an easy
mark.
NEW YORK - Four hundred guests
representing all branches of th e coin-opera-
ted music industry, enjoyed the Sixth An-
n ual En tertainment Dinner and Dance
sponsored by the Automatic Music Opera-
tors' Association at the Waldorf-Astoria
October 23. Nat Brusiloff and his orchestra
provided music for dancing and the Aoor
show which featured Dell O'Dell, Day,
Dawn and Dusk; Mollie Picon; Ken Whitt-
mer; Herman Hyde and Lewis and Ames.
Guest stars included Tommy Tucker, In k
Spots, Tommy Dorsey, Amy Arnell, Gene
Krupa and Benny Goodman.
CHICAGO - John Watl ing, head of
the Watl ing Manufac turing Co., and Flor-
ence Kaiser, were united in marriage on
Monday evening, October 25th. Jack Nel-
son, Rock-Ola Vice President, acted as
best man. Following the ceremony a ban-
quet and reception was held at the Hotel
Blackstone.
BALTIMORE - Sidney Schindler
has been named manager of the Free State
Distributing ' Co. by Lou Hinden, ow n er~
Sidney has had several years experience in
the music business and recently came here
from Camden, N. J.
CHIC AGO - A unique court case
came up here recen tly when the operator
of a beauty parlor brough t suit against a
hotel claiming that the marble game in the
lobby made so much noise it disturbed her
patrons.
DETROIT -The music route of the
L & W Music Co., operated by Saborrjs
Walton, has been purchased by the Bril-
liant Music Co. Route is one of the oldest
in the city and most of the machines are in
colored spo ts. Brilliant is bringing the
equipment up to date for resale to opera-
tors.
Meters Set Mark
PORTLAND, Ore.-Portland recently
coll ected its twenty millionth nickel from
the ci ty's parking meters. I t brought the
total collection for five years up to $1,000,-
000.
Since gas ra tioning the "take" has shown
an increase indicative that motorists con-
serve their gasoline by parking as close to
their destination and not waste fuel look-
ing for free space on the side streets.
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