Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

vard. Place is much larger th an his form er
quarters, has a big r epair department in th e
rear and a balcony whi ch will take care of
new offi ces. Spot is ample for Mac's post-
war plans and when the green li ght goes on
.Mac will be ready.
Frank Butterfield, shop manager at Cali-
fornia Amusement, is back from a two week
buyin g trip through Nevada, Utah a nd
Idaho.
Associated Operators of L.A. County has
received letters of appreciation from the
Beverly Hills American Legion Auxiliary
for th e donation of gam es for their unit at
th e veteran s' hos pi tal ; from St. Joan of
Arc Rectory for donation of gam es and
wheels at th eir bazaar, and from CBS for
the use of a pin-ball to provide an auth enti c
sound effect on a Fanny Brice broadcast.
Nels Nelson took the first half of th e
month to vacation with his wife at their
ca bin at Lake Arrowhead.
Henry An chester is back oil the Coast
from a visit to Chi cago. After th e war, or
when prod uction resumes, Henry will be
di stri ct manager for Mi lls Industri es in the
New England states.
The beautifu l new leopard coat Dolores
Minthorne is sporting is a Christmas gift
from hubby- delivered a few weeks ahead
of Chri stmas.
Tony Fiorda , CMA C vi ce- prexy from Chi -
cago, won' t do the hi gh spots in town in a
sportsh irt next tim e he visits here. A mem-
ber of the Clark Distributin g staff took him
on the rounds and he was refu sed admit-
tan ce in a second rate establishm ent until
he had purchased a four-bit tie from a
vendor out front.
Two carloads of brand new Singi ng Tow-
ers are on their way West for th e three
offi ces of California Amusement Co.
Capitol Records jumped the gun s and
succeeded in being the first to mail out
Christmas greetings. A lam inated record-
ing of Jingle Bells with spec ial words sun g
by Johnny Mercer constituted th e greeting.
Mac Mohr reports an interesting and
profitable visit to Chicago and says that th e
fa ctori es he contacted there are all set for
their first ma chines wh en manufa cturing
resum es.
Don Clark fl ew to Chi cago on th e 4th
to attend a meeting of Wurlitzer distribu -
tors and then on to the Black Hills of North
Dakota for a hunting session with Mike
Hamm ergren. Clark Distributing has pur-
chased the local phono graph operations of
Frank Navarro and Navarro has been grant-
ed a Wurlitzer distributorship for Mexi co
City and vicinity. Don Clark ' is expected
back for th e holidays and he and Aubrey
Stemler will Ay to Mexi co City and Guate-
mala on Wurlitzer business on January 18th.
A nifty Brunswick bar has been install ed
in th e Minthorn e Mu sic hospitality center
on th e balcony in the rear of their estab-.
lishment. A hot water heater has been con-
nected, electri ca l refri geration, and fur-
ni shings including a ping-pong tabl e-in-
stalled to completely outfit th e spot.
Al Anderson, Shafter, and 3 fri ends
brought back 4 ni ce deer from their hunt-
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ing fora y near Cedar City, Utah. On th e
way over and back th e qu artet fished on
Lake Mead, near Las Vegas, Nevada.
Scal e operators have been having a flo ck
of trouble wi th vandals breaking in t he
glass fronts on guesse r-scal es, sprin ging th e
lock on th e cash box and removing the con-
tents. Most of the trouble has been in the
~ra,anu' ,a ~trrtiug,a
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hope the year ahead will provide us the opportunity to continue serving you .
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