Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

Issue: 1945 March

Turner, Stockton.
The Army likes its slots and when some
STAY OUT OF THE "BOWELS" Of YOUR MACHINE
of them needed repairs at Hobbs Field,
New Mexico, they were flown over to
San ta Ana and trucked up to Badger Sales
r
for repairs.
San Joaq uin valley operators suffered
considerable damage to equipment during
the January floods when water stood three
and
feet deep on the main streets of Visalia
and Tulare.
L. B .. McCreary was expected at the
Will Be on the Way ,
local Mape office on the 15th for one of
his infrequent visi ts.
For prompt, efficient, intelliCJent repair work on all types of coin-operated
Bill Leuenhagen finds phono rentals a
equipment, CJive us a call! Seasoned veteran mechanics will CJive your ma-
mighty nice side-line. Recently he has
chines the sparkle and performance of new machines.
been cooperating with the Coca-Cola Co.
in ren ting out machines for "Coke Ses-
sions" at various department stores where
style shows are held for teen-agers.
Charlie Robinson is now ensconsed in
Los AnCJeles 14, California
721 South Valencia
his grand new building at Pi co and Mag-
nolia. Sharing quarters in the first multiple
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Moore, Mr. and Mrs.
D. H. Harvey, Pismo Beach, visited Los
rental building devoted to the welfare
Dan Donohue and Mr. and Mrs. Jean
Angeles on his way to Oklahoma to attend
of the Coin Machine Industry are: Oper.
Minthorne
made
the
night
spots
on
the
9th.
the funeral of a relative.
ators' Service, specializing in repairs and
Clark Distributing Co. carried advertis-
. Bill Wolf reports an unusually good
maintenance of all types of equipment;
ing
in
the
February
12th
daily
newspapers
month at California Amusement. AI Grie-
Milo Herring, refinishing and repainting
to call attention to the Wurlitzer coast-to-
bahn is doing a fine job as salesmanager
equipment; and Gossett Designing, spe·
coast broadcast of "Abe Lincoln's Story."
and new operators are visiting the estab-
cialists in designing all types of devices.
John Clouder, Milwaukee, was a recent
lishment daily. Frank Reichard is head-
Another rental will soon be devoted to
visitor with Bill Happel. Bill started
quartering at Cal. Amusement and devoting
servicing the operator's needs.
Clouder ou t in the operating game with
his time to buying and selling routes which
And, while speaking of Charlie, we
ten Rock-Olas several years back.
the firm is equipped to finance, if desired.
should relate that he sold his place in
The crusading parson of Santa Ana had
Most of the local jobbing establishments
San Fernando valley and is now hob-
his case submitted in briefs to Judge
were cleaned out of arcade pieces the last
nobbing with th e city folks. The Robinsons
Howard C. Cameron on February 14th.
purchased the former hom~ of the ex-Mrs.
of January when the Hawaiian Islands
Virginia Bcban and Lieut. Frederick
shipping opened for a brief period and
Stan Laurel on Citrus Avenue and are
Hessler, Army Air Force, were united in
the Island operators took advan tage of
qui te at home in town. Charlie can't be-
marriage at the Beverly Hills Lutheran
the opportunity to get much needed equip-
lieve that only ten minutes will get him
Church on January 27th. Virginia is the
ment.
home. For years he's been driving through
daughter
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Homer
I.
Ske-
traffic a half hour or more to get out to
A happy golf foursome at the Wilshire
han,
and
pappy
has
been
connected
with
.
the valley spot.
Country Club on February 13th included
operating
for
a
number
of
years.
Said the chap: "Do you like cocktails?"
Schwartz and Stemler of Clark Distribut-
Phil Greenberg of Atlas Novelty, Pitts·
She said: "Yes, tell me some!" and with
ing, Kellerman of the Bergstrum Musi c,
burgh, Pa., and brother Barney of Atlas
that we close this accounting for this
Honolulu, and Bill Happel, of Badger
Automatic Music, Detroit, are here on a
month.
Sales.
visit and stopping at the Ambassador. Re-
Devie Devlet, Monrovia, is celebrating
cently Jack Simon, Cleveland, joined them
his fifth anniversary as a buyer of used
for a gabfest with Len Micon at Pacific
records in California and his third year
New Film Releases
as national distrib utors of Rekucky's Slide - Coast Distributors.
Bob Bard has opened a record store on
for cleaning records.
For Converted Panorams
Pico near Vermont to add to his multiple
Mac Mohr has taken over the huge
activities.
bowling alley in the former Club LaSalle
QUALITY PICTURES
Jack Gutshall takes the medal for the
rooms of the Spring Arcade at 542 South
SERIES 1 TO 14
wild
life
display
in
his
place
of
business.
Spring Street. Consideration was over
Write for literature
Jack
has
a
mounted
elk
and
two
deer
$100,000.
heads in the showrooms _and one deer
Len Micon is currently proclaiming the
-
SEE-
head in his office. They're all beauties.
praises of Harry Williams' latest release
"Flat Top."
Recent out-of-towners spotted on the Row
included Art Narath, Santa Ana; William
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Goodson and Paul Hirschler, South Pasa-
dena ; Theodore Verdin, Santa Maria; Ivan
Wilcox, Visalia; Ted Brown, Bakersfield;
Burt Polin, Santa Maria and Francis E.
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PAUL A. LAYMON
BUY AT SOUTHWESTERN
YOU MUST BE SATISFIED!
NICKEL
NUDGER
II Will Be A "GREAT DAY IN THE MORNING"
when fh is ad grows fo a full page brisf ling wifh scads of new Ven dors , M erchandise and
Suppl ies we will have ready fo r im med iafe del ivery f o our hundreds of cusfomers in fhe
$9.85
W esf. W e'r e p l annin g foward fhaf " G re af Day" and whe n if com es • . . you' ll fin d
VI KING ready!!!
Unfil f hen, we cQ/lsider if o ,!r privile ge f o help you mainfain your operafions as
LIMITED
AMOUNT
IN
STOCK
efficiently as possible. May we he"ip you ' wi f h you r parfs req uirements? W e'll d o our besf
fo be of sen'ice.
SOUTHWESTERN VENDING
MACHINE COMPANY
2833 W . Pica Blvd . , Los Angeles 6 , Calif.
Viking Specialty Gompany
530 GOLDE N GATE AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO 2, CALIFORNIA
RO.1421
THE BLUE BLOODS OF THE INDUSTRY READ mE REVIEW EXCLUSIVELYl
. Seattle
. A study in contrast : jobbing house open-
We"re As Close As Your "Phone
ings i~ 1940 and 1945 : Five years ago th e
bright array of Rowers would have made
a Rorist drool enviously_ Drinks, buffet
lunch, employees Ritting about, a floor
tightly lined with glittering games_ In ' 45
there are games-but open gaps yawn be-
FIVE BALLS·SLOTS·CONSOLES
tween them_ The employees soberly attend
PHONOGRAPHS and REMOTES
to duty ; the employer, ~leev es roll ed up ,
works side by side_ Gaiety, drinks and
sparkle have been 'replaced by new resolve
and purpose. The atmosphere of Coin Row
reRects the atmosphere of a world at war.
Bring Your Equipment
,
E yeing the Row with a Double "0 "-
Decca's Pacific Coast Manager, L. C Gil-
Maintenance
Problems
to
Us.
man, visited locally, and while he was
warmly welcomed, he could have been
We have enlarged our repair and maintenance
loved to death by simply bringin g alon g
service and can now take care of the repairs
a few copies of "Rum and Coca Cola," th e
on all types of coin-controlled equipment.
smash-bangingest nickel-grabb er in months_
"I could use 10,000 of them," one of
BRING YOUR MACHINES IN FOR
Seattle's top phono ops commented _ _ _ _
With most jobbers constricting th eir fie ld,
EXPERIENCED PRECISION WORKMANSHIP
expansion is news_ Sam Grossman of the
Seattle Coin Machine Co _ has added punch
boards, installed a repair shop , and taken
unto himself a partner_ Earl Everett, one-
time manager of Jack Moore's, entered
EXposition 7162
the S_C M.C fold last month.
Los Angeles 6, California
1813 W . Pico Blvd.
Rememb er George Murray, the cheery
cherub who righted wrong games three
years ago ? He's still repairing-but now
predicted a brilliant future for the coin
marines.
Add hospitalizations: Wes
it's for the U.S. Army Signal Corps in
machine business . . . . E. C. McNeil was
Moore, hit by a heart ailment that lasted
Seattle's F ederal Office Building . .. . Cly
three months. . . . The Schn abel Coin- elected president of the California Ciggie
Newton is riding the road to health in the
Operators.
Master, revolutionary electric coin chute
East . .. . Th ey' ve always been A-I oper-
Harry Drollinger gave out with a deer
whi ch would have soared to sensational
ators ; now their draft board has con-
barbecue for 150 guests . . . . Ka nsas police
popularity . except for scarcity of vital
firm ed the rating : Jack Block and " Block-
picked up a slot machine thief who con-
materials, is enj oying limited sales-only
buster" Rudy P eterson await call to colors.
fessed th at he robb ed slots by pl acing them
because of a limited supply.
Rudy's induction will . probably be delayed
in a baby bu ggy a nd trundling them on
"Le Monde Chi c de Larso n." It's not
until Army Clothing Supply can requisition
home wh ere he could empty the cash box
the name of a new woman's hat, nor a zom-
enough yardage to outfit him .. . . A radi o
in privacy . . . . The 1935 Coin Machine
bied drink , nor an a pp etizing dish. In the
service shop has been added to Frank
Exhibit was held in Chicago on F ebruary
English we all try to use, it means "Little
Countner's phono holdings, with Edwin
18th to 21st and brought out a record
Man," and is th e nam e of a prize toy
Anderson as static-soother.
crowd.
poodle owned by "Porky" J aco bs. The
Any troublesome customer tangling
Victor J. Evans, a fraudulent coin ma-
animal has ' won many prize trophies and
torsos with new op Dean McAdams may
chine jobber who rooked plenty of oper-
will vie for more honors next month in
find himself thrown for a loss because th e
ators, was sentenced to 5 years in the
Californ ia.
man who purchased Irving Chelin's wired
federal penitenti ary. . . . "Automatic
Cpl. Louis Ka rno f sk y
music route was a standout fo otb all sta r
Cinema" was the latest thing in London.
with the University of Washin gton and th e
· .. Jules P ace was elected prexy of th e
pros. Chelin is retai ning hi s n on-wi red
Louisiana Operators . . . . Lou Wolcher
phonos while opening a record shop in the
moved fo r the third time in 4 years a nd
downtown area.
movi ng to larger quarters each time . .. _
Open for business again is Western Dis-
Detroit Ops installed new Skill Games Op-
THE HOT NEWS IN THE
tri butors and back at the same desk is
erators' Assn. offi cers at a banqu et at the
REVIEW TEN YEARS AGO
Solly Solomon with the same evenn ess of
Detroit-Leland Hotel. ... National Amuse-
temperament and smilin g disposition whi ch
ment Co. opened offi ces in San F rancisco.
won countless friends throughout th e
· .. Sam Lo ndon , operator turn ed jobber,
Northwest.
Hallihan and Getz, who opened the fi rst
opened his Milwaukee Coin Machine Co.
S hort Sho ts fro m the Schnabel Sho p-
pen ny arcade in San Francisco in 1907,
· .. K. C Novelty Co., in the wholesale
A hernia operation sidelined Vern P res-
premium busi ness for a number of years,
opened a new sportland on Market Street.
ton.
The electric chute departm ent
opened a pin gam e jobbin g depa rtme nt .
. . . P ortl and and Seattle jobbers and dis-
lost Dave Montgomery to the merchant
tri butors reported a good year in 1934 and
* * *
Where is Denver loca ted ?
Just below the " 0 " in Colorado.
Call EXposition 7162 for

w.
B. LEUENBAGEN Ii CO.,
~
10 YEARS A'GO
BUY AT SOUTHWESTERN. YOU MUST BE SATISFIED!
DO YOU NEED ANY ARCADE E9UIPMENT?
Shou ldor Graph
Qu estions &. A nswers
Char m
Horosco pe, Mills
Barre l Roll
Rock- Ola Baseball
Mountain Climber
Fortune Teller
Bowling All ey. Exhibit
Magic Clock V endor
Evans in the Barr el
Heart Beat
John son Baseball
Strength Test
Action Baseball
Hollywood Nudies
Card Machines, Mutoscope
& Exhibit
Skee- Ball- Ette
News Reel
Birthday Clock
Quartencope
Muscle Builder
Ten Strike
The Circus
Ball y All ey
Wor ld Series
Atla. BMeball
Sky Fighter
Goofy Go lf
Travelogue
Lifter
Air Raid er
Chicago Coin Hockey
Selector. Scope
Southwestern Vending Mochine Compony
2833 West Pico Blvd.
RO. 1421
Improved
SCAVENGERS
for
Mills Jumbo Parades
Part # 505A
-SEE-
PAOL A. LAYMON
DISTRIBUTOR
Los Anc;Jeles 6, Calif.
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