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October, 1939
R E C O R D - B R E A K IN G
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C M I B o a s ts 80 M e m b e r s ; G ilm o r e a n d
C o m m itte e s B u s y A r r a n g in g 1 9 4 0 S h o w
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RECORD - BREAKING
Coin Machine Show in
1940 is freely predicted
by officials of Coin Machine
Industries, Inc., as Secretary
Jim Gilmore and his several
committees start work upon
plans. A meeting of the board
of directors of CMI was held
at the Sherman Hotel on Sep­
tember 12th to discuss 1940
show plans and to consider
other association activities.
With the industry united and
with the 1940 Show ta ki n g
place under a single roof, it is
expected that all available
booth space will be under con­
tract long before show time.
According to Secretary Gil­
more, applications for booth
space will be mailed to regular
and associate members of the
association on October 2. On
October 16th, association of­
ficials will meet to allot space
to members. On October 17th
a;- second mailing of applica­
tions will go to all former ex­
hibitors who are not members.
Regular and associate members
are extended substantial dis­
counts on the cost of space.
C M I H as E ig h ty M em bers
Action was taken upon 27
new applications for member­
ship at the September 12th
meeting. The membership in
Coin Machine Industries, Inc.,
at this time is approximately
80, which is believed to be
nearly double the membership
R. W. (Dick) Hood again
heads the entertainment com­
mittee, and if he arranges a
floor show as colorful as those
of the past the trade will be
more than pleased. However,
according to Mr. Hood, the
1940 entertainment will top
anything ever before attempt­
ed. He has not revealed what
he has up his sleeve. Assisting
Mr. Hood in arranging enter­
tainment features are Walter
Tratsch and Meyer Gensberg.
The publicity committee for
the 1940 Show is composed of
Herb Jones, Jack Nelson, A. E.
Gerbert and Jimmy Johnson.
Shorten H ours of E x hib ition
Jim Gilmore
of any previous coin machine
manufacturers association. Ad­
ditional memberships are ex­
pected prior to the allotment of
space on October 17th.
Leo J. Kelly was elected first
vice-president of CMI to take
the place of Jack Kelner who
resigned this position. Mr. Kel­
ly is vice-president of Exhibit
Supply Company and his pro­
motional ability is well known
in the coin machine industry.
He was also named to head the
Executive Show Committee in
carrying out general arrange­
ments for the 1940 Coin Ma­
chine Show. Assisting Mr. Kel­
ly on this committee are David
C. Rockola, W. J. Ryan, Rich­
ard Groetchen and Sam Wol-
berg.
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At the meeting of the board
of directors it was decided that
hours of exhibition are to be
shortened. The show will be
open to the trade on Monday
from 10 a. m. to noon; will be
closed from 12 to 2 p. m. to
command the entire industry’s
attendance at an unannounecd
feature of the convention, and
will again be open from 2 until
10 p. m. On other days of the
show the hours of exhibition
will be from 2 p. m. until 10
p. m. except the day of the
banquet when the exhibition
hall will close late in the after­
noon.
It is possible that the num­
ber of guest tickets issued to
exhibitors may be reduced this
year. Last year a total of 3000
guest tickets were issued, re-
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