Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

Every night after the day' s "takes" (not "take") were in the " can," Leo Carrillo, Jean
Park er and the company of supporting players in Paramount's "The Barrier" enjoyed
entertainment by a JY;'urlitzer Automatic Phonograph, installed for their pleasure on
location at Mount Baker, north of Seattle, by Hart Novelty Co. , of Everett, lJV ash. Scene
shows a location shot during a rest period.
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Offices of the Associated Operators of
Los Angeles County have been moved
over onto West Washington next door to
Will P. Canaan's ... Speaking of Canaan
-George G. Wood and family have moved
to Los Angeles from Seattle where he oper-
ated amusement machines for 7 years.
Wood, a son-in-law, has gone in with the
Canaan's . . . George Norris, head of the
manufacturing company bearing his name,
is expected in Los Angeles shortly to es-
cape the Middle West's winter weather ...
Bob Grindlay, former L. A. pin game
man, and Dixie McSheffery, once secretary
to Jack McClelland at National Amusement
Co., opened a studio of ceramic art-pot-
tery to you-in Carmel-by-the-Sea, early in
October . . . And speaking of McClelland,
he's now in New York City for a six-week's
rest and vacation. His brothe r visited town
recently . . . Speaking of National Amuse-
ment Co., Marlin V. "Bud" Smith has been
named general manager of the firm. Ap-
pointment took place after Smith and Bob
Stark, head of the firm, made a trip to Chi-
cag::i tcgether in the former's new Olds-
mobile. Jack Nelson and Irving Webb
played proper hosts to the pair in the
Windy City, giving them only two or three
hours sleep a night. They brought back a
carload of Rock-Ola Imperials, all of which
have gone out, and a carload of World's
Series, which are being operated under the
name of World's Series, Inc . . ..
B. 0. Teasdale has moved closer into
Los Angeles; he vacationed with his wife
and daughter on the McKenzie River above
Euguene, Oregon . . . L. M. Favorite of
Long Beach has re-entered the operating
p icture in partnership with F. L. DeWolf.
Under the name of F & D Amusement
Games Co. the firm has begun operation
of a string of A. B. T. target machines ...
J. P. Blackwell of Denver's W~~tern Mu-
sic Co. visited Los Angeles late in October;
his sis ter operates a Los Angeles branch of
the firm, and J. P . made arrangements for
opening of another branch in the Bay dis-
trict. He now operates over 1,500 Wurlitzer
phonographs . . . The Milton H. Lange
Amusement Co. has purchased another car-
load of Wurlitzer Skee-Balls. Firm has now
bought five carloads in all ... H. E. Cape-
hart, Wurlitzer vice-president, has prom-
ised to arrive in Los Angeles during the
second week of November . . .
Palm Springs, Los Angeles elite's favorite
desert retreat, has opened for the season
with a goodly sprinkling of coin machines
in the various places of business . . .
H eadquarters fo r
USED GAMES
No Deal Complete Unless
You' re Satisfied!
W e handle a co mplete line of used
m ac hines . . . autom atics, nove lty
ga mes, s lo ts.
We have these on spec ial :
20 Furys, in cartons ................ $ 7 .50
12 T ornado, in ori gi nal
cartons .............................. 5.50
10 A dvance-A - Li te Bumpers .. 12 .50
10 Thirty Mi les ...................... 10.00
each
each
each
each
Pick any FIVE of the following'
for $24.95 :
Flare
Flash
Ditto
Over and Under
Five and Ten
Squadron
Gold Medal
Fifty Gr and
Ban ker
Torpedo
Bal l Fan
Stock Exchange
Panama
Tota li t e
Cross Count ry
Pick any FIVE of the following
for $ 34.95 :
Short Sox
Fu ry
Neck and Neck
Fro lic
Bank N igh t
Hold ' Em
Bumper
No less th an five so ld , and only one of a
kind with each dea l.
Madcap
Flash lite
W ri t e fo r Co mp le te li st
Terms: One-third down, balance C.O.D.
SOUTHWESTERN VENDING
MACHINE CO.
ROch ester 1421
2 7 1 1 W . Pico
Los Angeles
Champion popcorn eater in the city is
Bill Simmons of the Rudolph Wurlitzer
Company. After downing two five cent
bags a recent afternoon a l the Mohr
Brothers, Bill took a long a pound of popped
corn and finished it before dinner time.
Mohr Brothers have ordered a medal for
the champ .. .
Popcorn eating brings to mind the great
number of operators frequenting Mohr
Brothers of late to watch the Popmatic ma-
chine perform and, incidentally, to enjoy a
bag or two of corn .w • •
R. H. Reinhart spent several days in San
Francisco during the past month arranging
for the opening of a sales office there.
Reinhart has the exclusive distributing
rights for northern California on the Pacific
Gum Merchant . . .
Sol Gottlieb is receiving the congratula-
tions of his friends these days on his ap-
pointment as assistant manager to Curly
Robinson on the Associated Operators of
Los Angeles County Association . . .
Charley Washburn, of the Novelty Sup-
ply Co., took time out recently to get mar-
ried and take a honeymoon trip to Mexico
City. Charley promises to put it all on
paper and give us an exclusive story . . .
on the trip . . . for the next issue . . .
R. J. Hinners has returned to Los Angeles
after a circle business trip through the key
cities of the east in the interest of his pop-
corn vendor. Hinners met with an accident
in the New England s tates and had to fin-
ish his trip by air . . .
Looking like a million dollars and ready
to go out and sell Gum Merchants by the
thousand is Herb McClellan who has just
returned from a short vacation in the state
of Oregon. Herb, and the missus, report
having had a wonderful time visiting old
friends in Utah and Oregon . . .
Outside of the president of the United
S.tates the second hardest man to reach is
Charles Cradick, counsel for CAMOA. With
the big CAMOA goodwill contest occupying
the center of the stage for the past month,
-ii has been practically impossible to even
reach Cradick by phone and those in the
know say he even had his meals sent in ...
H. A. Kaplan opened a Jobbing office in
Los Angeles this month to deal in used
equipment. . . .