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Republicans Honor
Homer Capehart
FORT WAYNE, IND.-Homer E. Cape-
hart, President of Packard Manufacturing
Corporation, and owner of Capehart Farms,
Washington, Indiana, was greatly honored
by the Republican Party with the an-
nouncement that he has been chosen as
General Chairman of the Committee for
the Willkie Notification Ceremony at El-
wood, Indiana.
More than 300,000 people are expected
to attend the notification ceremonies. It is
believed that this is probably the greatest
honor ever tendered to any member of the
Phonograph Industry.
Homer E. Capehart has been long known
as a staunch Republican. His "Capehart
Cornfield Conference" attracted interna-
tfonal attention. His work in behalf of the
delegates of his state at the Philadelphia
Convention this year is also well known.
His activities as one of the outstanding
leaders in the Automatic Phonograph In-
dustry are known to all. His efforts in
behalf of the phonograph operators with his
new product, "Heads-Up-Selector" for the
16 and 24 record phonographs has won. the
warm praise of music leaders.
There is much jubilation among Auto-
matic Phonograph Machine leaders that
one of the members of th e trade has been
chosen as General Chairman for the Willkie
Notification Ceremonies. It is believed that
this great honor tendered to Homer E.
Capehart will reflect with good effect upon
the entire industry.
♦
Bromberg Bookkeeper Held for
Embezzling $20,000 of Firm's Funds
LOS ANGELES - Margaret Cole, 30,
bookkeeper for the Irving Bromberg Com-
pany for the past two years, was arrested
here on July 15 charged with embezzlement
of more than $20,000 of the firm's finances.
Arrest was made at th e offices of th e Com-
pany by Detective Lieutenant Jerry Moore
at which time the suspect admitted the
theft.
Officials of the Bromberg organization
first became suspicious the first week in
July. An audit of the books was ordered
with the result showing that $20,645.40 was
taken from the company through manipula-
tion of Bromberg's personal bank account
and two other accounts maintained for the
operating and sales divisions of the com-
pany. Questioned by detectives the suspect
refused to disclose to what use she had put
the money.
At a hearing held in the Municipal Court
July 23 Miss Cole was ordered held for trial
on 31 counts. Further investigations by the
police disclosed that she previously served
time in the Women's Federal Prison in
Alderson, W. Va., for th eft of $8,000.00
from a Federal Reserve Bank in that State.
Miss Cole had been prominent in coin
machine jobbing circles in Los Angeles for
the past seven years. Prior to her connection
with the Bromberg organization she was
accountant for the Sol Gottlieb Company. ♦
Future Bright,
Says Moloney
CHICAGO-Discussing the outlook for
the remainder of the summer and fall, Ray
Moloney, president of Bally Mfg. Company
stated that he expected to see unusual ac-
tivity in the coin-machine industry.
"As to any 'war-scare' affecting the coin
machine business," Moloney stated, "I'd
like to call everyone's attention to the cour-
age and construc tive work of a distributor
whose country is actually at war. I refer to
Bill Fielding, Bally Canadian distributor.
He visited the Bally factory recently and
placed the largest order in the history of
his organization. He also outlined a very
ambitious expansion program, designed to
increase coin-machine operations and sales
in Canada.
" 'Business as usual,' Fielding told us,
'is the motto of Canadian coin-men, who
point out that their industry is performing
essential war work in providing relaxation
from strain.' Similarly, we at Bally expect
a definite increase in coin machine play in
the Uni ted States, as the defense program
results in an increased need for simple, con-
venient forms of relaxation and also in-
creased volume of money in circulation." ♦
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