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Western Stoles Coin Machine Convention
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COIN
MACHINE
REVIEW
LOS ANGELES- With final plans nearly complete 'a s
In other times no reservations for any of the special
this issue of the REVIEW goes to press, the Show Com- events were made before the opening of a Los Angeles
mittee for the WESTERN STATES Corn MACHINE CoNVEN· show. This year, within a few days after the official
TION, to be held at the Biltmore Hotel, here, November 18, advance sale began, more than half the places at both
19 and 20, has announced an expected attendance of the Celebrities Luncheon and the Banquet and Ball had
somewhere in the neighborhood of 2500 operators, based been reserved - with cash on the line, which clearly
on advance sale of tickets to the Celebrities Luncheon and • means attendance at the events. Some indication of the
the gala Ball and Banquet. .
widespread interest is to be found in the fact that ticket
Simultaneously the Committee announced that all the orders came from as far away as the New England
original space devoted to display of coin machine equip- states, while large groups of Chicago executives booked
ment had been contracted for, and that a second area, their places and indicated they would fly out to be pres-
obtained in response to heavy demands, had been more ent during the three-days' gathering. Around the Bay
region of California, interest grew to such an extent that
than half "sold out."
It is apparent from this, Committeemen asserted, that plans were being made for special trains down from and •
all records for regional showing of equipment will be back to Oakland and San Francisco.
In addition to the display of new moneymakers, a
broken in this three-day gathering, and that the current
affair will far surpass any of the previous displays held collection of oldtime music equipment, centered in one of
the display halls, will prove a notable attraction. A full
on the Coast in times past.
There is considerable satisfaction to Los Angeles coin- program of entertainment has been announced to make
men in the strong showing indicated for the Convention visitors' memories of their stays here highly memorable.
in view of the fact that many predecessors of the modern
Included in the schedule of special events are a night
coin machine had their origin in the West. The devices club tour, on Monday evening, which will take coin ma-
chine parties to three world-famous
of Charlie Fey are a good instance of
late-spots; the Celebrities Luncheon
this sort, and many another other
with a full complement of talent from
-successful unit was developed locally
Exhibitors Compete for
the entertainment world, on Tuesday;
before being transferred to Chicago
Best Display Trophy
a tour of some of Los Angeles color-
for manufacturing.
LOS ANGELES - There will be
ful foreign quarters, Tuesday night;
more competition at the Western
Wired music and the new coin
States Coin Machine Convention, at
a visit to several of the major motion
operated motion picture projectors
the Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel,
picture studios, Wednesday; and as
have been leaders in this trend, and
November 18, 19 and 20, than the
a grand finale, the Convention Ball
the fact that a great many phono-
simple one of getting first attention
and Banquet at the nationally-known
of visiting operators. As a further
graph records now are recorded in
incentive to getting exhibitors to
Wilshire Bowl.
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Hollywood, as bandsmen are here to
make their booths attractive, the
play night club engagements and to
COIN MACHINE REVIEW will
Exhibitors who have signed for dis-
work in pictures, and the fact that
award a handsome loving cup as
play space thus far, include:
first
award
for
best
display.
this locality will as a matter of course
As an impartial board of judges,
Advance Automatic Sales Co.
assume leadership in the production
Bandsman Horace Heidt, Actor-
of films to be used in the new pro-
Singer Dick Powell, and Harvey
Associated Operators of
jectors, further brighten the promise
Carr, editor of the Coin Machine
Journal, will determine whose ef-
of the West Coast as a producing
Los Angeles County, Inc.
forts in decoration and presentation
center for national consumption of
of equipment cops the trophy.
Baker Novelty Company, Inc.
equipment. •
Made of the same metal through-
out so that it may be polished down
Obviously these units will play a
Bally Manufacturing Company
to a hair's thickness without losing
large part in future coin machine
its handsome gloss, the cup, valued
Irving Bromberg Company
activity, and operators are anxious
at $25, will be given the winner at
to see them, as well as to get some
the Ball and Banquet, Wednesday
Buckley Manufacturing Co.
night, at the Wilshire Bowl. Horace
first looks at other new devices
Heidt will make the presentation.
California Simplex Distributing
scheduled for 1941 which will be on
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display here.
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