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Hankin Music Co., Wurl ifzer Disfribufors of Aflanfa, sef ouf fo do fheir parf in fhe Nafional
Defense Bond and Sfamp dr ive in a big way. Info acfion wenf Morr is himself. Up wenf a boofh
in Hankin 's showrooms. Behind if we nf f wo maidens fa ir. From if Hankin has sold a sle w of
Bonds and Sfamps fo Music M erchanfs and local business men-is doing a nice job for fh e
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FOR
DECEMBER
1941
HOUSTON-The best attended phono·
graph operators' social meeting of the sea·
son was held November 19 at Southern
Select beer warehouse, hosted by Albert
Reese, E. F. Conklin, John G. Wright. All
but eight of the known opera tors or oper·
ating firms in the city were represen ted.
An Italian supper with plen ty of beer was
the menu. William Peacock acted as master
of ceremonies. F. C. Nelson, Southern Se·
lect assistant sales manager, made an ex·
cellent ten minute talk based on the bene·
fits of trade associa tions. Nelson also, as
usual, supervised preparation and serving
of the food and drinks.
A number of distributors and their em·
ployees arrived in time for the social part
of the meeting.
Southwestern Music Corp. gave record·
ing artist Horace Heidt and his orchestra
an elaborate informal dinner and dance
party during his eight-day stay in Houston
early in November. More than 200 guests-
operators, record dealers, wives and friends
-attended the affair at Pier 21, a well
known Houston restaurant. A. B. Garza,
Houston branch manager, arranged the
affair.
Operator E. R. Gates, 34, brother of
Ernest M. Gates, owner of the well known
operating firm, Gulf States Amusement Co.
of Houston, died at 4 a.m., November 19,
after being shot by Joy Johnson, a sales·
man. Gates was a quiet, sober, industrious
young fellow, liked and respected by all
who knew him. His tragic death brought
shock and grief to a multitude of friends
both in and ouf of the industry.
H. M. Crowe, R & A Distributing Co.
manager, is an honorary member of the
"Madisonville Sidewalk Cattlemen's Asso·
ciation", a nationally known organization.
·Motto of the grou p is "Cowboy boots for
~cattl emen only." Some of the . regula tions
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Old Seeburg Piano
In Yuma Museum
YUMA, Arizona-One of the most inter·
esting items in the new Yuma Territorial
Prison Museum is an old automatic piano
using rolls and manufactured by the J. P.
Seeburg Piano Co., now the J. P. Seeburg
Corporation, in the early days of the coin
machine industry.
The device has a nickel coin chute and
glass doors on the front so that patrons
might observe the mechanical action of the
instrument.
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Visits Packard
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DENVER-J. P. Blackwell, Packard PIa·
for a grand year serving you with Packard
PLA-MOR Products. We know we have int ro-
duced you to the top money-makers of 1941 and
in 1942 you can depend upon Packard to give
f ou the PROFIT LINE.
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and penalties for violating them are:
Owner of at least 2 head of cattle may
wear boots. Owner of 3 head may stuff
right pants leg in boot. Owner of 4 head
may stuff in both pants legs. Owner of 4
head or more may wear spurs. Penalties
include, buy drinks for everybody in sight
and remove stuffed·in pants leg. Boot wear·
ing prohibited for 2 weeks, and removing
stuffed·in pants leg. Boot wearing prohi·
bited for 3 weeks and spurs removed.
Commercial Music, Wurlitzer Distribu·
tors for Texas, Oklahoma, and part of
Louisiana, has a 100% defense bond or·
ganization. Every regular employee and
official of the firm has one or more of the
bonds and has pledged to buy more as
able.
Mills Novelty Co. opened an office in
Dallas late in October, their third di~tri·
buting branch in Texas. The other two are
in Houston and San Antonio.
It was news when Operators Jack Renfro
and Sam Ayo of Houston went deer hunt·
ing in the Davis Mountain section of West
Texas and did not get their limit. Renfro
especially is a noted sportsman and usu·
ally brings in the results, be it ducks,
birds, fish, or big game.
Most operators like to boast of at least
one ritzy location where customers go for·
mal, but they all realize it is the wage
earner who actually keeps them in busi·
ness. 1941 has been a banner year for legal
operations and these might be some of the
reasons:
Figures released on Armistice Day show
employment in Texas defense projects has
more than doubled the past year. In No·
vember 1940 only about 25,000 were em·
ployed but a year later over 80,000 were
employed at 163 plants on qefense jobs.
Defense contracts on November 1 totaled
$1,015,000,000. Since then $18,000,000 has
been added.
In other lines of industry employment
and wages have advanced even more. A
pay roll increase of $25,000,000 was noted
in the Houston Ship Channel area. Invest·
ment in plant construction along the ship
channel was $224,000,000 for 1940 and has
already been increased more than one·
fourth. Employment has more than tripled
the past year in this area. Hourly wage
rates have increased approximately 25%.
fohn W. Wright .
Mor distributor in Denver, spent a few
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days at the Packard plant in Indianapolis
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the latter part of November. Blackwell reo
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. a very substantial shipment of the full line
.... of Packard products.
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