Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)
Issue: 1942 February - Page 4
SPECIAl. CI.OSE-OUT SAI.E!
IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
A UTOMATIC PAYTABLES
~hfsnt~:~~!~·
. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ......... ::::$~~:~g
R. bui lt Sport Pag.s....
. .. 59.50
Schoo l Days Fre. play ...................................... 46.50
5c Brown F ~~u~TH!1.A~~!N!!ion , .
Serial No. 442325 .................................... $82. 50
Bl ue Ribbons .......... __ .............. __ .. _ .. __ .............. ___ .. 52.50
250 Brown F. Club H dle Kn ee A ct ion.
Bally ' s Roundup ... _......................
IDe B. F. Li ght Ca b .•
R. built Fairgrou nds ........................................
Fa irground. ....
. ..................
Pr.a kn... .. ......................
Turf Champs .....................
Bally's Caro m ....................................
36.50
16.50
9.90
16.50
10.50
Ball y's Ju mbo ...........
.......... ............
CONSOLES
3.90
Keeney's Dark Horse..........
1 :~ : ~I:~t t~~p Li.:':~~1. ~e~: S h
4. 90
. ................. $14.50
................. 16.50
Jen. Mu lti Racers ...... _................... :::::: ~Ug
Exhib it Tanforan ................................ __ ...... __ .. 16.50
Sugar ~ing: Steel 3cab~ .~ .. j" ....................... 49.50
Paces
ara aga,
19 9
0 e ---
--_ .. 68.50
~~~:: ::~!~Og!~4y94~0~~d.C~:....::::: :ng
Paces R' I 194 1, used w •• k ................................ 104.50
JB~II!~:sH~~I~ eH ~~~nUS~~e~Owd~~·i ::~:::::::::~::~~ : gt~8
Pac.s Rac.s, Brown Cab., S.r. No. 4355 .... 69.50
COUNTER GAMES
.... $10.50
Mercury Cig. Ic ......... _ ........ _
Tot Cig. Ic.....
9.90
Ginger Cig. Ie.......
~~:!~she~i~·1 kelac"k·jack·.~ .. ~········ ...........
Imp. Cig. Ie.... ......................................
Cu bs Ci g. Ie.................................................
Serial No. 436704 .................................... 84 .50
5c B. F. Light Cab ..
S.rial Nos. 352539 to 423781... ........... 72.50
5c B. F. Dark Cab .•
S.rial Nos. 323697 to 4100 14 ............. 62. 50
Seri al Nos. 366555 to 412297 ..............
5c Pace Mytr Payo ut. Dark Blu. fro nt.
JOe pa~~r i~~t~ Opa~:u~:9~~~k··Biu·e··fro·n·f .. ··
Serial No. FB30835M ... _ .......... _ ...........
250 P~:ri~tt~t~~u4t4StG~ .. ~I~ .•.. ~r.o.n.~ .....
5c Pace Comet 2 ~ 4 p ayout Twi n J'pot
72.50
49. 50
52.50
52.50
Serial No. FS2255 1..._ ........................ _. 24.50
IDe Pace Co met 2A Payout Twi n J ' pot
.
Serial No. FS2 11 76._ ........................... 26.50
gg ~iII: ~~~ r ~;gl:y~ y~~y~:!e".t .~~~ ::~::: g~Jg
50 Mill s Extraord inary Mytr Payo ut.. ........ 52.50
5c Mills B. 11 Goos. neck 2-4 Payo u!... ....... 24.500
5e Mills O. K. M't Vdor 2-4 E.calator ...... 22.5
~g ~i:::
H:
~::: ~:~i~: ~~: m~L :::: ~~:gg
Ic Mills Q.T. Gr' t, S.rial No. 17034 ........ 32. 50
7.90
5e Wat ling late Ch erry Bell Rol Top ........ 52.50
3.90
5c & 10c Calli. Cadet Mytr Pty' t. R. d .... 24.50
~:~
4.80
P. nny Pack Cig. Ic...................... .................. 2.90
Reel Spot ..... - ...........................................
3. 90
Vest Pocket Green ........................................... 26.50
f~ ~:~::~ ~ ~o~o;e~~c~y~~ ... ~~~.~.~::::~::::::::::: 1::~g
5e Pace fro nt Vend or 2.4 Payout.. .............. 22.50
5c Jen. Mint V. ndor 2-4 Payout ................ 22. 50
LEGAL ECj)U IPMENT
Metropo litan Ai r Defend er. used W' k
.... $49.50
2~nr r'i!\sioi:::::::::::::::::::~:::::::::::::::::·::: .. :::::: :g:Z8
A B T Ch II
1650
. . '.
~R~nt~iAY GAMES ... , .. .
Evan. Ten Strike.................................
. ....... 59.50
Bally Bask.t Ball Game .................................. 28.50
~1·~a~~I*z::cg~~~~.~~~:.1ol .. ~i~ . ~e~~0'. ~~:~8
Spotiem Free play ......... _ ...... _ .................... $10.00
Boun ty Free play........... ...........
7.00
Chevron Free play ................. _ ......................... 12.50
Var iety Free play.
. ........................ 12.50
Vog ue Free pl ay .. _ .... _ ............................. 12.50
Watli ng Boys' Pioneer S pri ngless
Scale. Guess your weight.
. ............
View Scop e .................................... ...................
Exhi bit Foot Vita lizer .....................................
Groetehen Skill Shot or Zoo m . ......................
Cha mpion Fr •• play .. .... .........................
12.50
44.50
12.50
56. 50
18.50
and several wall boxes when a location
burned.
C. T. McKelvy, vice-president and sales
director for 1. P. Seeb urg Corp., visited
Electro Ball Co., home office in Dallas early
in January to explain the new remo te con-
trol Seeb urg console. He was feted by
Electro Ball officia ls and branch managers
with a dinn er at the Adolphus Ho tel.
Branch managers attending the dinn er and
business conference were: Anderson Sage,
Houston ; J ack Ca nipe, Memphis; Haro ld
Thompson, San An tonio ; M. Smalley, New
Orleans; To m Wolfe, Oklahoma City.
A. D. Childress, well known operator of
West Columbia, died Jan. 16th after a
short illness.
Eddie Lear, Seeburg sales representative
and one of the most widely known and gen·
erally liked of Texas coinm en, is now in
Pasaden a, Calif. studying voice. Many
world fa mous teachers have told him that
he might well beco me as great as the
greatest of sin gers. Electro Ball Co. in
Dall as, Seeburg di stributors, are backin g
him in preparin g for what th ey believe
will be a noted caree r. In a recent letter
Eddie mention ed this schedul e: Voice les·
son every day a nd practice ; two opera les-
sons every week and practice; two
musicianship classes each week and prac·
ti ce. Last summer Lear spent his vacation
visitin g with Gene Autry and other Holly-
wood celebrities.
John G. Wright •
Brand new Jack-in -Box Safe ....................... 35.50
Will trade for Mills Four Bells. Late Models
Terms. One-Third Deposit. Bolo C.O.D. F.O.B. Lewiston. Idaho
COIN
MAC H IN E
REVIEW
A. E. CONDON SALES COMPANY
4
TEXAS
fOR
fEBRUARY
1.94.2
.
HO USTON (RC) - Crum packer Distr ib·
uti ng Corp., Columbia record di stributors
sin ce Ja n. 1st, offi cially opened its new
building at Hami lton and Canal Street on
J a n. 15th . The affair was marked by a two
day open house party attended by a large
numb er of opera tors from the South Texas
area. Luncheon and refreshm ents were
served. CQlumbia record department is lo-
cated on th e second floo r and A. B. Garza
is manager, with Raymond Wilson III
charge of receiving and shipping.
A Harris County grand jury re-indicted
J . T. Wilkes, 31 year old taxi driver, on
January 7th for the murder of Walter A.
Niemackl on Decemb er 13, 1939. The orig-
inal indictment had but one charge, that
of murder by shooting3 The new indictment
contains three counts : one charging murder
by shooting with a gun, one charging that
victim was struck with a blunt instrum ent,
an d a third that he was struck by his as-
sailant's feet.
Niemackl was very widely known
throughout State arid National music op-
erilting·'circles. He organized the Houston
P honograph Operators Association, Inc.,
and as paid executive secretary was largely
responsible fo r that grou p reachin g a literal
100% memb ership and holding it fo r sev-
eral mo nths. Over 50 firms and individual
0 perators embracing over 100 persons, were
enroll ed. Th e association disbanded after
State Atto rney General had secured a tem-
pora ry injuncti on against its memb ershi p.
AUTOMATIC·
PHOTOGRAPHY
t1~~~b~.~~!~EJ
The charges mention ed in injunction were
not sustain ed and all persons indicted were
found not guilty but the association was
never re·organized.
Niemackl was killed in his own cafe
aft er a fi ght started when he refu sed to
sell beer to people who, apparently in his
opinion , were already intoxicated. (Texas
State laws prohibit sale of beer to anyo ne
showing reasonable signs of drunkenness. )
A two day open house party on Jan. 16th·
17th by Houston branch of Commercial
Music Co. marked the showing of Wur-
litzer's new phonographs for South" T exas
operators. Operators from many points
were present. Refreshmen ts were to be had
and luncheon was served twice daily for
three hour periods. Branch manager Harold
E. Long, assisted by Mrs. Long officiated
at the showing. Later showings of the new
Wurlitzers were held at San Antonio and
Dall as by Commercial.
C. E. Wellhausen, form erly with Texas "
Novelty Co. of Beaumont, is now in busi-
ness op erating phono graphs for h imself in
Beaumont.
Latest enlistments fo r military service
from Houston coin machin e industry in-
clude : J . W. McConnell, form er Decca
manager, in th e Navy; Chester Horsman ,
Decca travelin g representative in South
T exas, Navy ; Jo e T. Balche, operator for
Harrington Amusement Co., Army; Lester
T. Hearn , operator for Standard Music Co.,
Army.
Th e operating firm of Atkins & McClure,
Houston, sustained a loss of a phonograph
The remarkable coin-o p erated PHOTOMATIC
machine , a worldwide pu b lic favorite, automat·
ically takes, frames and d e live rs a fine p ersonal
p icture in only 40 secondsl Req uires no a tt e nd-
ants; vary little weekly servicing . PRbvEN a
steady money-maker. Investig ate without obliga·
tion. International Mutoscope Ree l C o., Inc.,
44-01 11th St., Long Island C it y, New York.
Baker's Pacers
Aristocrat of Consoles
A proven money-maker for ope-
rc:rtors who demand high-class
gc:rmes for consistent profits!
Streamlined. modern. 1942 fea-
tures. absolutely unequalled!
7-Coln Play! Equipped with
Flashing Odds.
Buy With Confidence
Own With Pride
The BAIER NOVELTY
CO., INC.
1700 Washington Blvd .• Chicago
MAC MOHR
West Coast Factory Representative
2916 W . Pica St .. Los Angeles. Calif.
Mention of THE COIN MACHINE REVIEW is your best introduction to our advertisers.
IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
A UTOMATIC PAYTABLES
~hfsnt~:~~!~·
. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ......... ::::$~~:~g
R. bui lt Sport Pag.s....
. .. 59.50
Schoo l Days Fre. play ...................................... 46.50
5c Brown F ~~u~TH!1.A~~!N!!ion , .
Serial No. 442325 .................................... $82. 50
Bl ue Ribbons .......... __ .............. __ .. _ .. __ .............. ___ .. 52.50
250 Brown F. Club H dle Kn ee A ct ion.
Bally ' s Roundup ... _......................
IDe B. F. Li ght Ca b .•
R. built Fairgrou nds ........................................
Fa irground. ....
. ..................
Pr.a kn... .. ......................
Turf Champs .....................
Bally's Caro m ....................................
36.50
16.50
9.90
16.50
10.50
Ball y's Ju mbo ...........
.......... ............
CONSOLES
3.90
Keeney's Dark Horse..........
1 :~ : ~I:~t t~~p Li.:':~~1. ~e~: S h
4. 90
. ................. $14.50
................. 16.50
Jen. Mu lti Racers ...... _................... :::::: ~Ug
Exhib it Tanforan ................................ __ ...... __ .. 16.50
Sugar ~ing: Steel 3cab~ .~ .. j" ....................... 49.50
Paces
ara aga,
19 9
0 e ---
--_ .. 68.50
~~~:: ::~!~Og!~4y94~0~~d.C~:....::::: :ng
Paces R' I 194 1, used w •• k ................................ 104.50
JB~II!~:sH~~I~ eH ~~~nUS~~e~Owd~~·i ::~:::::::::~::~~ : gt~8
Pac.s Rac.s, Brown Cab., S.r. No. 4355 .... 69.50
COUNTER GAMES
.... $10.50
Mercury Cig. Ic ......... _ ........ _
Tot Cig. Ic.....
9.90
Ginger Cig. Ie.......
~~:!~she~i~·1 kelac"k·jack·.~ .. ~········ ...........
Imp. Cig. Ie.... ......................................
Cu bs Ci g. Ie.................................................
Serial No. 436704 .................................... 84 .50
5c B. F. Light Cab ..
S.rial Nos. 352539 to 423781... ........... 72.50
5c B. F. Dark Cab .•
S.rial Nos. 323697 to 4100 14 ............. 62. 50
Seri al Nos. 366555 to 412297 ..............
5c Pace Mytr Payo ut. Dark Blu. fro nt.
JOe pa~~r i~~t~ Opa~:u~:9~~~k··Biu·e··fro·n·f .. ··
Serial No. FB30835M ... _ .......... _ ...........
250 P~:ri~tt~t~~u4t4StG~ .. ~I~ .•.. ~r.o.n.~ .....
5c Pace Comet 2 ~ 4 p ayout Twi n J'pot
72.50
49. 50
52.50
52.50
Serial No. FS2255 1..._ ........................ _. 24.50
IDe Pace Co met 2A Payout Twi n J ' pot
.
Serial No. FS2 11 76._ ........................... 26.50
gg ~iII: ~~~ r ~;gl:y~ y~~y~:!e".t .~~~ ::~::: g~Jg
50 Mill s Extraord inary Mytr Payo ut.. ........ 52.50
5c Mills B. 11 Goos. neck 2-4 Payo u!... ....... 24.500
5e Mills O. K. M't Vdor 2-4 E.calator ...... 22.5
~g ~i:::
H:
~::: ~:~i~: ~~: m~L :::: ~~:gg
Ic Mills Q.T. Gr' t, S.rial No. 17034 ........ 32. 50
7.90
5e Wat ling late Ch erry Bell Rol Top ........ 52.50
3.90
5c & 10c Calli. Cadet Mytr Pty' t. R. d .... 24.50
~:~
4.80
P. nny Pack Cig. Ic...................... .................. 2.90
Reel Spot ..... - ...........................................
3. 90
Vest Pocket Green ........................................... 26.50
f~ ~:~::~ ~ ~o~o;e~~c~y~~ ... ~~~.~.~::::~::::::::::: 1::~g
5e Pace fro nt Vend or 2.4 Payout.. .............. 22.50
5c Jen. Mint V. ndor 2-4 Payout ................ 22. 50
LEGAL ECj)U IPMENT
Metropo litan Ai r Defend er. used W' k
.... $49.50
2~nr r'i!\sioi:::::::::::::::::::~:::::::::::::::::·::: .. :::::: :g:Z8
A B T Ch II
1650
. . '.
~R~nt~iAY GAMES ... , .. .
Evan. Ten Strike.................................
. ....... 59.50
Bally Bask.t Ball Game .................................. 28.50
~1·~a~~I*z::cg~~~~.~~~:.1ol .. ~i~ . ~e~~0'. ~~:~8
Spotiem Free play ......... _ ...... _ .................... $10.00
Boun ty Free play........... ...........
7.00
Chevron Free play ................. _ ......................... 12.50
Var iety Free play.
. ........................ 12.50
Vog ue Free pl ay .. _ .... _ ............................. 12.50
Watli ng Boys' Pioneer S pri ngless
Scale. Guess your weight.
. ............
View Scop e .................................... ...................
Exhi bit Foot Vita lizer .....................................
Groetehen Skill Shot or Zoo m . ......................
Cha mpion Fr •• play .. .... .........................
12.50
44.50
12.50
56. 50
18.50
and several wall boxes when a location
burned.
C. T. McKelvy, vice-president and sales
director for 1. P. Seeb urg Corp., visited
Electro Ball Co., home office in Dallas early
in January to explain the new remo te con-
trol Seeb urg console. He was feted by
Electro Ball officia ls and branch managers
with a dinn er at the Adolphus Ho tel.
Branch managers attending the dinn er and
business conference were: Anderson Sage,
Houston ; J ack Ca nipe, Memphis; Haro ld
Thompson, San An tonio ; M. Smalley, New
Orleans; To m Wolfe, Oklahoma City.
A. D. Childress, well known operator of
West Columbia, died Jan. 16th after a
short illness.
Eddie Lear, Seeburg sales representative
and one of the most widely known and gen·
erally liked of Texas coinm en, is now in
Pasaden a, Calif. studying voice. Many
world fa mous teachers have told him that
he might well beco me as great as the
greatest of sin gers. Electro Ball Co. in
Dall as, Seeburg di stributors, are backin g
him in preparin g for what th ey believe
will be a noted caree r. In a recent letter
Eddie mention ed this schedul e: Voice les·
son every day a nd practice ; two opera les-
sons every week and practice; two
musicianship classes each week and prac·
ti ce. Last summer Lear spent his vacation
visitin g with Gene Autry and other Holly-
wood celebrities.
John G. Wright •
Brand new Jack-in -Box Safe ....................... 35.50
Will trade for Mills Four Bells. Late Models
Terms. One-Third Deposit. Bolo C.O.D. F.O.B. Lewiston. Idaho
COIN
MAC H IN E
REVIEW
A. E. CONDON SALES COMPANY
4
TEXAS
fOR
fEBRUARY
1.94.2
.
HO USTON (RC) - Crum packer Distr ib·
uti ng Corp., Columbia record di stributors
sin ce Ja n. 1st, offi cially opened its new
building at Hami lton and Canal Street on
J a n. 15th . The affair was marked by a two
day open house party attended by a large
numb er of opera tors from the South Texas
area. Luncheon and refreshm ents were
served. CQlumbia record department is lo-
cated on th e second floo r and A. B. Garza
is manager, with Raymond Wilson III
charge of receiving and shipping.
A Harris County grand jury re-indicted
J . T. Wilkes, 31 year old taxi driver, on
January 7th for the murder of Walter A.
Niemackl on Decemb er 13, 1939. The orig-
inal indictment had but one charge, that
of murder by shooting3 The new indictment
contains three counts : one charging murder
by shooting with a gun, one charging that
victim was struck with a blunt instrum ent,
an d a third that he was struck by his as-
sailant's feet.
Niemackl was very widely known
throughout State arid National music op-
erilting·'circles. He organized the Houston
P honograph Operators Association, Inc.,
and as paid executive secretary was largely
responsible fo r that grou p reachin g a literal
100% memb ership and holding it fo r sev-
eral mo nths. Over 50 firms and individual
0 perators embracing over 100 persons, were
enroll ed. Th e association disbanded after
State Atto rney General had secured a tem-
pora ry injuncti on against its memb ershi p.
AUTOMATIC·
PHOTOGRAPHY
t1~~~b~.~~!~EJ
The charges mention ed in injunction were
not sustain ed and all persons indicted were
found not guilty but the association was
never re·organized.
Niemackl was killed in his own cafe
aft er a fi ght started when he refu sed to
sell beer to people who, apparently in his
opinion , were already intoxicated. (Texas
State laws prohibit sale of beer to anyo ne
showing reasonable signs of drunkenness. )
A two day open house party on Jan. 16th·
17th by Houston branch of Commercial
Music Co. marked the showing of Wur-
litzer's new phonographs for South" T exas
operators. Operators from many points
were present. Refreshmen ts were to be had
and luncheon was served twice daily for
three hour periods. Branch manager Harold
E. Long, assisted by Mrs. Long officiated
at the showing. Later showings of the new
Wurlitzers were held at San Antonio and
Dall as by Commercial.
C. E. Wellhausen, form erly with Texas "
Novelty Co. of Beaumont, is now in busi-
ness op erating phono graphs for h imself in
Beaumont.
Latest enlistments fo r military service
from Houston coin machin e industry in-
clude : J . W. McConnell, form er Decca
manager, in th e Navy; Chester Horsman ,
Decca travelin g representative in South
T exas, Navy ; Jo e T. Balche, operator for
Harrington Amusement Co., Army; Lester
T. Hearn , operator for Standard Music Co.,
Army.
Th e operating firm of Atkins & McClure,
Houston, sustained a loss of a phonograph
The remarkable coin-o p erated PHOTOMATIC
machine , a worldwide pu b lic favorite, automat·
ically takes, frames and d e live rs a fine p ersonal
p icture in only 40 secondsl Req uires no a tt e nd-
ants; vary little weekly servicing . PRbvEN a
steady money-maker. Investig ate without obliga·
tion. International Mutoscope Ree l C o., Inc.,
44-01 11th St., Long Island C it y, New York.
Baker's Pacers
Aristocrat of Consoles
A proven money-maker for ope-
rc:rtors who demand high-class
gc:rmes for consistent profits!
Streamlined. modern. 1942 fea-
tures. absolutely unequalled!
7-Coln Play! Equipped with
Flashing Odds.
Buy With Confidence
Own With Pride
The BAIER NOVELTY
CO., INC.
1700 Washington Blvd .• Chicago
MAC MOHR
West Coast Factory Representative
2916 W . Pica St .. Los Angeles. Calif.
Mention of THE COIN MACHINE REVIEW is your best introduction to our advertisers.
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