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400-Sc
72G-Sc
720-Sc
72G-Sc
72G-Sc
BOG-Sc
B4G-Sc
960-Sc
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LIST
PRO FIT PRICE
NAME
DOLLAR GAME ........ $ 7.00 $ 1.82
INK SPOT
17.58
3.82
LUCKY DOGS ...
17.28
4.56
17.65
4.62
LAZEE DAISEE
BARRELS WEALT':-i' . 15.75
2. 94
IT ' S IN THE BAG ... 19.80
3.34
SOCK A HOMER.
24.1 5
3.69
GOBS OF JACK ......... 22.51
4.82
PLAY 26 GAME ......... 24.72
6.84
LIST
SIZE
NAME
PROFIT PRICE
12S0-Sc-1S KARET KATIE ....... $33 .64 $ 6.54
12SG-Sc SET VICTORY ... ........... 32.83
8. 12
1320-Sc 3-BAR JUMBO ...... ...... 39-.50
7.54
144G-Sc SPEED ............................ 35.06
6.76
144G-Sc GOLD NUGGETS
.. 35.74
7.48
1440-Sc THREE BELLES .... .... 27.57
7.64
IS00-Sc ROULETTE JR _ .......... 32.28
8.1 8
1600-Sc THREE BAR JACK. .... 36.04
7.32
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COIN
MACHINE
REVIEW
16
FOR
MARCH
.1943
ST. LOUIS-A huge Arcade was opened
for a one week stand next door to the
Loew's Theater in downtown St. Louis to
help with the March of Dimes drive re-
cently sponsored by the National Founda-
tion for Infantile Paralysis_ Every kind of
coin operated equipment was enlisted to
help put the drive over. To supplement
collections from the patrons of the theater,
Loew's management installed over a hun-
dred pieces of equipment in a storeroom
next door to the theater entrance and by the
time the drive ended the coin operated
equipment took in a little more than $400
and the well outside on the walk took in
over $350. All of this went into the treas-
ury of the Foundation. The machines were
in constant operation when the drive was
on. The Arcade drew from theater patrons
going in and coming out of the show and
also from foot-traffic passing by. At the
entrance to the Arcade was a coin operated
movie and once inside customers. were sur-
rounded by pintables, guns, athletic games,
card vendors and most every kind of game.
The machines were loaned by the Mis-
souri Amusement Machine Associ'ation and
the International Showmen's Association
supplied the barkers. At least one spieler
was on duty at all times with Rex Howe
serving much of the time. The Arcade was
decorated gratis by a decorating company
whose president G. V. Weaver, did most of
the work when he discovered all his deco-
rators were otherwise engaged on the open-
Profitable
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WRITE
ing day. The next day he went into the
army. Each member of the Missouri Amuse-
ment Machine Association was called upon
to donate what machines he could. In one
day's time enough machines were offered to
fill an Arcade twice the size so the execu·
tive committee arranged for an evenly bal-
anced display of machines and accepoted
those needed.
The servicing of the machines was taken
care of by mechanics of the various memo
bers of the Missouri Amusement Machine
Association. Several mechanics spent a day
at the Arcade during the entire week.
' Bill Farmer is home on furlough from
the army and dropped in to see his old
buddies at Ideal Novelty Co. Earl Bowman
is another coinman who came into town to
tell friends all about the Army Air Corps.
Ray Hollenbeck of Ideal announces the ar-
rival of a baby girl on February 21 at the
Hollenbeck domicile.
Maurice Singer, father of Sam Singer
and Bill Singer, died on February 21. Mrs.
Louise Davies, mother of Harry Davies died
on February 20. Condolences of the indus·
try have been extended to the bereaved
families.
"Red" Kelley, operator of Centralia, Ill.,
visited local showrooms in late February
to purchase equipment. J. R. DeSuza of
Lebanon, Mo., recently called on the trade
saying that business was good on his routes.
Dale Rymer, accompanied by Mrs. Rymer,
came into town recently to visit headquar-
ters. Dale is manager of the Missouri Tav-
ern Supply Company at Springfield, Mo., a
subsidiary of the Ideal Novelty Co. Ray
Bonnet, operator of Jefferson City, Mo. was
in to buy a few Aristocrat Cabinets in Feb-
ruary. Tom Dunbar, popular mechanic is
sick in bed with the flu.
A meeting of the Illinois Phonograph
Operators Association was held on Wash-
ington's Birthday at the Broadview Hotel
in East St. Louis, III. Hardy Snyder who
had been president of the group was elected
executive officer and business agent. He
formerly operated the Mecca Music Co.
The meeting was featured by an address
by Dan Baum, assistant salesmanager of
the Aristocrat Cabinet Co. Carl Trippe,
Illinois and Missouri distributor of the
Aristocrat Mechanism Cabinet, was on hand
to discuss the Cabinet. The talks were en-
thusiastically received by the assembled
members of the group. After the business
part of the meeting ended there was a ses-
sion of cigars, cards and refreshments.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Vincent of Cape
Girardeau, Co., visited local showrooms in
late February; they went home with two
Rock-OJa Commandos.
John LaBan postcards regularly to friends
here from Camp. Jack Tobin spent a few
days in St. Louis recently. He is home on
furlough from the Army. He was with the
Morris Novelty Co.
One of the most significant things in re-
gard to Arcade management that has taken
place since the war started is the change
in hours when the crowds are handled. It
has been found that between 9 a.m. and
10: 15 a.m. there are a lot of defense work-
ers who have just finished the midnight to
8 a.m. shift and are looking for amusement
before going home and to bed. Three to
four in the afternoon has also proved to be
a busy hour. Heretofore the crowd would
consist of mostly school boys and girls but
now it is mostly defense workers reporting
for the evening shift. This change has been
carefully noted by Arcade operators here
and they are managing the Arcades ac-
cordingly. Arcades are getting a more
round-the-clock play than formerly and is
more than just a trend.
James Prosser
TEXAS
(Continued from Page 14)
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