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DES MOINES-An increase of 168
percent in tax collections from coin op-
erated equipment for the July and August
period over the same period of a year ago
has been announced by the Internal Rev-
enue Collector's office for this area_ Collec-
tions amounted to $247,735 and a good
share of the increase can be attributed to
the doubling of the $50 slot tax to $100.
NEW YORK - The Honor Bar, sig-
nifying that the bearer has made eight
blood donations, will soon be on the proud
chest of Irving Mitchell. Irving is now
wearing the gold button which is awarded
upon the sixth donation. When Irv gets his
Honor Bar he'll be retired temporarily for
eight pints is the maximum allotment for
one individual.
BALTIMORE - Charles ' H. Scheel is
now in the army and at present is sta-
tioned at a California flying field. Scheel
was formerly associated with Julius Cohen
in the operation of music, cigarette vend-
ors and marble tables.
AUSTIN, Tex. -Automatic phono-
graphs have gone to college at the Uni-
versity of Texas. After a successful season
of providing dance music in the students'
open air corral the student union manage-
ment has declared the automatic phono-
graph an essential part of the recreational
equipment. Equipment is being moved in-
doors for the winter and the phonos will
provide the music for dance parties.
PHILADELPHIA- Max Brown in-
tends to dispose of his local Arcade and
move to Atlantic City to take over the
Arcades of his brother who is leaving for
army service_ Brown's local Arcade is one
of the Quaker City's largest and has more
than $80,000 worth of equipment in opera-
tion. Brown will maintain his interests in
two other Arcades here now operating on
a partnership basis.
NEW YORK - George Ponser is
back in the East after a business trip to
Chicago and is quite excited about a ' new
device which can be used in conjunction
with the Panoram making it possible for
the patron to _ view a subject privately
while the sound track is heard publicly.
Idea was ' developt;d on West Coast and
makes the Panoram its own ballyhooing
device.
MEXICO CITY - Activity in the
automatic phonograph field here has shown
a tremendous growth in recent months,
mainly attributable to the growth of the
local American colony and the return of
Mexican agricultural workers from the
States where they have acquired American
record tastes. Some principles state the
business has trebled in the last three
months.
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DETROIT - On October 22nd the
case of the United Music Operators of
Michigan against the RCA Manufacturing
Co. is scheduled to go to trial. Operators
contend that RCA's policy of requiring
one record turn-in for each new record
purchased is discriminatory and in viola-
tion of the Michigan Fair Trade Law, for
civilian purchasers are not required to fol -
low the same procedure. Suit was brought
by Eddie Clemons of Modern Music, UMO
member_
NEW YORK - John Morales, for-
merly with Rowe at Belleville, N. J.; and
Angelo Chirdo, of DuGrenier; have joined
with Julius A. Levy in installing a com-
plete repair and spray shop for handling
all types of coin operated vending machine
equipment at the local headquarters of
Arthur H. DuGrenier, Inc.
AUSTIN, Tex.- The Commodore, a
large barge on Lake Austin, is now one
of the hot spots for dance fans who are
enjoying the nightly dances to the music
of an automatic phonograph. Barge was
built by attorney Marion W. Fowler for
the use and enjoyment of himself and his
friends. Numerous requests for its use for
private parties led Fowler to believe it
would prove a popular spot if operated
commercially. Nightly ,dancing and pic-
nicking parties have proved he was right.
NEW YORK - Mr. and Mrs. Al
Cohen (Asco Vending) are the proud
parents of a beautiful, blue-eyed, blonde,
three-month-old baby girl, adopted a few
weeks ago. Child has ' been named Pearl in
honor of Mrs. Cohen's mother_
We have converted Mills
Bell Mechanism into our
Four Unit Automatic Cash
Payout, each machine is
equipped with New
Pre·war Cabinet and
slug ejector with our
new simple Unit makes
SUPER 4
fool proof.
NEW YORK - Eddie Kossof, former
collector for Davy Lowy, has joined the
navy_ Davy gave a farewell dinner for Eddie
before he left on September 14th.
MINNEAPOLIS-Amos Heilicher is.
entering the jobbing field and opening
headquarters on Glenwood Avenue_ Asso-
ciated with him will be AI Platnick, for-
merly of the Minnesota Games Co., as head
of service. Amos has a route of machines
as well.
BROOKLYN, N. Y. - Willie Blatt
is back at Supreme Enterprises after a brief
sojourn in Florida. While there Willie and
lrv. Sommers spent some time together.
SUPER 4
can be
had in
4nickel
or 3 nickel
and I quarter
play .... ..
SAM MAY COMPANY
851' 853 NORTH FLORES STREET.
TEL. ~·0022' SAN ANTON 10, TEXAS.
4
can play
at one
time.
BALTIMORE -Liberty Amusement
Co., is the name of a new coin machine
partnership composed of S. Carl Mantell
and Milton Adler, both well known per-
sonalities in this field. Pair will merge
their operations and exten,d them and also
plan on opening an arcade shortly.
LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y.
-AI Blendow is kept busy at International
Mutoscope Corporation entertaining visit-
ing coinmen who still drop in to say hello
to Mutoscope executives. On a particularly
busy day recently Al had AI Rodstein and
Louis Schwartz, Philadelphia, and Ken
Wilson of Little Rock and Dallas, in tow.
PORTLAND, Ore.-Coin machine
taxes sagged to a mere $103.75 during Sep-
tember from a $15,000,000 high in August.
Decline was due to new rulings in Mult-
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