FOR T MEYER S. Fla. -Robert Nor-
man is winding up his Arcade operations
here to be ready for his return to the navy
as a chief petty officer. Bob was formerly
with International Mutoscope in New
York and lately had Arcades here and in
Tampa, Clearwater and St. Petersburg.
D ES MOINES, l a .-C. Aubrey Gibson
has disposed of his music store to Joe
Epstein of Superior Sales Co., and in-
tends to leave for California in the near
future. Epstein previously acquired the
phonogra ph routes of Gibson Distributing.
The store will be used for sale of new and
used reco rds.
WASHINGTO N, D. C. - Good news
for ice cream manufacturers and operators
of ice cream vendors came from the War
Production Board the first of May when
manufacturers were permitted a slight in-
crease in the butterfat content of ice
cream.
CHICAGO -AI Sebring is laying aside
a little of the fami ly fortune to plank on
brother M. J,'s nags when they race at
Sportsman's Park this season. AI i~ head
of Bell Products Co. and is not as enth us-
iastic a racing fan as M. J.
ST. LOUI S - Three years ago Carl
.Trippe of Ideal Novelty Co., donated an
automatic phonograph to the local USO
and since then the "thanks" have been reo
peated many times. A recent letter told
Trippe how the boys danced to the music
the machine provided every night.
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. SALISB U RY, N. C.-A signal honor
befell Frank H. Burns of the Burns Music
Co., recently when he was appointed com-
missioner of Boy Scouts for Rowan county.
D E TROIT-Henry C. Lemke swore off
work on May 7th and settled down for a
little good old fashioned celebratin' for
it was a triple occasion for Henry. It was
his 45th birthday, his 25th wedding anni-
versary and the 25th anniversary of his
ent ry into the coin machine field.
WASHINGTON- The Office of Price
Administration has relaxed the rationing
regulations on new' and used tires for
small-sized truck and passenger cars. Or·
der is due to the increased manufacture
of synthetic rubber tires.
HOLLYWOOD-The Hoosier Hot Shots,
h ill billy combo, arrived here on May 10th
to do a picture for Columbia Pictures as
the first of a contract calling for five and
an option of four more.
NEW YORK - Ph il Gould underwent
an operation for appendici tis at the Jew·
ish hospital in Brooklyn and is now well
under way to complete recovery.
CLEVELA ND - The Cleveland Phono·
I!raph Merchants' Association tied in wi th
the WAVE Recruiting Drive by posting re-
crui ting information on each of the memo
ber phonographs. Tie·in is to run for six
months.
NEW YORK - John Fitzgibbons, Jr.,
son of the well·known co in man, is now at
the Columbia Universi ty midshipman train-
ing school.
D E TROIT - Two important route
changes were made here during the past
month. C. L. Chadwick decided to kiss the
coin machi'ne field a temporary good·bye
and operate a tavern and has disposed of
h is music operation . Second deal concerns
the Hornbeck Music Co., Dearborn, which
has been taken over by Lena Hornbeck
and a new entry to the busi ness, Louis
Ambrosine. F irm is around ten years old
and has a fairly large music operation in
the city and suburban towns.
PHILAD ELPHIA- April 30th was a
big day for Joe Silverman, business mana·
ger of the local marble table association.
His son, Lieut. Alvin Silverman who had
received his wings several days before,
Welllmown Distributor of merchandise and merchandise vend-
ing machine equipment, supplies and accessories, desires lines
for exclusive distribution in 11 Western States.
Set up in every way to handle trade requirements for the dura-
tion. Financially in a position to handle on extremely reliable
basis.
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156 9th St.
San Francisco 3. Calif.
planed home to marry Blanche S. Jaffee
at Beth Sholom Temple. Silverman has
another son, Amond, who is a seaman 2/ c
in the service.
D ALLAS- Mr. and Mrs. Frank O'Brien
announce the recent arrival of Kathryn
Ann O'Brien. Pappy is head of the. Acme
Amusement Co.
NEW YORK- A meeting of the Ar·
cade Owners' Association was held May
4th at the Hotel Abbey. AI Blendow, AOA
prexy, reveals this to be the last meeting
of the spring season.
CLEVELAND - Morris S. Gisser of
Cleveland Coin Machine Exchange, has
received a very laudatory letter from S. H.
Mandel, chairman, Cleveland B'nai B'rith
War Service Council, thanking him for a
donation of games for the recreational
room at Crile Memorial hospital which has
just opened to care for members of the
armed forces wounded in action.
K ANSAS CITY, Mo;-16 months' liti·
gation came to an end here the last of
April when Mars, Inc., Chicago candy bar
manufacturers, agreed to pay a fine of
$515,000 in settlement of the Office of
Price Administration's treble damage claim
action. Damages totalIng $1,235,000 were
sought for overcharges the firm is claimed
to have made on candy sold between Aug·
ust 1, 1942 and December 24, 1942. Judg·
ment was the largest obtained to date by
OPA.
CH ICAGO -Ted Kruse and Gertrude
Remde have set June 3rd as the date for
wedding bells to ring for them in the bride·
to·be's home town of Aberdeen, S. D. Ted
is a partner in the firm of Kruse and Con·
nor operating the new Amusematic Play·
room, and Gertrude- she's a cashier in
the spo t.
CH E YENNE, W yo.- The Royal Music
Co., pho nograph operating organization,
has been taken over by a group of Chey-
enne business men, from Denver interests,
and Charles J . Hughes, on leave of absence
from Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Co.,
is in charge of operations for the present.
Firm has around 100 machines operating.
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