Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

Turner, Stockton.
The Army likes its slots and when some
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of them needed repairs at Hobbs Field,
New Mexico, they were flown over to
San ta Ana and trucked up to Badger Sales
r
for repairs.
San Joaq uin valley operators suffered
considerable damage to equipment during
the January floods when water stood three
and
feet deep on the main streets of Visalia
and Tulare.
L. B .. McCreary was expected at the
Will Be on the Way ,
local Mape office on the 15th for one of
his infrequent visi ts.
For prompt, efficient, intelliCJent repair work on all types of coin-operated
Bill Leuenhagen finds phono rentals a
equipment, CJive us a call! Seasoned veteran mechanics will CJive your ma-
mighty nice side-line. Recently he has
chines the sparkle and performance of new machines.
been cooperating with the Coca-Cola Co.
in ren ting out machines for "Coke Ses-
sions" at various department stores where
style shows are held for teen-agers.
Charlie Robinson is now ensconsed in
Los AnCJeles 14, California
721 South Valencia
his grand new building at Pi co and Mag-
nolia. Sharing quarters in the first multiple
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Moore, Mr. and Mrs.
D. H. Harvey, Pismo Beach, visited Los
rental building devoted to the welfare
Dan Donohue and Mr. and Mrs. Jean
Angeles on his way to Oklahoma to attend
of the Coin Machine Industry are: Oper.
Minthorne
made
the
night
spots
on
the
9th.
the funeral of a relative.
ators' Service, specializing in repairs and
Clark Distributing Co. carried advertis-
. Bill Wolf reports an unusually good
maintenance of all types of equipment;
ing
in
the
February
12th
daily
newspapers
month at California Amusement. AI Grie-
Milo Herring, refinishing and repainting
to call attention to the Wurlitzer coast-to-
bahn is doing a fine job as salesmanager
equipment; and Gossett Designing, spe·
coast broadcast of "Abe Lincoln's Story."
and new operators are visiting the estab-
cialists in designing all types of devices.
John Clouder, Milwaukee, was a recent
lishment daily. Frank Reichard is head-
Another rental will soon be devoted to
visitor with Bill Happel. Bill started
quartering at Cal. Amusement and devoting
servicing the operator's needs.
Clouder ou t in the operating game with
his time to buying and selling routes which
And, while speaking of Charlie, we
ten Rock-Olas several years back.
the firm is equipped to finance, if desired.
should relate that he sold his place in
The crusading parson of Santa Ana had
Most of the local jobbing establishments
San Fernando valley and is now hob-
his case submitted in briefs to Judge
were cleaned out of arcade pieces the last
nobbing with th e city folks. The Robinsons
Howard C. Cameron on February 14th.
purchased the former hom~ of the ex-Mrs.
of January when the Hawaiian Islands
Virginia Bcban and Lieut. Frederick
shipping opened for a brief period and
Stan Laurel on Citrus Avenue and are
Hessler, Army Air Force, were united in
the Island operators took advan tage of
qui te at home in town. Charlie can't be-
marriage at the Beverly Hills Lutheran
the opportunity to get much needed equip-
lieve that only ten minutes will get him
Church on January 27th. Virginia is the
ment.
home. For years he's been driving through
daughter
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Homer
I.
Ske-
traffic a half hour or more to get out to
A happy golf foursome at the Wilshire
han,
and
pappy
has
been
connected
with
.
the valley spot.
Country Club on February 13th included
operating
for
a
number
of
years.
Said the chap: "Do you like cocktails?"
Schwartz and Stemler of Clark Distribut-
Phil Greenberg of Atlas Novelty, Pitts·
She said: "Yes, tell me some!" and with
ing, Kellerman of the Bergstrum Musi c,
burgh, Pa., and brother Barney of Atlas
that we close this accounting for this
Honolulu, and Bill Happel, of Badger
Automatic Music, Detroit, are here on a
month.
Sales.
visit and stopping at the Ambassador. Re-
Devie Devlet, Monrovia, is celebrating
cently Jack Simon, Cleveland, joined them
his fifth anniversary as a buyer of used
for a gabfest with Len Micon at Pacific
records in California and his third year
New Film Releases
as national distrib utors of Rekucky's Slide - Coast Distributors.
Bob Bard has opened a record store on
for cleaning records.
For Converted Panorams
Pico near Vermont to add to his multiple
Mac Mohr has taken over the huge
activities.
bowling alley in the former Club LaSalle
QUALITY PICTURES
Jack Gutshall takes the medal for the
rooms of the Spring Arcade at 542 South
SERIES 1 TO 14
wild
life
display
in
his
place
of
business.
Spring Street. Consideration was over
Write for literature
Jack
has
a
mounted
elk
and
two
deer
$100,000.
heads in the showrooms _and one deer
Len Micon is currently proclaiming the
-
SEE-
head in his office. They're all beauties.
praises of Harry Williams' latest release
"Flat Top."
Recent out-of-towners spotted on the Row
included Art Narath, Santa Ana; William
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Goodson and Paul Hirschler, South Pasa-
dena ; Theodore Verdin, Santa Maria; Ivan
Wilcox, Visalia; Ted Brown, Bakersfield;
Burt Polin, Santa Maria and Francis E.
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