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Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

Issue: 1945 May - Page 59

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COIN
MACHINE
REVIEW
58
FOR
MAY
1945
mons, to "Rhapsody in Rhythm" at the
Mayan theater.
Ted Cooper, Riverside, is riding with the
De Anza riders again this year. Group
start at Calexico and end at Riverside this
time.
Hymie Kozinsky has been honorably dis·
charged from the Marine Corps.
In honor of the late president, all job-
bing and distributing offices in Los Angeles
closed on Saturday, the 14th.
Globe Electronics will soon be located in
its new, modern and complete repair shop
which, it is claimed, will take second place
to none. Repairing, repainting and refinish·
ing will be included in the new set·up. Firm
is also going ahead with the manufacture
of "Las Vegas" console conversions and
has been granted manufacturing permission
by the War Manpower Commission. First
game will be off the production line soon.
A pet project of Dolores and Jean Min·
thorne is really a "pet" project. Each after·
noon a black chow dog shows up at the
entrance and casts sad looks to either of
the Minthornes if his daily spread of bones
is not out front . Dolores and Jean make it
a point to see he gets his daily delicacy
and a couple of lily cups of sparkling fresh
water are placed alongside. Dolores says he
likes the bones a bit better if cat up is on
them. Must make him think he's eating
fresh killed meat.
Al Slick is mowin' 'em down at Bill
Leuenhagen's and is now set up for 24 hour
service on amplifiers. Newest addition to
the staff is Larry Borden which brings to
four the number of employees on the Leu·
enhagen payroll. Three of them are ex·serv-
icemen and the fourth is I-A. Amplifying
his distributing lines, Bill has taken on the
distribution of Container Salesboards.
First evidence of summer is the announce·
ment by Jack Gutshall that his jobbing em-
porium will be closed on Saturdays start·
ing the first of May. Others are certain to
follow, for summer is lovely in California.
San Francisco
Chet Garton, manager of California
Amusement Co.'s San Francisco Branch-
which opened with such eclat March Ist-
is rapidly becoming an integral part of
NEW LOCATION!
We are now located in new and larger quarters where we will be better able to
take care of the needs of our many customers. Please malee note of our new 'phone
number Clnd post it for future reference.
A NEW BAKED ENAMEL FINISH
for Mills Extraordinary Slot Machines
Regular Factory Colors
Club Handles
Knee Action Levers
Full Mechanica l Overhaul
Complete Job-$50.00

B. R. GRABAM
Citrus 2-2261
1 212 E. Colorado Blvd. (Rear Entrance)
PFC Mitchell Dob-
bert, son of John
Dobbert who operates
games for Leon and
Ben Sarkisian's Elbee
Co. in and around
Fresno , drew the ac-
companying sketch
when the 84th Divi-
sion was in actual
combat in a baffle
zone on "The Rhine."
business and civ ic interests here. Also, the
initial excellent impression created by the
new establishmen t has in no way abated.
Of the several hundreds of operators who
attended the grand opening, many have re-
turned for another visi t-while those, who
for some reason or another missed out on
it are anxious to remedy the omission and
are paying th eir belated calls. Conse-
We're As Close As Your 'Phone
Call EXposition 7162 for
FIVE BALLS·'SLOTS·CONSOLES
PHONOGRAPHS and REMOTES

Bring Your Equipment
,
Maintenance Problems to Us.
We have enlarged our repair and maintenance
service aad can now take care of the repairs
on all types of coin-controlled equipment.
24-Hour Service on Amplifiers
Immediate
Delivery
We Are Distributors for
ART COIN CHUTES
Mills Vest Pocket F.P ••
Chutes ..... _ ......... _ .. $3.50
BIG STOCK ON HAND
-SEE-
H. LEDENHAGEN &. CO.
1813 W. Pico Blvd.
quently, California Amusement'
local
branch is a regular beehive of activity.
There are so many things to be said about
Chet Garton, and California Amusement
Co., owned by M. S. (Bill) Wolf, the
equipment and service offered, that it is
difficult to de'cide where to make a begin.
ning. As the general scope of activities of
th e California Amusement Co. is well
known, we shall concentrate on what's going
on right here, right now.
Our Chamber of Commerce was quick to
recognize that the California Amu ement
Co.'s entrance here was a definite asset.
Besides elimina tin g a "sore spot" in the
general geography of a city that is deter-
mined to be beautiful, new legitimate busi-
ness is not to be overlooked. Chet Garton
was invited to become a member of the
Chamber of Commerce which invitation he
promptly accepted. Garton recently bought
a home in Burlingame where he has in-
stall ed his family consisting of wife and
son George, age two.
BRING YOUR MACHINES IN FOR
EXPERIENCED PRECISION WORKMANSHIP
CONTAINER SALESBOARDS
0' Se to $1.00
w.
Glendale 5, Calif.
EXposition 7162
Los Angeles 6, California
/
PAUL A. LAYMON

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