Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

the Kirkland and Seattle shows.
Add the name of Art Rud to the never-
ending list of equipment hunters. Spokane
distributor for Rock-Ola and Jennings, Art
landed on the Elliott Bay beachhead like
a commando but didn't find much raidable
stack.
It was a very troublesome amiction, but
what an ideal marriage partner it made of
him! Cy Morgan suffered from a malady
whereby he couldn't talk and spent six
weeks in Palm Springs undergoing treat-
ment. Now recovered. he wonders if, even
now, he'll be able to get in either the
first or last word.
So Bert Farmer, veteran coinop,' went
to war. A chief petty officer, he advanced
rapidly to senior grade lieutenant. For
'more than three years Bert, assistant to the
Operations Officer of the Port Director,
supervised stowage of ammunition and
trained thousands in proper packing of
vital war supplies. The Navy awarded him
numerous citations for "a high degree of
efficiency, perspicacity, mature judgment
and initiative." When the firing ceased
Bert wanted out, but instead of giving him
the little slip -that means freedom, his
C.O. said: "Lieutenant, how would you
like to be a lieutenant-commander?" Bert
declined the additional half·stripe because
the clinkings of chutes that had hypnotized
him back in 1929 was nibbling ever-
stronger. The Navy, however, recommended
the promotion, continued to heap citations,
and installed him in Seattle's Exchange
Building headquarters.
Bert hopes to be out in June. Mean-
while, he sits in his office overlooking
Seattle's waterfront, and with a far-away
stare in his eye gazes at ships entering
and exiting Puget Sound.
Louis Karno/skr
Los Angeles
The arrival of the new AMI phonograph
and its deluxe showing in the showrooms
of the M. S. Wolf Distributing Co. on
March 27th and 28th highlighted the past
month's activities in Coin Machine circles
in the Southland. Hundreds and hundreds
of operators flocked to the Wolf affair to
examine the new phonograph and partake
of the Wolf hospitality which was passed
out in liberal measures. Not only was coin-
dom rep~esented but also the record and
industry for many years and his machine
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shop was a prime supplier of parts when
there was considerable manufacturing ac-
tivity here back in the early thirties. Inter-
ment was in Holy Cross Cemetery on the
6th.
Count Mario Castegnaro, who produced
some of the first film subjects for coin-
operated movies in the pre-war period, was
married to Ada May Weeks in Laguna '
Beach on April 21st.
, C. D. Kemp, district manager for Aireon,
Denver, honeymooned in California during
, the past month. Another winman adding
a wife was Mike Dudkin who stopped off
in Las Vegas and copped a mighty fine
Kansas City girl.
E. C. McNeil, western representative for
National Vendors, is all set to go calling
on the merchandise operators in the 11
western states. He has just taken delivery
on a new Chrysler 46 sedan.
Aireon has added office space in the
Bekins Storage Building for their: railroad
Jad Leonard
communication division which brings the
total to 9 office rooms occupied by Aireon
there.
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"BIg Pickup in Parts Business,"
Two salesmen recently have joined Coin-
Says Badger
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matic Distributors: Jerry Long, who will
LOS ANGELES--:An encouraging and
handle record sales for Southern California,
optimistic outlook on the availability of and Jack McEwing, who is handling the
parts was expressed recently by Badger
Northern California record sales business.
Sales Co. of this city.
Preston Jarrell reminds us that a year and
Jack Leonard, manager of Badger's parts -----------------TURN PAGE
department, reports that operators are show-
ing a keen appreciation of the type of
service and cooperation their parts require-
ments are receiving.
MACHIN.
Esfablishing
Leonard, who only recently became affili-
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ated with Badger, advises that even in the
short time he has had charge the parts
picture has - shown a vast improvement.
"Like the heroine in the soap opera," adds
Leonard, "our answer many times in the
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past has been, 'no, no, a thousand times
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no,' to operators requesting hard to get
"46
parts; now, however, we're very rapidly
for your convenience
approaching that stage where we can say,
Malle arrangement. with "M0111e"
Stop 'In for complete county license
'yes, yes, a thousand times yes'."
schedules on phOllograph. wall boxes
and pinballs. Federal special tax blanks.
motion picture industry with top names in '
"LET MOLLIE IE YOUR PERSONAL
the entertainment world dropping by for a
, SECRETARY"
look-see, a sandwich and an introduction to
the assemblage. The affair was top bracket
MOLLIE G. SIMON
from beginning to end.
2301 W. Pico
Los Angeles 6, Calif.
Local folks were saddened to learn of
Notary Public and Stenographic Service
Flhroy
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the death of Edwin C. Wilhite on April
4th. Wilhite had been associated with the
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"An Accommodation Center"
in Coin Machine Row
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