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SPECIAL FEATURES MENDENHALL NOW HUNT HEAD LOCAL
Obituary
OF HUNT THEATRES . :
beginning Monday nnd contin
i 11 throughout October, deorge
A. Hunt and company. Inc.
will
The many details In successfully i
seining anniversary month i'n-
lerininments to theatre fans of
.Medford are being handled for
the (leorge Hunt The;Uirs eom-'
pany hy S. !. .Mendenhall, pnh
lieiiy director -for the J lunt the
atres, nnd Medford manager. .Mr,
observe the period uh uiiniyer- Mi.nrtenUau n0Od no introduction
width
lion
..ill' no I... I
, " 1 I'ni.ii" i j1!lH nia(il nianv friends hero dur- -
-onsiflr-rahle tune in,. ,.,,,. . i,. ...in, '
ii i " - ,,lll,Kl'a "-v the Hialto aim Crnteriun ih-airen.
he show ng at the (.Valerian and, As ; tllll,lt.p innnwP uml ,)Uh
K altc theatres ol the biggest j ,i(.u tli,t,clor AIr. M,.(p,nhall en
l.lm attractions possible to juy, n wl(le ....putntion through-
1 11 'f,' out' i ho middle west and I'iieifh-
a. mini company ; (.Q!lsl IVBlonjt. fiPOrite Hunt. head'
was incorporated In October. 1!H !.. , the (JtW(fG HlU ThCiures eom-,
and smee lhaL lime has shown ,,.uiy negotiated far many month-.;
steady progress and successful , ,efor.. ho was u..-eosrul in se-i
d.-veinpnu-nt in the lural field. Jring ... .Undonhall ns !ts. i
It is l,y way at celebration of this :H0(.i(,u. wm, ionideml himself for-!
success, and a desire to show , tllM.lU. when th(f atU!, (..mo t(,
.pprceiauon to me people of Alert - , hlli ,.itv two veil.M
patronage whfcnj previous :o coming to Medfnl.
success possible, m c. -i,i,,i,i , (
iii.ll. Lilt! il Ml KMVIHfllL fill -JMU ilUO.'l i j t i.iiu n I Ifl'VIM'
No independ.f.t exhibitor in Pa
cific coast theatre circles enjoys a
finer reputation as a manager and
film buyer than (Jeorge Hunt,
head of the (i em-go Hunt Theatres
company. .Mr. Hunt has made his
home in M crtford for ninny yea i s
and has a host of friends who have
watched his rapid rise in the the-
ford for their
has made, the
Colo., and in
cities in western Nebraska and
owned and mnnaireil a rh:tin of
theatres in 'yoming, with head-j
iiuaiters at Sheridan, before corn-
has planned to observe Octobi
esi eh year as anniversary month.
The I 'age theatre was taken over
by Cieorge A. Hunt in litlfi and
the lollowing year he also took hlJ, Ul th(. ViyoiUc no;ist ln lIlc
latter being located in the room
now occupied by Kluhror's Colo
nial bakery.
In October, I !U!t, tho Oeorge.
A. Hunt, and company, Inc., was
organized with .Mr. Hunt as presi
dent and general manager; il. .
A idle, vice president; and .Mrs.
t leorge .. Hunt, secretary and
t reasu rei
.Mr. Antic's interests were Liter
laken over by J. Wnir. who
now holds tho office of vlce-presi- '
'lent. Mr. Wolf was t'oi mer own
er of the Ueput hotel in Ashland,
has now retired and is rmt ac
tive in t he . management of tin1
theatres.
r't on i i his beginning the com
pany has advanced consecutively,
each Ktop giving t heat re-goers in
tliis territory the advanlage. of the
.rapid developments in I be inov-1
ing picture iiKlustry.
The Cage, lllalto and Libert v
theatres formed the nucleus of
1 he new company, to which was
added the iiivolf theatre at (J rants
In l:i;0 the Page was over
hauled and re-decorated through
out and the Liberty theatre was
closed. It was in this year thai
the first pipe organ to be in
stalled in southern Oregon was
purhased by the company.
One of the outstanding features
in the history of the amusemen'
corporation came. -in i n-l when
the fine new Craterian theatre
was constructed and placed in
operation, taking the place of the
Page which had been deslropod
by I ire. The Craterian is recog
nized by theatre-goers and peo
ple of the theatrical profession
as fine of the finest show houses
on Lhe coast. Regular vaudeville
entertainment was begun In Nov.
i !I1M when the Craterian Was in
cluded in the Orpheum junior
circuit.
In 1!i2i the Itiallo was remodel
ed and this theatre also is class
ed among the best in point of
arrangement, decoration and com
fort for patrons,
Following lhe consistent effort
of the tjeorge A. J Hint com pa in
to keep abreast of the rapid de
velopment of the movie Industry,
the Craterian has recently been
equipped with Vita phone and
Movietone apparatus. This action
which required the expenditure
of many thousand dollars, gives
Medfoid advantages found at pres
ent only in the larger cities.
And now to complete the city
standard of high class entertain
ment, and variety in program
Hunt's Craterian wilt present th--
famous "Fanehon and Marco"
stage presentations each Sunday
matinee and evening starting Sun- i
day, October 7th, i
With the showing of all high-Ji
class road attractions, Vitaphone
and Movietone. Talking pictures, I
a weekly bill of high-class vaude- j
ville and now a weekly showing '
of Fanehon and Marco stage pros- ,
cnlations, Med ford can, to say Ihej
least, be proud of its theatrical
offerings. j
The company's holdings now in-
elude Hunt's Craterian and Uialt j
t heal res in Med ford; the Uivoli.
c ran Is Pass, a subsidiary com - -pany
nnd the Antlers, Liberty
and Majestic theatres In Hose-j
I. ui g. the latter three also being
operated under tin:- subsidiary
Cmpqua Amusement company. '
1 The firnnls Pa show house '
is operated by .7. W. Uunlop. "as j
resident manager, while the iiose- :
burg theatres are under the man- ;
agement of K. A. flross. j
For a number of fears tho ad- f
ertising and publicity dep.-v t -;
mem of the company was directed '
by Mrs. Ceorge A. Hunt who ga'n- j
ed wide recognition in the show l
business for her exceptional abii- t
ity in this line and was the on'y
woman on the Pacific coast un
dertaking similar work.
This work Is now handled hy
S. ;. Mendenhall, the Med ford
manager.
The company's payroll now an-1
proximntes )r3,00n per year in
Med ford alone nnd tho personnel
of the various theatres Is largely
made tip of men and women who
have been with the organization
many years.
The inauguration of (he October
anniversary observance was de
cided upon by Mr. Hunt as i
method of expressing a measure
of the satisfaction which his en
tire organization feels as a re
sult of the successful develop
ment of the company nnd it his
dsire to make the month nf Oc
tober a notable one each jcar
hereafter in the theatres o peri
led by the Oeorg! A. Hunt interests.
west. Mi-. Mendenhall was con-
necied with the theatre business
in Asloi in anil Portland, being
associated with the Jensen anil
Vonllerberg chain of theatres, and
later with the West Coast or
ganization. la Medford and southern Ore
gon .Mr. .Mendenhall's efforts have
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GEORGE A HUNT
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S. G. MENDENHALL i
atre business in southern Oregon,
lie began his career in this line in
Medford fourteen years ago and,
since that' time, has built up a
chain of five successful show
houses in this city, (irants Pass
and Uosebtirg.
Mr. Hunt's success is deserving,
loo. Throughout. his business
activities here, he has made every
possible effort to offer theatre
goers of (his city the best in enter
tainment and the latest innova
tions in the business. Recently,
the Installation of the Vitaphone
and Movietone at Hunt's Craterian
l-t evidence of his efforts to give
Medford patrons the best in enter
tainment. Now. the beginning of
Fanehon and Marco revues is a
further step toward giving people
here the cream of "big cily" pro
grams.
Hunt's Craterian and the Uialto
are considered to be two of (Ore
gon's best show ho uses outside (if
Portland and both have been built
since Mr. Hunt became active in
theatre business in this city.
SHOUT. Kldon Short, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Fdwiird Short of S2n
Summit t avenue, passed away a I
his home Saturday. September 2!K
11128.
Khlon was horn in Milton, Ore.,
August lii, liU.J. and made his home
there until three mouths ni;o when
the family moved to Medford
where lie entered his freshman
year in high school. Resides his
lutreuts he is survived hy one
brother Clyde, and two sisters Opal
and Maurine Short:
The Perl Funeral home has
chntfio of ti e service which will
he announced later.
HARKINS.-Owon Haskitm, who
was injured on the Anplegate Fri
day passed away at the Commun
ity hospital Saturday. Mo is a
native son having been horn on
March 21, 1SS7. near Applf-wlo,
his home his entire life. When
the Fnited Stale's entered the
World war he enlisted and served
for tho duration of the war. He
was a member of tho Medford Le
gion Post No. la.
Mr. ILaskins is survived hy his
father Newton llaskins, of Jack
sonville, one brother, Rallaco, of
Pekin. 111., two sisters, Mrs. Cath
erine Morrie of Senova. Cnl., and
Mrs. Icalena Kelso of Onrhervillo,
Cat.
Perl Funeral Homo has charge
of the funeral which will he an
nounced later.
16 YEARS SERVICE
AS MARKET CHIEF
-days farmers of the vicinity may'
I jointly advertise each week, Mr. J
( 'urlles stated yesterday in dis-'
: cussing chan-ies whir.i he is rou-;
I sidering.
Daily Meteorological Report
To Ilnild Dirigibles,
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2H. UP)
Secretary Wilbur announced today
that the contract for construction
of two U.'iilO.dOa cubic feet volume
dirigibles will be negotiated with
the (ioodyear-Xeppolin company f
Akron, O.
of New Raven, Conn., and his
mother for the injuries they tii
tained yesterday In an automohllo
collision in that city with a car
driven hy his son, John.
lOveniiininri lento President.
CPA VAgl'll, Kctiador. Sept. 2S
(.-P) A dispatch from the Quito
"orrespondent of the newspaper
l-;i Fniverso says that Provisional
President lsidro Ayora has been
excommunicated hy (he Arch
bishop of Quito because of a de
cree issued yesterday authorizing
hoards of assistant-os to sell former
church lands.
Market Master K. J. Rimytml
served his last day in that posi
tion at the public market house
yesterday, after having served ln
that position -for the past sixteen
yeais, ever since the market house
Iwa-f tuiilt, and will he succeeded
at the next market d;v, next Tues
day, hy F. M. Corlies. who was
elected to the position hy (lie city
council last week. Mr. Kunyard
recently announced hi'-.' resigna
tion to take place Octobc 1, be
cause of removal to his farm place
near Rogue River.
Several improvements in ar
rangement and management of the
market are heir.; contemplated by
Mr. Corlies who expects to enlarge
the variety n:' products. Accord
ing to his present plans the meat
department and home cooking feu
lute will ho particularly stressed
during the fall and winter.
In order to inform patrons what
to expect at the market on specific
Sunday, September 110, 1928
Forecasts
Medford ami vicinity: Sunday
fair. Moderate temperature.
Oi r-'ion : Sunday generally fair,
but with clouds or fog (n west
portion : moderate tempera; ure;
humidity normal in west portion,
and below normal in east, portion.
Name Houghton
SYRACPSK. N. V.. Sept. 29.
(P) Anson If. Houghton of Corning,
ambassador to Great Itritain, was
nominated for the Pnited States
senate today by the Republican
state convention. Attorney (ieneral
Albert Ottinger of New York city
was nominated for governor by
acclamation.
LOCAL DATA
i.
6. V
Temperature (Dog.).... II ti.l
Highest Oast 12 lira.).. 7 " SI
Lowest Oast 12 hrs. . 44 12
Rel. Humidity (Pet.) . SS 7S
Precipitation t inches 1 .Ort .01
State of weather Clear Clear
Total precipitation since Septem
ber 1, .59 inches.
Sunrise today 11:0? a. m.
Sunset today, fi:iif p. m.
Sunrise Monday, t!:08 a. m.
I.rw. DICK, 'MeteorologistT""
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23, (PI
President Coolidgo has sent a mes
sage of sympathy to Wilfred Venn,
These Drug Stores
Are Open Nights
This Week
Medford Pharmacy
Heath's Drug Store
Strang's Drug Store
l Sllverlon. Starr 'hardware store
i completes extensive remodeling.
ri' RimrAi c
Youthfulness
The reading segment of
tlie Nokrome Bifocal is
practically invisible. As
n result, glasses with No
kromes have the same
handsome youthful ap
pearanee aa the single vi
aion lenses worn by the
young people ol! today.
Dr. Jud Rickert
Optometrist
222 E. Main
OPI.UTKLLO, Italy, Sept. S.
fpf Pi ye persons were killed and
five injured in an explosion at a
dynamite plant, here todav.
Farewell Sermon
Rev. Temple Today
gone far toward further establish
ing lhe success and popularity of
the Hunt theatres, hi addition , to j
plepai.ng inustially fJit tract I've '
newspaper advertising campaign.- '
in the Medford publications, lie
has devoted ninVh of h!s lime to
the management of the Itinlto
and Craterian theatres in this city,,
A large measure of credit for the
-necess of the introduction of the
Craterian Vltaphono programsfmay
i.e alti united to Mr. .l cnuenna li
and the remarkable success of
the recent greater movie season b'
due to his exploitation work.
II O X C, KONd Sept. 2 ! . P)
Two Prilish officers of the China
Navigation company's steamer
Nanking, have been killed by Chi
nese Pirates.
Ttev. T. II. Temple preaches his
farewell sermon at the Methodist
church today and he and Mrs.
Temple leave for Salem Monday,
where He v. Tem pie will make his
headquarters, being recently cho
sen as superintendent of the Salem
d''.iriet of the .Methodist Kpls-eopnl
church.
The Temple's have resided in
Medford three years, have been
directly connected with civic, pa
triotic, social and church circles.
Under Rev. Temple's pastorate
the local church made unusual
progress in all departments and
the congregation and general pub
lic will regret their departure. Mr.
Temple has also been active in the
local M inisterial association, serv
ing as president for some time.
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