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The Park City Daily News from Bowling Green, Kentucky • 7

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Bowling Green, Kentucky
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The Park City Daily News Bowling Green Kentucky November 2 1949 Page Seven New State Theater To Be Opened To Public Tomorrow Night Movie House I Butler 13th In Oil Production ORNAMENTAL IRON One Of Most Modern In South WKCT 930 ON YOUR DIAL Our Very Best Wishes OUJV To The Crescent Amusement Company Upon The ormal Opening Of The STATE THEATRE is Cain Sloan Co air con Nashville Tenn Congratulations the sale of tickets TO THE STATE THEATRE lighted for the comfort and safety of movie goers We Are Proud To Have urnished A Part Of The Building Materials or This ine Structure The ormal Opening Of The New GRAHAM MOTLEY LUMBER CO 115 141 Main St Rhone 2043 2147 STATE THEATRE The Most Modern Theatre Building In The South! OPENING TO THE CRESCENT THURSDAY AMUSEMENT CO NOV 3 6:30 WITH STATE THEATRE The Judge Steps Out the babies and still We are proud to announce that our firm furnished picture STARRING the ready mixed concrete for this modern building The new State will be a IRST RUN and NOEL ENNIS ADMISSION MATINEE NIGHT ALL SEATS Adults 12c READY MIXED CONCRETE Phone S85 16 12th And Clay Sta PRE KUT those in the front comfortably at the 5H08TS tMTOOK Many precious moments due to old and Inaccurate time pieces Can be recovered by paying as little as $100 down for a beautiful new Bulova at Hartlg Binzel Jewelers Showing tomorrow night at the State will be Judge Steps starring Alexander Knox and Ann Sothem Add protection and beauty with ornamental iron Moderately priced URGES PASSAGE LOUISVILLE Ky (JP Sen Garrett Withers (D Kyi address ed the Downtown Optimist club here yesterday urging passage of the pro posed amendment to lift the $5000 salary limit for state officers from Kentucky constitution He flew to Washington following his talk Butler county ranked 13th in the State in crude oil production during the past fiscal year the Associated Press reported today Revised figures issued by the State Revenue Department showed Hen derson county in first place in crude oil production Its total output was 1977368 barrels during the 1948 49 fiscal year Union county ranked second with 1976130 while Daviess county near ly' doubling its output over the pre vious year jumped Into third place with 1115150 Henderson and Union counties showed deficits The top three counties were me only ones passing the 1000000 barrel mark Butler output totaled 108 758 barrels Only 13 counties produc ed as much as 100000 barrels The whole State yielded 8638300 barrels in 1948 49 from wells In 45 counties a drop of 826980 barrels from the previous year The State production tax on crude oil totaled $121560 in 1948 49 more than $4000 alxtve the previous year It was explained the money increase was due to the tax raised on the market value of oil which has gone up ONE EATURE of the State Is that it Is constructed entirely of concrete steel and other metals According to Masters mana ger here for Crescent Amusement Company there was no wood used either in the building finishing or trimming of the building In the front lobby are rest rooms for both men and women All aisles and stairways of the theatre are heavily carpeted and PROTECTION AGAINST SLIPPERY STEPS AND PORCHES 4 Cooperative To Meet Tomorrow ALEXANDER KNOX ANN SOTHERN OR THE convenience of Negro residents of this area who do not have a theatre of their own the management of the State theatre has reserved the rear portion of the balcony Approximately 100 seats are to be made available to colored people William Scates is to serve as manager of the new theatre which replaces the Diamond theatre The State is owned and operated by the Crescent Amusement Com pany which also operates the Cap lol and Princess theaters here or mothers who like to take their young children to movies the State has been provided with a room" a sound proof room completely shut on from the of the house Containing scats the allows view ol the screen and vided with air conditioned THE ENTIRE theatre is ditioned even to the front lobby which is equipped with a theatre operated built in concession stand for the convenience of patrons A new Idea In the construction of movie houses have been applied to the State rom the rear of the theatre the floor slopes down ward for about three fourths of the distance to the screen rom there the floor takes an upward turn allowing section to look screen To expedlate and the! return of change the theatre has Installed an automatic ticket vendor and money changer in the front ticket window rest nine full pro comfort mothers may take see and hear the We are happy to announce that our firm furnished the floor covering for this mod ern theatre The Crescent Amusement Company takes great pleasure in announcing the for mat opening of this ultra modern theatre 45c Children (Tax Included) Our very best wishes and congratulations to the new State Theater It is truly a fine build ing and a big asset to our city Railings Columns Rose Trellis Economy Rails Mail Box Stands Canopy Brackets Theatre with a change of program Sunday Wednesday and Saturday Make your plans to attend this formal opening The second in a series of three meetings on child welfare sponsored by the Warren County Homemakers ederation will be conducted at 10 riday morning at the Exten sion office Miss lorence Imlay child welfare I specialist at the University of Ken tucky wil be in charge of the meet ing which will deal with play equip ment The meeting is open to any Home maker in the county One of the most modern theatres in the South will be opened to resi dents of Bowling Green and sur rounding areas tomorrow night After months of construction and preparation the State theatre Bowling Green's second run movie house will celebrate its formal op ening at 6:30 tomorrow Larger than any moving picture theatre ever before operated here the State will seat 1400 persons on its main floor and in the bal cony The annual meeting of the Warren County 4 Cooperative will be held at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow night at the Extension office Henry Pearson Woodburn Is to preside over the session which will include election of officers and plan ning a program of work for 1950 Assisting in planning a program will be Garside district field agent in 4 club work John Hetterman assistant county agent who directs 4 club work in the county has requested all past and present club leaders to at tend Upon The ormal Opening Of The This new theatre will afford the best in seating comfort plus the latest equipment in sound and projection for your enjoyment and entertainment Typical of the completeness of this new amusement center is a private "CRY into which KLEENIZE PHONE 2712 136 Main Street WiS! 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