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McNeil WinsMovie T rophyEmery S. McNeil Wednesday night received the grand award of the Kenosha Movie Makers club’s seventh annual amatuer contest at the showing of four prize-winningfilms in the Kenosha Youth Foundation gymnasium.Some 450 attended the program. McNeil’s hour-long “Guatemala! Land of Eternal Spring,” filmed this summer, also won first place in the 16 mm. division. He receivedpermanent possession of a cup fortopping 16 mm. amateurs and will keep a large traveling trophy for a year as the grand award.Nelsen Wins 8 mm. ContestFabian Monfils. president of the club, also presented a first prize cup to Richard E. Nelsen for his “Dairyland.” judged the best movie in 8 mm. competition. Eldon Voelz.who was runner-up in the division! with “Beauty in the Parks” and Tim Lawler, Jr., who placed secondin the 16 mm. class with “Trail inTwo Cities,’’ received merchandise certificates.The program Wednesday nightwas the showing of the four prize-winning movies. Edward Mecrstook third in the 8 mm. division with a reel, ‘‘The Meers Go South.”and the Rev. Edwin Jaster, Racine, placed third in the 16 mm. classification with “A Vacation Trip to Florida.”—Evening News PhotoMOVIE MAKERS GET ANNUAL AWARDS—Fabian Monfils, president of the Kenosha Movie Makers club (seated extreme right), presents theclub’s grand award trophy to Emery S. McNeil for his film, Guatemala, Land of Eternal Spring,” which also topped entries in the 16 mm. division Other winners shown were Richard E. Nelson, 8 mm. champion (seated extreme left); (standing left), Tim Lawler, Jr., 16 mm. runner-up, and Eldon Voelz, who placed second in 8 mm. movies. Trophieswere presented and winning movies shown in the Kenosha Youth Foundation Wednesday night.Museum Film to Former KenoshanShow NorthlandDies in ChicagoWord reached Kenosha today of
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Kenosha Evening News
Kenosha, Wisconsin, US
Thu, Nov 20, 1947
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