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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1987
Page
5
The Midway Mall Cinema closed on Sunday June 21 signaling the end of a large screen era. Officials from National Theater Corp. cited poor attendance as the main reason for ceasing operations. The writer recalls childhood memories of big screen experiences and laments the decline of grand theaters now replaced by smaller multiplexes.
The author recalls how McCook's Theater in Dayton thrilled him with Ben Hur Marquee and souvenir programs, and how the Victory Theater drew Disney films and horror classics. He recalls The Longest Day, State and Mayfair, and later era multiplexes and home viewing, noting most old houses survive only Victory and McCook's.
Consignments to Kadron Auction Thursday remained robust with steady hog prices from 60 to 81 dollars per hundredweight and feeder pigs around 191.05 per cwt. Holstein calves mostly 420 to 147 per head. Cattle and dairy stock demand continued. straw and corn prices noted with several farm goods and feed items listed.
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