'Wash tub' popcorn among the changes at the movies

When I was a kid, the Saturday catechism class at St. James Catholic Church let out just in time for the youngsters to hoof it downtown and catch the matinee at the State Theater. For a bit of pocket change, a kid could get a bag of popcorn, catch up on current events with Movie Tone News, laugh through a cartoon (or selected short feature) and watch a feature film that wouldn’t be showing on television for about 30 years.

By: Terry Woster, The Daily Republic