Main Theatre

Boxoffice, April 21, 1951: “SALMON, IDA. - The Main Theatre here was gutted by an afternoon fire in which three men lost their lives. The showhouse was operated by Hugh Drennen of Rexburg, Ida., and Paul De Mourdant of Blackfoot, Ida. … Those who suffocated in the fire were investigating equipment in the basement and were not patrons of the theatre. No patrons were in the showhouse at the time of the blaze. Total amount of the damage was $50,000.”