E. R. Ruben

Edmund (“Eddie”) R. Ruben, was the son of Isadore Ruben, a relative of Finkelstein & Ruben’s Isaac Ruben. Eddie Ruben founded Welworth Theaters, which held about 40 houses in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and South Dakota. (Thomas L. Olson. “Blockbusters: Minnesota’s Movie Men Slug it out with Studio Moguls, 1938–1948,” Minnesota Legal History Project, January 1, 2014 [expanded January 13, 2014].)