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Fanfare, issue 9, 1942

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but it never got to a vote. The general opinion seemed to be that since Art couldn't pick up the gang in his car any more, and that as a result the members had to pay 40[[cent symbol]] carfare to and from meetings, that dues on top of that would be too much, especially for some of the younger members without regular income.
The meeting then broke up into groups for informal discussions. Art Widner interviewed Harry to get a material for a projected series of fan biogs to appear in NEBULA. Some attempts were made to put a hole in Gardner's theory "The Sertes[[?]] Principle in Nature" which appeared in the BOSKONIAN, but they met with little success. Art told his installment of "If I Werewolf" published later in SPACEWAYS, and recapped the whole story for those who had not been reading the mag. All of this was received with much merriment. A short discussion was held as to whether "Rite of Spring in FANTASIA, had presented a true picture of the ending of the dinosaurs or not. Other theories were advanced that seemed just as valid, but certainly not as dramatic for screen presentation.
This meeting showed that the rubber shortage evidently means little to stfans, because Arsenic pedalled 10 miles from Cambridge and Widner 20 from Quincy on their Raleighs.
* * * *
THE APRIL 19TH MEETING was a long range affair, starting about 2:30 and not breaking up until around 11:00. As members arrived, Bob Swisher informed them two new members were waiting in the dining room. On going in to investigate, they found that the two new fans were Betty Ann and Katherine May Swisher, born on March 27th. A third new member was brought in by Walt Nickel, by name of "Tex" Mangelsdorf[[?]]. He really hails from Texas, and his drawl makes one hark back to the days when Singleton was around.
Harry Stubbs joined Widner and Karpy in the biking fraternity, while Jules, Suddsy, and Al Lopez, thru a misunderstanding, joined the hiking fraternity, picking 'em up and laying 'em down the whole three miles from Medford Square.
They were overtaken by the weary Widner, who did about 80 miles plus that day, as he went out to follow the BAA marathon runners from Framingham to Boston, then he went to Winchester, and finally back to Quincy about midnite.
The formal business was quickly disposed of when Jules paid the members who had financed the BOSKONE, (as previously voted on) and Harry took ticket orders for the lectures at Harvard Observatory.
The afternoon was spent doing a lot of talking and eating. Yhos nearly precipitated a minor riot when he brought in the remains of his lunch from the bike. Art mentioned discovery of THE SPHINX CLUB in Worcester (about 50 miles west of Boston) and the possibilities of state federation were chewed over.
Schwartz was taken into camp in a coin flipping duel with Widner and Lazar. Harry and Al entertained with a stupendous breath-holding contest. The latter won, with the amazing total of FOUR minutes to his credit. Harry did very well with 3:40.
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THE MAY 14TH MEETING is a mystery, as far as yhos is concerned, as the combination of having streptococcus throat and a son all in one week was too much for him. Both Peter Allen and Art Widner are now doing nicely, thank you. . . .

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dots 7 but it never got to a vote. The general opinion seemed to be that since Art couldn't pick up the gang in his car any more, and that as a result the members had to pay 40[[cent symbol]] carfare to and from meetings, that dues on top of that would be too much, especially for some of the younger members without regular income. The meeting then broke up into groups for informal discussions. Art Widner interviewed Harry to get a material for a projected series of fan biogs to appear in NEBULA. Some attempts were made to put a hole in Gardner's theory "The Sertes[[?]] Principle in Nature" which appeared in the BOSKONIAN, but they met with little success. Art told his installment of "If I Werewolf" published later in SPACEWAYS, and recapped the whole story for those who had not been reading the mag. All of this was received with much merriment. A short discussion was held as to whether "Rite of Spring in FANTASIA, had presented a true picture of the ending of the dinosaurs or not. Other theories were advanced that seemed just as valid, but certainly not as dramatic for screen presentation. This meeting showed that the rubber shortage evidently means little to stfans, because Arsenic pedalled 10 miles from Cambridge and Widner 20 from Quincy on their Raleighs. * * * * THE APRIL 19TH MEETING was a long range affair, starting about 2:30 and not breaking up until around 11:00. As members arrived, Bob Swisher informed them two new members were waiting in the dining room. On going in to investigate, they found that the two new fans were Betty Ann and Katherine May Swisher, born on March 27th. A third new member was brought in by Walt Nickel, by name of "Tex" Mangelsdorf[[?]]. He really hails from Texas, and his drawl makes one hark back to the days when Singleton was around. Harry Stubbs joined Widner and Karpy in the biking fraternity, while Jules, Suddsy, and Al Lopez, thru a misunderstanding, joined the hiking fraternity, picking 'em up and laying 'em down the whole three miles from Medford Square. They were overtaken by the weary Widner, who did about 80 miles plus that day, as he went out to follow the BAA marathon runners from Framingham to Boston, then he went to Winchester, and finally back to Quincy about midnite. The formal business was quickly disposed of when Jules paid the members who had financed the BOSKONE, (as previously voted on) and Harry took ticket orders for the lectures at Harvard Observatory. The afternoon was spent doing a lot of talking and eating. Yhos nearly precipitated a minor riot when he brought in the remains of his lunch from the bike. Art mentioned discovery of THE SPHINX CLUB in Worcester (about 50 miles west of Boston) and the possibilities of state federation were chewed over. Schwartz was taken into camp in a coin flipping duel with Widner and Lazar. Harry and Al entertained with a stupendous breath-holding contest. The latter won, with the amazing total of FOUR minutes to his credit. Harry did very well with 3:40. * * * * THE MAY 14TH MEETING is a mystery, as far as yhos is concerned, as the combination of having streptococcus throat and a son all in one week was too much for him. Both Peter Allen and Art Widner are now doing nicely, thank you. . . .