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Le Zombie, v. 2, issue 7, whole 19, December 16, 1939

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19 W Los Angeles League announces campaign to make America "Science Fiction Conscious". Immediate program calls for science fiction propaganda to be insidiously inserted in all Hollywood films.

20 T Morojo inserts science fiction into her scenarios. Ackerman does same into current picture he is directing.

21 F Scenario's rejected. Ackerman picture dismal flop. Producer Ben P. Smudgepot says public wants "human interest".

22 S Ackerman advises Smudgepot and public to read Marvel

23 S That was a bum joke last Sunday. Will not repeat it.

24 M Amazing Stories circulation jumps another one of those well-known "five thousand copies". Pong sets out to discover why.

25 T Pong discovers Chicago dumping millions of magazines into old World Fair lagoon to fill it  up. But searches further.

26 W Pong  finds circulation actually jumps three hundred every time RAP uses phrase "great stories" on cover.

27 T Yesterday's notation contains a dirty crack at RAP and his methods, if you get it, folks.

28 F First space ship trials held. Cracked inventor (as usual, we might add) decides to name it "The Feather Stone". 1982.

29 S Payday. Those working form a line at the right.

30 S First Annual Science Fiction Picnic held in Grant Park, Chicago. Fans numbering upwards of 200 attended. 1943.

31 M Ants, birds and bees declare picnic a success!

ye august monthe of August

1 T Federals and 'revenooers' raid still in West Virginia hills. Ray Pauley claims innocence. Contends that hew was not brewing anything-- that the machine the Feds found was an interspacial atomic descrambler, designed to receive messages from Mars. 1940

2 W Ray Pauley hauled up befpre the judge to explain his 'machine'.

3 T Pauley convinces judge. Judge takes day off to visit Pauley's machine. Snooping revenooers fired.

4 F Pauley and Judge receive first message from Mars! World agog!

5 S Pauley back in jail. Message read: "Dear Paul, send more bug juice at once! By the arms of Geezil, that's powerful fire-water you Earthlings make! Your Martian pal, B. Zul Buub."

6 S Peace on earth, good will to fans. (joke - ha! ha!)

7 M Earth colonizes Moon. Harry Warner made Governor of Little New York, Light Side. Harry promptly passes law banishing all fan mags from Light Side except 'Spaceways'. 1986.

8 T Bootleg fan mags printed on Dark Side and smuggled over border.

9 W Warner hires Sherlock Holmes Pong to ferret out bootleggers.

10 T For more news of bootlegging activities see August 15th.

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19 W Los Angeles League announces campaign to make America "Science Fiction Conscious". Immediate program calls for science fiction propaganda to be insidiously inserted in all Hollywood films. 20 T Morojo inserts science fiction into her scenarios. Ackerman does same into current picture he is directing. 21 F Scenario's rejected. Ackerman picture dismal flop. Producer Ben P. Smudgepot says public wants "human interest". 22 S Ackerman advises Smudgepot and public to read Marvel 23 S That was a bum joke last Sunday. Will not repeat it. 24 M Amazing Stories circulation jumps another one of those well-known "five thousand copies". Pong sets out to discover why. 25 T Pong discovers Chicago dumping millions of magazines into old World Fair lagoon to fill it up. But searches further. 26 W Pong finds circulation actually jumps three hundred every time RAP uses phrase "great stories" on cover. 27 T Yesterday's notation contains a dirty crack at RAP and his methods, if you get it, folks. 28 F First space ship trials held. Cracked inventor (as usual, we might add) decides to name it "The Feather Stone". 1982. 29 S Payday. Those working form a line at the right. 30 S First Annual Science Fiction Picnic held in Grant Park, Chicago. Fans numbering upwards of 200 attended. 1943. 31 M Ants, birds and bees declare picnic a success! ye august monthe of August 1 T Federals and 'revenooers' raid still in West Virginia hills. Ray Pauley claims innocence. Contends that hew was not brewing anything-- that the machine the Feds found was an interspacial atomic descrambler, designed to receive messages from Mars. 1940 2 W Ray Pauley hauled up befpre the judge to explain his 'machine'. 3 T Pauley convinces judge. Judge takes day off to visit Pauley's machine. Snooping revenooers fired. 4 F Pauley and Judge receive first message from Mars! World agog! 5 S Pauley back in jail. Message read: "Dear Paul, send more bug juice at once! By the arms of Geezil, that's powerful fire-water you Earthlings make! Your Martian pal, B. Zul Buub." 6 S Peace on earth, good will to fans. (joke - ha! ha!) 7 M Earth colonizes Moon. Harry Warner made Governor of Little New York, Light Side. Harry promptly passes law banishing all fan mags from Light Side except 'Spaceways'. 1986. 8 T Bootleg fan mags printed on Dark Side and smuggled over border. 9 W Warner hires Sherlock Holmes Pong to ferret out bootleggers. 10 T For more news of bootlegging activities see August 15th.