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STEF News, issue 68, November 17, 1946

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                STEFNEWS
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               17 Nov 46
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             CENTRACON

   The Centracon, and informal get-together of fans held at the Fort Dearborn Hotel in Chicago on 9-10 Nov, brought together about 25 fans and writers from six states.  It was dubbed “Mystricon” because even the Chi fans did not know if it were sure to occur and those in attendance knew so little about it.  About 20 attenders had come by Saturday evening and these all went to Erle Korshak’s home to be entertained by reminiscences and stories until early morning demanded sleep.  With n o program planned, the group rented a hall in a nearby hotel for a Sunday session of gab-fest and refreshments.  A collection was taken to pay the rent.  Authors Bob Bloch, Fritz Leiber, Jr, Edward E Smith, Bob Tucker, Oliver Saari, and Cyril Kornbluth (present with wife Mary) represented the professionals at the meeting.  Abby Lu Ashley was there on a trip from California, while Don Grant of Rhode Island and James Hevelin of Philadelphia and California were both finishing terminal leave trips at the meeting.  Other well - known fans attending were Neil de Jack, Frank Robinson, Sandy Kadet, Phil Schumann, Henry Elsner, Mari Beth Wheeler, and Ted Dikty.
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               TRAVELS 

      Helen Wesson has crossed to the West Coast and embarked for Japan to join her husband there.  She visited LA the week of 28 Oct and was called upon by Jack Speer and Don Lockman in Seattle 4 Nov before she sailed.
   Abby Lu Ashley has been taking
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                  LASFS
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   The LASFS celebrated Hallowe’en with a costume party at the club room.  Bob Patrick, Everett Evans, Helen Wesson, and Tigrina were outstanding costumes.  Featured entertainment was Tigrina’s reading of Charles Lloyd’s “The Cockroach,” a horror story from the English “Creeps Series.” Gordon Dewey and Dale Hart carried away book prizes from a fantaquiz conducted by Forry Ackerman.  Helen Wesson was later quoted as saying the meeting was a “flop.”
   In celebrating her 7 Nov birthday, Tigrina was escorted by Forry Ackerman to see the stage play “On Borrowed Time,” starring Boris Karloff.  After the play, Karloff autographed a photograph and his two anthologies, “Tales of Terror” and “And the Darkness Falls” for the two fans.
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                  MOVIES
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   Theodore, the raconteur who was such a hit at the Pacificon, will be seen in “So Dark the Night” as a hunchback.
   The 23-year old German science fiction film “Metropolis,” was given a private showing for fans at the American Contemporary Art Gallery in Los Angeles 9 Nov.  It is a silent film, but was appreciated for its conception, lavish sets, and complex photography in spite of old-time melodramatics and broken continuity caused by deletions from the original.  The showing was arranged by Forrest J Ackerman, who spoke briefly on the film before it was shown and showed “stills” from the picture.
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STEFNEWS ___________________________ 17 Nov 46 ___________________________ CENTRACON The Centracon, and informal get-together of fans held at the Fort Dearborn Hotel in Chicago on 9-10 Nov, brought together about 25 fans and writers from six states. It was dubbed “Mystricon” because even the Chi fans did not know if it were sure to occur and those in attendance knew so little about it. About 20 attenders had come by Saturday evening and these all went to Erle Korshak’s home to be entertained by reminiscences and stories until early morning demanded sleep. With n o program planned, the group rented a hall in a nearby hotel for a Sunday session of gab-fest and refreshments. A collection was taken to pay the rent. Authors Bob Bloch, Fritz Leiber, Jr, Edward E Smith, Bob Tucker, Oliver Saari, and Cyril Kornbluth (present with wife Mary) represented the professionals at the meeting. Abby Lu Ashley was there on a trip from California, while Don Grant of Rhode Island and James Hevelin of Philadelphia and California were both finishing terminal leave trips at the meeting. Other well - known fans attending were Neil de Jack, Frank Robinson, Sandy Kadet, Phil Schumann, Henry Elsner, Mari Beth Wheeler, and Ted Dikty. _____________________________ TRAVELS Helen Wesson has crossed to the West Coast and embarked for Japan to join her husband there. She visited LA the week of 28 Oct and was called upon by Jack Speer and Don Lockman in Seattle 4 Nov before she sailed. Abby Lu Ashley has been taking (Continued over page, column 2) LASFS T - JS The LASFS celebrated Hallowe’en with a costume party at the club room. Bob Patrick, Everett Evans, Helen Wesson, and Tigrina were outstanding costumes. Featured entertainment was Tigrina’s reading of Charles Lloyd’s “The Cockroach,” a horror story from the English “Creeps Series.” Gordon Dewey and Dale Hart carried away book prizes from a fantaquiz conducted by Forry Ackerman. Helen Wesson was later quoted as saying the meeting was a “flop.” In celebrating her 7 Nov birthday, Tigrina was escorted by Forry Ackerman to see the stage play “On Borrowed Time,” starring Boris Karloff. After the play, Karloff autographed a photograph and his two anthologies, “Tales of Terror” and “And the Darkness Falls” for the two fans. ____________________________ MOVIES T Theodore, the raconteur who was such a hit at the Pacificon, will be seen in “So Dark the Night” as a hunchback. The 23-year old German science fiction film “Metropolis,” was given a private showing for fans at the American Contemporary Art Gallery in Los Angeles 9 Nov. It is a silent film, but was appreciated for its conception, lavish sets, and complex photography in spite of old-time melodramatics and broken continuity caused by deletions from the original. The showing was arranged by Forrest J Ackerman, who spoke briefly on the film before it was shown and showed “stills” from the picture. ___________________________ Support the ’47 philcon—join now ____________________________