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Pluto, v. 1, issue 4, September 1940

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PLUTO                WHO SAID THAT?                   29
   "The Minuteness of Man", by P.G. (Wodehouse?) sounds a great deal like whitmans--specifically his "When I heard The Great Astronomer"---However this poem is good. Damned good un-rhymed verse. Foo on "FOO On The Flit". "Who Said That?"--you can't go wrong here., we are interested in whatever one else thinks, as a clue to their personality. 
   How many feet does sound travel per mile? 5280, but I should think you would know that. And you forgot to say what kind of solution you wantd sent in; sugar solution, salt solution, or what kind of what dissolved in what. How about DISSOLUTION?
   Prize contest--God you guys are good at this kind of stuff. Have read this one 6 times & still don't know whether you are trying to be funny & sincere; sincerely funny; trying to draw mental labrinths for readers to lose their minds in, or whether you are NUTS!
   Mrs Manning's version--nothing new. This happens all over the country. Carnell, fair. Overflow fair; keep in. Among The Hams & Pros, fair to good. Back cover, a good place to boost the CHICON.
   P.S. A little more attention to paragraphing, & you'll have MARCONETTE, beat for neatness.
                    Sincerely,
                  DALE TARR. 

Dale, has reviewed #3 right well;
Some things he liked; some he gave HECK!
*******************************************************
                   From PAYETTE, IDAHO.
Gang:
PLUTO, continues to improve with every issue. Enjoyed the latest one from cover to cover. The more I look at that multi-color work, the more I am astounded by it. It's amazing, no less. The LASFS mimeo, on which POLARIS is issued, (along with VOM, SHANGRI-LA, etc, is an old fashioned maachine, inside inking, with more angles & corners to it than you can imagine. Ink pads can be changed, as we did change from, green to black awhile back. But Russ Hodgkins raved for weeks,  (and still does on occasion,) about the job. It seemed that black ink lurked in every little nook and cranny, in the monstrosity, and would leap out to spoil things after everyone swore it was as cleas as a whistle. Tsk, tsk, what a time! 
   But to get back to PLUTO: Editotial was fun as usual. DPUPCPI, interesting, but so what? "Business Is Getting Verse" should warn to keep Ackerman & Reinsberg apart, so far as the writing of a fan article is concerned. (Or poetry.) Column by BORT, was swell more! Intrigue In Space--good but could have been better. Uncivilized, can't get enthusiastic, but then not too bad. "Gllobermory", GHU knows what it means, but it's still funny. "It's Been Proven" Pluto's believe It Or Not column. Foo On The Flit--FOO. "Who Said That? as interesting a readers department as I ever saw in a fan mag "My Version Of Pluto", very very good. Makes Decker sound as interesting as LA. in the midst of a Sunday's fan mag production. "Famous Jokes so help me, an old joke, whiskers and all, I hold my nose and turn the page. Which leads to the back cover, I like better than most on AMAZING. Very beautiful and pertinent. The little guy over there west of Chicago holding up his thumb, is ME.
   I'm really looking forward to future issues of PLUTO. By the way be sure to notify me. It would be a crime to miss an issue. 
                       Yours, 
                  Paul Freehafer

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PLUTO WHO SAID THAT? 29 "The Minuteness of Man", by P.G. (Wodehouse?) sounds a great deal like whitmans--specifically his "When I heard The Great Astronomer"---However this poem is good. Damned good un-rhymed verse. Foo on "FOO On The Flit". "Who Said That?"--you can't go wrong here., we are interested in whatever one else thinks, as a clue to their personality. How many feet does sound travel per mile? 5280, but I should think you would know that. And you forgot to say what kind of solution you wantd sent in; sugar solution, salt solution, or what kind of what dissolved in what. How about DISSOLUTION? Prize contest--God you guys are good at this kind of stuff. Have read this one 6 times & still don't know whether you are trying to be funny & sincere; sincerely funny; trying to draw mental labrinths for readers to lose their minds in, or whether you are NUTS! Mrs Manning's version--nothing new. This happens all over the country. Carnell, fair. Overflow fair; keep in. Among The Hams & Pros, fair to good. Back cover, a good place to boost the CHICON. P.S. A little more attention to paragraphing, & you'll have MARCONETTE, beat for neatness. Sincerely, DALE TARR. Dale, has reviewed #3 right well; Some things he liked; some he gave HECK! ******************************************************* From PAYETTE, IDAHO. Gang: PLUTO, continues to improve with every issue. Enjoyed the latest one from cover to cover. The more I look at that multi-color work, the more I am astounded by it. It's amazing, no less. The LASFS mimeo, on which POLARIS is issued, (along with VOM, SHANGRI-LA, etc, is an old fashioned maachine, inside inking, with more angles & corners to it than you can imagine. Ink pads can be changed, as we did change from, green to black awhile back. But Russ Hodgkins raved for weeks, (and still does on occasion,) about the job. It seemed that black ink lurked in every little nook and cranny, in the monstrosity, and would leap out to spoil things after everyone swore it was as cleas as a whistle. Tsk, tsk, what a time! But to get back to PLUTO: Editotial was fun as usual. DPUPCPI, interesting, but so what? "Business Is Getting Verse" should warn to keep Ackerman & Reinsberg apart, so far as the writing of a fan article is concerned. (Or poetry.) Column by BORT, was swell more! Intrigue In Space--good but could have been better. Uncivilized, can't get enthusiastic, but then not too bad. "Gllobermory", GHU knows what it means, but it's still funny. "It's Been Proven" Pluto's believe It Or Not column. Foo On The Flit--FOO. "Who Said That? as interesting a readers department as I ever saw in a fan mag "My Version Of Pluto", very very good. Makes Decker sound as interesting as LA. in the midst of a Sunday's fan mag production. "Famous Jokes so help me, an old joke, whiskers and all, I hold my nose and turn the page. Which leads to the back cover, I like better than most on AMAZING. Very beautiful and pertinent. The little guy over there west of Chicago holding up his thumb, is ME. I'm really looking forward to future issues of PLUTO. By the way be sure to notify me. It would be a crime to miss an issue. Yours, Paul Freehafer