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Fanfare, v. 1, issue 3, August 1940

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FANFARE
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POLL NEWS
by Art Widner Jr.

EXTRA!
EXTRA!
EXTRA!

CAMPBELL-STUART RECAPTURES LEAD!

Bryantville, Mass. -- "Center-poll of the universe." -- June 26, (PP) Staging a sensational spurt by swagging three straight "firsts" JWCjr today zoomed from second place, ten points behind Weinbaum, to five points ahead, to take undisputed possession of #1 spot. The only other to step up a notch, was L. Sprague DeCamp, who forged ahead from 6th place to 5th, passing H. P. Lovecraft.

In the lower brackets, big gains were registered by A. E. Van Vogt, Hubbard, and Heinlein. Here ishow they stand, down to those who have 25 points or more:

1. Campbell-Stuart: 409
2. Weinbaum: 404
3. EESmith: 339
4. Merritt: 260
5. DeCamp: 243
6. Lovecraft: 238
7. HGWells: 198
8. Williamson: 179
9. Keller: 166
10. Taine: 125

11. Burroughs: 116
12. CLMoore (congratulations!): 93
13. Coblentz: 91
14. Stuart: 84
15. Binder: 82
16. Stapleton: 78
17. Hubbard: 72
18. CASmith: 58
19. Van Vogt: 51
20. Heinlein: 47
21. Leinster and Howard: 45
22. Gallun: 44
23. Verne: 41
24. Simak: 34
25. Bond: 32
26. TSmith: 31
27. Kummer: 27
28. Schachner: 26
29. Kuttner (you too!) and Ayre: 25
20. Fearn and Farley: 21

AUTHOR POLL BECOMES INTERNATIONAL!

Bryantville -- CPOTU -- June 25th (PP) We quote from a letter from the #1 English fan, Ted Carnell: "I do't know how long you intended keeping your author poll open, but I thot maybe there was time for me to do something about it. Just to make it an international idea...I have printed some postcards and I am mailing them out to clients in the country as we send them magazines. (Science Fiction Service -- awjr) The fans are getting their voting cards by every letter I send out...When the votes start coming back, I'll record each upon 1 of the enclosed slips and mail them over to you at intervals. I intend keeping a record of the British votes, and reporting them later in my news service, POSTAL REVIEW.
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Over to the left you see the results of 79 fan's votes. All I need now are 21 more to make a hundred, and the poll will be considered closed. (for the time being!) I'll be back from time to time, to see how the tastes of you fans have changed...And now for the new polls that are just getting under way. For the benefit of any nufans who may not know how these polls are conducted -- you put on a penny postcard your ten favorite whatever-it-is and mail to -- Art Widner, Jr., Box 122, Bryantville, Massachusetts. The new polls are about fans and pro artists. The artist poll is a little different than the others, in that it is broken up into three classes, with five to vote for in each, making the total fifteen. But here are the standings:

FANS

1. Ackerman: 162
2. Tucker: 148
3. Warner: 126
4. Lowndes: 110
5. Wollheim: 79
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FANFARE 13 POLL NEWS by Art Widner Jr. EXTRA! EXTRA! EXTRA! CAMPBELL-STUART RECAPTURES LEAD! Bryantville, Mass. -- "Center-poll of the universe." -- June 26, (PP) Staging a sensational spurt by swagging three straight "firsts" JWCjr today zoomed from second place, ten points behind Weinbaum, to five points ahead, to take undisputed possession of #1 spot. The only other to step up a notch, was L. Sprague DeCamp, who forged ahead from 6th place to 5th, passing H. P. Lovecraft. In the lower brackets, big gains were registered by A. E. Van Vogt, Hubbard, and Heinlein. Here ishow they stand, down to those who have 25 points or more: 1. Campbell-Stuart: 409 2. Weinbaum: 404 3. EESmith: 339 4. Merritt: 260 5. DeCamp: 243 6. Lovecraft: 238 7. HGWells: 198 8. Williamson: 179 9. Keller: 166 10. Taine: 125 11. Burroughs: 116 12. CLMoore (congratulations!): 93 13. Coblentz: 91 14. Stuart: 84 15. Binder: 82 16. Stapleton: 78 17. Hubbard: 72 18. CASmith: 58 19. Van Vogt: 51 20. Heinlein: 47 21. Leinster and Howard: 45 22. Gallun: 44 23. Verne: 41 24. Simak: 34 25. Bond: 32 26. TSmith: 31 27. Kummer: 27 28. Schachner: 26 29. Kuttner (you too!) and Ayre: 25 20. Fearn and Farley: 21 AUTHOR POLL BECOMES INTERNATIONAL! Bryantville -- CPOTU -- June 25th (PP) We quote from a letter from the #1 English fan, Ted Carnell: "I do't know how long you intended keeping your author poll open, but I thot maybe there was time for me to do something about it. Just to make it an international idea...I have printed some postcards and I am mailing them out to clients in the country as we send them magazines. (Science Fiction Service -- awjr) The fans are getting their voting cards by every letter I send out...When the votes start coming back, I'll record each upon 1 of the enclosed slips and mail them over to you at intervals. I intend keeping a record of the British votes, and reporting them later in my news service, POSTAL REVIEW. -------------------------- Over to the left you see the results of 79 fan's votes. All I need now are 21 more to make a hundred, and the poll will be considered closed. (for the time being!) I'll be back from time to time, to see how the tastes of you fans have changed...And now for the new polls that are just getting under way. For the benefit of any nufans who may not know how these polls are conducted -- you put on a penny postcard your ten favorite whatever-it-is and mail to -- Art Widner, Jr., Box 122, Bryantville, Massachusetts. The new polls are about fans and pro artists. The artist poll is a little different than the others, in that it is broken up into three classes, with five to vote for in each, making the total fifteen. But here are the standings: FANS 1. Ackerman: 162 2. Tucker: 148 3. Warner: 126 4. Lowndes: 110 5. Wollheim: 79 (continued on next page)