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1939 -- [[Nycon 1]]
from the diary of [[Charles D. Hornig]]
From the [[Noreascon Three]] [[PB]]

JUNE 30: This morning, I tried to meet [[Ackerman|Forry (Ackerman)]] and [[Morojo]] at Newark, but I got on an earlier section of their train and arrived in Penn Station first. There I met [[Ray Bradbury|Ray (Bradbury)]] and the [[Wollheim]] gang. At eleven, I was on the platform as the train arrived -- greeted [[Morojo|Myrtle]] with a kiss and Forry with a dash of [[Esperanto]].

JULY 2: At nine this morning, I called at the [[Sloane]] House for [[Ray Bradbury|Ray]], and we went over to the Convention Hall, staying there until after ten -- at the greatest [[science-fiction convention]] of all time, with a gathering of over 200. We saw the movie ''Metropolis''. I was called on to give a speech, and I talked on the types of people who read [[science fiction]]. 

Among those present were [[John W. Campbell, Jr.]], [[Mort Weisinger]], [[Julius Schwartz]], [[Leo Margulies]], [[Ray Cummings]], [[Otis Adelbert Kline]], [[Jack Darrow]], [[Bill Dellenback]], [[Dale Hart]], [[David A. Kyle]], [[Nelson S. Bond]], [[Manly Wade Wellman]], [[Conrad H. Ruppert]], [[James V. Taurasi]], [[William S. Sykora]], [[Sam Moskowitz]], [[Frank R. Paul]] -- others too numerous to mention. 

There were speeches and a big [[auction]]. The [[Convention]] was a financial success and everyone enjoyed themselves. It was one great big jovial bunch, an experience that speaks well for [[science fiction]].

JULY 3: I attended the [[Science Fiction]] [[Banquet]] at the Wyndham Hotel, in honor of [[Frank R. Paul]]. There were about 35 there, and a bunch of us gave speeches. This certainly has been a day to be remembered.

JULY 4: Went to Flushing (with [[Ray Bradbury]]) to see the Science Fiction Ball Game (Queens 23, Visitors 11). In the evening a bunch of us went to Coney Island to spend a few hectic hours eating junk and being thrown around on amusement contraptions.

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