Sixteen champion spellers from the St. Louis area outspelled 133 other contestants in the first session of the 26th annual Spelling Bee sponsored by The St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Saturday's competition was held at the J.C. Penney auditorium at the University of Missouri at St. Louis. Winners in the morning session are, from left, first row, Marty Smith, Brian Stansberry and Elisa Chen. Back row
Sixteen champion spellers from the St. Louis area outspelled 133 other contestants in the first session of the 26th annual Spelling Bee sponsored by The St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Saturday's competition was held at the J.C. Penney auditorium at the University of Missouri at St. Louis. The Saturday afternoon winners are, from left, Kevin Rezek, Michael O'Leary, Lisa Unterreiner, Angelia Howell
Ellen Walker, 11, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Victor H. Walker of Crestwood is the winner of the latest "What Is It" contest in the Globe-Democrat Sunday Magazine. Ellen, a sixth grader at Salem Lutheran school, correctly identified the object as a mousetrap and wrote the best essay describing the object. The mousetrap is on display at the Missouri Historical Society in the Jefferson Memorial. Ellen
The New Globe-Democrat frequency modulation radio station KWGD will be housed in the modern building on the northwest corner of Cole street and Twelfth boulevard. The architect's drawing shows the entrance to the structure from which the area's first exclusive frequency modulation broadcasting will originate.
Blue sticker with a white cartoon dove in the center. To the upper left of the dove there is a white sun. Inside the dove, "Write in, Gene McCarthy, NOV. 5" is printed in blue. The design was made by "Wet Petal Press" at "947 North La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, CA".
1984. Its car body was built for 125 ton intermediate trucks but was produced with 100 ton intermediate trucks and 70 to end trucks. The GBRX 1984 had the capability to load 40' international containers in all 5 wells and 40' or 45' international containers on top. Tare weight was 217,300 pounds and the load limit per well was 90,000 pounds.
Jefferson City, MO (15 May 1982) part of the military award recipients in the rotunda of the Missouri State Capitol building, Jefferson City, Missouri.