Sixteen more St. Louis area youngsters have reached the semifinal round of the 26th annual Spelling Bee sponsored by The Globe Democrat. The 16 spellers survived quarterfinal competition Saturday in two sessions at the J. C. Penney auditorium at the University of Missouri at St. Louis. Some 160 students competed. The afternoon round winners are: front row from left, Lori Reed, Kevin Harmann, Pam
Memory of life in France helps boy win contest. Mark Willingham, 10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Willingham, O'Fallon, Ill., became a winner in the "What Is It" contest because he once lived in France. Mark could identify the object in the contest as a barber bowl because while living in a small French village he used to notice them at the barber shop. Mark's essay on the bowl, which
A nine-year-old boy, entering the "What Is It?" contest for the first time, used a book that belongs to his grandmother to identify the object and become the winner for the week of March 17. John J. McDermott Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. John J. McDermott from Kirkwood, Missouri.
Among the large number of St. Louisans who braved icy streets to attend the luncheon were (from left) Mrs. James F. Bussmann, Mrs. Harrison Schramm, Mrs. Richard W. Bland, Mrs. Charles L. Harrison Jr. and Mrs. Charles R. Harrison Sr.
Sixteen more St. Louis area youngsters have reached the semifinal round of the 26th annual Spelling Bee sponsored by The Globe Democrat. The 16 spellers survived quarterfinal competition Saturday in two sessions at the J.C. Penney auditorium at the University of Missouri at St. Louis. Some 160 students competed. The morning session winners are: front row from left, Rene Bean, Jimmy Powers, Jill
About 1000 persons attended the luncheon in the Khorassan Room of Hotel Chase honoring the 1958 Ten Women of Achievement. Richard H. Amberg of The Globe-Democrat (at the microphone) singled out as universal attributes of the honorees their "love of humanity and compassion for their fellow man." Each of the 10 women received a plate in recognition of her work inscribed with her name and the
Those who have been honored as Women of Achievement in other years included, from left: Elizabeth Golterman (!957), Beatrice Adams (1956), Dr. Cylvia A. Sorkin (1955) and Dr. Mildred Trotter (1955).
Almost 1000 person attended the luncheon yesterday honoring the 1957 Ten Women of Achievement. Richard H. Amberg, publisher of The Globe-Democrat presented each of the 10 women "selected way of life in 1957" with a silver plate inscribed with their names.
From left to right: Mrs. Donald Gunn, Good Neighbor; Mrs. Irene McCabe, Health; Mrs. George A. O'Sullivan, Community Welfare; Mrs. Mark C. Steinberg, Philanthropy; and Mrs. Peter L. Wulfing III, Public Affairs
From left to right: Mrs. Walter W. Collett, Homemaker; Mrs. George Gellhorn, Community Service; Miss Elizabeth Golterman, Education; Mrs. Frances Goodall, Profession
Cab Driver Patriotism. Laclede Cab Co. drivers display American flags that all Laclede cabs will be flying on radio antennas during the VP Fair/July fourth period. Many drivers and employees are lifelong area residents and veterans from as far back as WWII. (From left to right) Robert Russell, Vietnam; Issac Bonner, Korea; Harold Dallas, WWII.
Jefferson City, MO (15 May 1982) part of the military award recipients in the rotunda of the Missouri State Capitol building, Jefferson City, Missouri.
Ready for the Celebrity Cake Baking Contest, Ed Wilson, Wew's popular morning record spinner, demonstrates the form he hopes will enable him to take him to take first place Tuesday evening at Kiel Auditorium.
Greenbrier's Bill Furman presenting a check for $13,500 per railcar to Norm Feren, SPRR Mechanical and Bob Yates SPRR Intermodal for the purchase of obsolete multi-level railcars and their conversion into Twin 45' trailer flatcars. Work will be performed at SPRR's RAMAC facility in Roseville, CA under a $6 million contract where SPRR Mechanical at RAMAC will perform the work and be paid by