The Futures of America songsters are part way through their performance with "Has Anybody Seen My Gal" and a roster of ecstatically optimistic personalities is preparing to whip the giant crowd into a positive frenzy. Then Kansas City political whiz kid Joe Serviss leaps on stage to declare Thursday's huge all-day positive thinking rally the greatest in the entire world. Master of Ceremonies Ty Boyd, billed as a "sponge for knowledge," calls it "the great experience of our time."
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
Spelling Bee Semifinalists -- Four boys and 12 girls from the St. Louis area outspelled 136 other contestants Saturday in the first quarterfinal rounds of the 27th annual Spelling Bee sponsored by The Globe-Democrat. This photo shows winners from the morning session. They are, from the left in the first row, Carolyn Kruczynski, Sandy Wirtel, Mike Bimler and Nicole Takahashi. In the back row, from
Spelling Bee Semifinalists -- Four boys and 12 girls from the St. Louis area outspelled 136 contestants Saturday in the first quarterfinal rounds of the 27th annual Spelling Bee sponsored by The Globe-Democrat. These are the winners from the afternoon session. They are, in the front row from left, Anne Mannion, Alan Sheehy, Marty Smith, and Matthew Gutting. In the back row from left, Laura Adkins
foot warmer, that made her winner of the contest. Her prize is a $10 gift certificate from Famous-Barr. Kathy says she will buy a suit. Kathy is a fifth grader at Immaculate Conception school in Owensville and likes to listen to records.
Dressed for Bicentennial: The Globe-Democrat newspaper vending machine outside The Globe-Democrat building gets new paint job to honor the Bicentennial.
From left: Mrs. Frank A. Frawley, Community Responsibility; Miss Helen Graves, Fine Arts; Mrs. Gilbert Harris, Civic Service, Miss Louise Knapp, Education; Mrs. Clay E. Jordan, Lifetime
From left: Mrs. C. Oscar Lamy, Social Service; Mrs. Elbert Leaders, Homemaker; Mrs. Holton R. Price Jr., Youth Leadership, and Mrs. Chadbourne Taylor, Community Welfare. Missing from the picture is Mrs. Frank E. Pelton Jr., Creative Philanthropy
Watching their mother receive her award as Good Citizen are Miss Jane (left) and Miss Judy Sutter. Miss Judy flew home from Bradford Junior College for the occasion.
. The new all-FM broadcasting station is a part of the Globe-Democrat Publishing Company's 1947 expansion program to further serve the great St. Louis area.
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.
Queen of the Big Top Semi-Finalists are (standing, left to right) Sandra Cox, Patricia Shebik, Kim Bergman, June Enos, Norma Adams and Marilyn Stalcup; (seated from the left) Marcia Cole, Lynette and Diana Austin. Judges are (from the left) Joseph New, Tom Reardon, Vic Take and Jack Murdoch. "Pictures of the six finalists will be published tomorrow with the official Globe-Democrat ballot on which the readers may vote for the girl they wish to represent the St. Louis area in the Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena Cal., New Years Day."