"The eight winners in the afternoon session of the quarterfinals are, from left, in the front row, John Baldridge, James Brammer, and Larry State. From left in the top row, Matthew O'Neill, Wes Neithardt, John Kiely, Matt Kelly and Mary Gutting." The winners are standing underneath a St. Louis Globe-Democrat banner.
"The eight winners in Saturday morning's quarterfinals of The Globe-Democrat Spelling Bee are, from left, Chris Green, Patrick McGow, Kelly Kujawa, Kerry Bliss, Kerri Herzog, Angela Wade, Anne Newman and Terri Willett." Each contestant is wearing a panel with their name and school written on it.
"Globe-Democrat publisher Jeff Gluck collects a couple dollars for an ONBD newspaper while he was selling on Hampton near Berthold." Gluck is wearing a Seven-Up apron.
"Spelling Bee Officials...pronouncer Dr. Richard Burnett of UMSL [University of Missouri-St. Louis]; and Judge Ray C. Dripps; during the annual Globe Democrat Spelling Bee in the J. C. Penny Auditorium on the UMSL campus."
"In [this] photo are the afternoon winners, from left: Christine Malon, 13 Corpus Christi School; Matt Gutting, 13, St. Ann School; Mary Beth Kramer, 13, Our Lady of Providence; and Mike Montgomery, 14, St. Anthony of Padua. The champion of The Globe-Democrat competition will win an expense-paid trip to Washington for the national finals in June. In addition, the winner receives a Zenith stereo
"These St. Louis area youngsters survived an elimination round Saturday to advance to the finals in the 29th annual Globe-Democrat Spelling Bee. The letter-perfect youngsters will join other area spellers and 14 from outstate Missouri and Illinois in the finals to be held at 10a.m. May 2 at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. In Saturday's elimination sessions at UMSL, 68 area school champions
"Semifinalists in the 32nd Annual Globe-Democrat Spelling Bee are (l-r) Amy Korytowski of St. Joachim and Ann School, Cindy Kriete of St. Johns Lutheran School, Kristin Carter of St. Clare of Assisi School and Mary Stumpf of Central School. In the center of the back row is Richard Buchanan of Webster/McGraw Hill. In foreground is Spelling Bee judge Roy Dripps, an English teacher at the Academy of Math and Sciences and Spelling Bee pronouncer Richard Burnett, director of the UMSL Reading Clinic."
The Globe-Democrat Spelling Bee Finals took place at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and the four winners are photographed here with pronouncer Dr. Richard W. Burnett and judge Roy C. Dripps. The winners are, from left, Kim Windish, 14, Incarnate Word Elementary School; Linda Hsu, 12, Jefferson Junior High, St. Charles; Terri Daniels, 12, Pontiac Junior High, Fairview Heights; and Tamara
This photo shows 14-year-old Jonathan Merritt at the mic during the spelling bee. "The students, 16 from the St. Louis area and 14 from outstate Missouri and Illinois, competed for the first-place prize, an expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., for the national finals starting June 1."
"Henry Sickman, father of Carol Sickman, 14 smiles as his daughter comes to the mic at the Globe-Democrat Spelling Bee. Uncle and aunt Thad H. Pieper and Vera Pieper study the situation."
"KMOX-TV's Debbie Warshawski laughs while she was taking pictures of fellow employees selling the [Old Newsboys Day] edition of the Globe Democrat." Warshawski is wearing a Seven-Up apron.
"Missouri Governor John Ashcroft sells newspapers on Celebrity Corner [on Old Newsboys Day]." The Governor is wearing a Seven-Up apron and button, and is pointing up toward the left of the photo.
"St. Louis Alderman Gerry Osborn and her husband Bob selling at Morganford and Arsenal, South City." Both are wearing Seven-Up aprons, are holding Old Newsboys Day papers, and are wearing cowboy hats.
"Bill Roddy of Nieman-Marcus, left, and Frontenac Mayor Morgan B. Lawton join the Old Newsboys invasion of Plaza Frontenac." Both men are preparing to sell newspapers for Old Newsboys Day, and are wearing Seven-Up aprons and buttons. The buttons read, "Globe-Democrat/Old Newsboys Day/Fund for Children, Inc.".
Hardee group of four sellers that include: John Braren, Barbara McLean, Sally Wilson, and Kim Anderson. They're holding newspapers, wearing Seven-Up aprons, and have large buttons. The buttons read, "Globe-Democrat/Old Newsboys Day/Fund for Children, Inc.".
"Myra Fingerhut, who has served the ONB on the same corner for 26 years, is joined on the corner of Price and Ladue by G. Duncan Bauman, pub., and Robert Hermann, ONB chairman."
A group of eight workers in aprons and buttons hold up Old Newsboys newspapers in their office space. The buttons read, "Globe-Democrat/Old Newsboys Day/Fund for Children, Inc.". The group includes: Dennis McCarthy, Thelma Niebur, Ann Mincer, Mel Evans, Bill Wipfler, Bill Race, Bob Hamilton, and Greg Dyer.