The eight winners of the morning session of the Globe-Democrat-KTVI spelling bee are congratulated by Mrs, Marie Jalageas, director of the spelling bee. They are, from left: Jill Probus, Mary Hammett, Daniel Puent, Marquita French, Mary E. Goodwin, Kathy cox, Hilda Besand and Joseph Grossmann.
Winners of the semifinal round of the spelling bee Saturday were, from left: Dianne Woods, Frances Peters, Kathleen O'Hanlon, Mary Katherine O'Dowd, Gary Blagg, Roberta Knoblauch, Andrea Britton and Brenda Colley.
Afternoon winners in the spelling bee were, from left, Roberta Knoblauch, Andrea Britton, Gary Consolino, Ann Piening, William Lester, Charles Szczepanik, Rebecca Schrodt and Susan McWhorter.
Gary Blagg, 14, became the local spelling bee champion by out-spelling seven girls in the final session of the bee and earned the right to represent the St. Louis area in the National Spelling Bee finals in Washington in June. The spelling bee is sponsored locally by The St. Louis Globe-Democrat and KTVI, Channel 2. The runner-up was Dianne Woods, 13, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry D. Woods
The Millionth Visitor to the Carmelite monastery from the legion of one thousand men- west is George Billy of Kirwood. Bishop Joseph McNicholas watches as Billy signs in Friday at the monastery at 9150 Clayton Rd., Ladue. Members of the legion pledge a weekly visit to the chapel from prayer.
"St. Louis area women's clubs were presented awards for community service at the annual Globe-Democrat Club Leadership Awards luncheon Friday. From left are Mrs. Fred Karches, president of the Eighth District, Missouri Federation of Women's Clubs, who accepted the second-place award on behalf of South County Junior Women's Club; Mrs. Floyd Winer, president of the Tuesday Contemporary Club, Ellisville, first place; Mrs. M.S. Binzel, president of the Monday Club of Webster Groves, third place."
"New York, Nov. 29 - A Big Bird Float - Crowds pack the sidewalk Thursday along New York's Times Square as a float holding a thirty-foot-tall turkey goes by in the Thanksgiving parade. The traditional bird was one of the 41 floats scheduled to participate."
Print of the Native American Squanto teaching the Pilgrims how to fertilize corn mounds with fish. Squanto is squatting among the settlers as they watch him, holding shovels.
"Thomas B. Curtis, left, and Martin L. Duggan, second from left, editor of The Globe-Democrat editorial page, congratulate winners of the Richard H. Amberg Award. They are Senior Chief Petty Officer Donald L. Bevfoden, right, honored as the outstanding naval reservist, and Lt. Cmdr. George Moore, commanding officer of Security Group 9-11, who accepted the outstanding unit award."
"Three centuries after the fact, J.L.G. Ferris drew this version of the First Thanksgiving, which shows Pilgrims sharing feast with friendly Indians. Without Squanto's help, it isn't likely there would have been much to be helpful for."
The Human Development Corp. begins Project Insulate Friday at the site of the HDC Brick-O-Rama program at 1239 North Jefferson. The program helps low-income families cope with winter weather. From left: Mickey Rosen, HDC chief of neighborhood development; Milton Gulley and Miss Kay Goodman, insulators; Lawrence Albert, project supervisor, and Ron Gregory HDC director of neighborhood action. The
A photograph of an Amtrak train operating over newly installed crossing diamonds at Tower 105 in San Antonio, Texas. Southern Pacific's construction crew is waiting in the clear so it can return to work after the train has passed through the area. The photograph was taken by Mike McGinley.