Английская Википедия:9th Scripps National Spelling Bee
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The 9th National Spelling Bee was held in Washington, D.C., on May 30, 1933, organized by the Louisville Courier-Journal. Scripps-Howard would not sponsor the Bee until 1941.
The winner was 12-year-old Alma Roach of Twinsburg, Ohio, sponsored by the Akron Beacon Journal, correctly spelling the word torsion. George Meltzer (age 14) of New Jersey placed second[1] (missing propitiatory), followed by 13-year-old Virginia Wood in third (missing holocaust).[2]
Roach won $500 for first place (a drop from the usual $1000), followed by $300 for second, and $100 for third.[2]
The event was broadcast on radio.[3]
Roach (married name Mercer) became a teacher, retiring from Solon Middle School in her hometown of Twinsburg in 1983. She died at Akron General Hospital on July 31, 2003.[4]
References
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- ↑ (15 October 2012). George Meltzer (obituary), The Jersey Journal
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 (30 May 1933). Paper's National Spelling Bee Won By Akron Girl, 12, Schenectady Gazette
- ↑ (28 May 1933). On WABC, Brooklyn Daily Eagle
- ↑ (2 August 2003). Alma R. (Roach) Mercer (obituary), Akron Beacon-Journal
