15th Scripps National Spelling Bee

15th National Spelling Bee
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Date May 29, 1939
Location National Museum in Washington, D.C.
Winner Elizabeth Ann Rice
Age 12
Residence Auburn, Massachusetts
Sponsor Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Sponsor location Worcester, Massachusetts
Winning word canonical
No. of contestants 21
Preceded by 14th Scripps National Spelling Bee
Followed by 16th Scripps National Spelling Bee

The 15th National Spelling Bee was held in Washington, D.C. on May 29, 1939. Scripps-Howard would not sponsor the Bee until 1941.

The winner was 12-year-old Elizabeth Ann Rice of Auburn, Massachusetts and sponsored by the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, correctly spelling the word canonical. Humphrey Cook, age 13 of Virginia, took second after misspelling homogeneity. 14-year-old Mildred Kariher of Ohio took third after missing farcial.[1]

References

  1. (30 May 1939). 12-Year-Old Girl Is Winner In National Spelling Bee, Pittsburgh Post Gazette
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