5th Scripps National Spelling Bee

The 5th National Spelling Bee was held at the National Museum in Washington, D.C. on May 21, 1929, by the Louisville Courier-Journal. Scripps-Howard would not sponsor the Bee until 1941. The winner was 12-year-old Virginia Hogan of Nebraska, a student at St. John's Parochial School in Omaha,(4 May 1929)., Lincoln Journal Star (article on Hogan winning Nebraska state bee on Friday, May 3, 1929, noting her school) correctly spelling the word luxuriance, followed by asceticism. In second place came Viola Strbac of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (who had failed to properly spell luxuriance),(26 May 1929)., Milwaukee Journal followed by Teru Hayashi of Ventnor City, New Jersey, a Japanese-American who stumbled on "panacea."(22 May 1929)., Evening Independent(24 May 1929)., Milwaukee Journal(24 May 1929)., Troy Times (Troy, New York) (photograph of Hogan)(3 June 1929)., Time (magazine) ("Unfalteringly she spelled "luxuriance" correctly, after Viola Strbac of South Milwaukee had failed by suggesting "l-u-x-u-r-i-e-n-c-e." Little Teru Hayashi of Ventnor, N. J., spelled rapidly, unerringly, until confronted with 'panacea.'")(8 May 1929)., Albany Evening News(22 May 1929)., Albany Evening News Hogan was first bee winner from her state. She died in Fremont, Nebraska in 1976.(24 November 1976)., Lincoln Star (married name Virginia Hogan McDonald) Nebraska did not have another winner until the 40th Bee in 1967.Dejka, Joe (22 May 2016)., Omaha World-Herald. ^[1]

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Charles E. Hill

Charles Edward Hill (September 27, 1881 – May 10, 1936) was a professor of political science at George Washington University focusing on international law.

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Fremont, Nebraska

Fremont is a city in Dodge County in the eastern portion of the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States.

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Milwaukee

Milwaukee is the largest city in the state of Wisconsin and the fifth-largest city in the Midwestern United States.

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is a daily morning broadsheet printed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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National Museum of Natural History

The National Museum of Natural History is a natural-history museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States.

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Nebraska

Nebraska is a state that lies in both the Great Plains and the Midwestern United States.

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Omaha World-Herald

The Omaha World-Herald is the primary newspaper serving the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area.

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Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County.

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St. John's Parish (Omaha, Nebraska)

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The Courier-Journal

Courier Journal, locally called The Courier-Journal or The C-J or The Courier, is the largest news organization in Kentucky.

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Time (magazine)

Time is an American weekly news magazine and news website published in New York City.

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Troy, New York

Troy is a city in the U.S. state of New York and the seat of Rensselaer County.

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Ventnor City, New Jersey

Ventnor City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States.

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States of America.

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40th Scripps National Spelling Bee

The 40th Scripps National Spelling Bee was held in Washington, D.C. at the Mayflower Hotel on June 7–8, 1967, sponsored by the E.W. Scripps Company.

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4th Scripps National Spelling Bee

The 4th National Spelling Bee was held at the National Museum in Washington, D.C. on May 23, 1928, hosted by the Louisville Courier-Journal.

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6th Scripps National Spelling Bee

The 6th National Spelling Bee was held at the National Museum in Washington, D.C. on May 27, 1930.

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