8th Scripps National Spelling Bee

The 8th Scripps National Spelling Bee was held in Washington, D.C. on June 7, 1932, sponsored not by Scripps Howard but by the Louisville Courier-Journal. Scripps Howard would not sponsor the Bee until 1941.

The winner was Dorothy Greenwald, of Muscatine, Iowa, with the word "invulnerable". Kenneth Cecil of Kentucky took second place, followed by Wilma Pyle of Detroit.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "List of National Spelling Bee champions". Wikimedia Foundation. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  2. ↑ (8 June 1932). Des Moines Girl Wins National Spelling Bee, Lewistown Daily Sun (Associated Press story)
  3. ↑ (16 June 1932). Iowa Girl Wins Spelling Bee, Evening Independent (with photo of top three winners)
  4. ↑ (16 June 1932). Iowa Girl Is Crowned New Spelling Champ, Angola Record (Angola, New York), p. 1, col. 5
Preceded by
7th Scripps National Spelling Bee		 8th Scripps National Spelling Bee
1932 		Succeeded by
9th Scripps National Spelling Bee