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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1983
Page
13
The article explains where Bee words come from and how order is set by drawing sponsoring paper names from a box. It lists Bee Week events from Monday through Saturday and provides 24 past winning words and their spellings.
The article notes that buttons appeared on clothing about seven centuries ago, with earlier garments held by strings and pins. It explains that gold and silver buttons were mainly decorative and a sign of wealth rather than practical fasteners.
Melissa Hurley aged 13 recalls the spelling bee as a life highlight and dream fulfilled in Washington with fellow contestants. Molly Dieveney, 12, credits coach Florence Bailly and memorization strategies learned from dictionaries and word lists. Jonathan Kluttz, 13, was sponsored by the Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel, while Dr. Robert E. Baker, chief judge, notes hard work and memory build spelling skill.
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