11th Scripps National Spelling Bee

Spelling bee held in the United States in 1935 February 2025 11th National Spelling Bee File:New national museum of natural history.tif May 28, 1935 National Museum in Washington, D.C. Clara Mohler 13 Akron Beacon Journal Akron, Ohio intelligible 20 Charles E. Hill(7 March 1935). Spelling, News Journal 10th Scripps National Spelling Bee 12th Scripps National Spelling Bee The 11th National Spelling Bee was held in Washington, D.C. at the National Museum on May 28, 1935.(20 May 1935). Dinner Planned for Bee Champs, Nassau Daily Review Scripps-Howard would not sponsor the Bee until 1941. The 20 spellers had a banquet at the Hamilton Hotel on the evening of May 27 before proceeding to the National Museum the next day for the competition.Price, Mark J. (17 May 2015). Local history: Coventry girl, 13, spelled her way to national fame in 1935 bee, Akron Beacon Journal The winner was Clara Mohler, 13, of Ohio, correctly spelling the word interning, which had been misspelled by the prior speller, followed by intelligible.Chesley, Mabel Norris (1 November 1975). Spelling Bee A Big Event, Daytona Beach Morning Journal (memories of Akron reporter of 1935 contest) Paul McCusker, 13, of Niagara Falls, New York took second, followed by Bruce Ackerman of Illinois in third.(30 May 1935). Girl Is Winner In National Spelling Bee, Pittsburgh Post Gazette(22 June 1935). Catholic School Pupil Takes 2nd Place in Nat'l Spelling Bee https://web.archive.org/web/20141108141107/http://arc.stparchive.com/Archive/ARC/ARC06221936p06.php 2014-11-08 , Arkansas Catholic, p. 6, col. 1 As of 2026, Mohler is one of five spellers from the Akron area and sponsored by the Akron Beacon Journal to win the Bee, a list that also includes Dean Lucas in 1927, Alma Roach in 1933, Jean Chappelear in 1948, and William Kerek in 1964.Meyer, Philip (2 June 2014). June 4, 1964: Our Billy is champion speller in nation!, Akron Beacon Journal(reprint of story from June 4, 1964) Mohler would complete a degree in foreign languages at Ohio University and was an educator for over 40 years. She died in 2013. References 2 Category:Scripps National Spelling Bee competitions Category:1935 in education Category:1935 in Washington, D.C. Category:May 1935 in the United States