Avondale, Nov. 27—The county contest to secure the best speller to represent Rutherford county at Raleigh in the State Spelling Contest was held at the court house in Rutherfordton Saturday afternoon, Nov. 18th at 3 o’clock. There were 18 contestants, who took part as follows. They were all in the seventh grade except one.
Alva Padgett and Bertie Lee Kendrick, Bostic school; Minnie L. Watson and Chivous Padgett, Pinehurst; Sam Whitesides, Chimney Rock; Mary Willie McDaniel and Lou Wall, Forest City school; Eugenia Randall and Lenith Randall, Oak Grove; Bessie Harrill and Platin Boone, Avondale; Cleo Devinney and Ocena Murray, Sunshine; Omega Huntley, Oakland; Howard Bridges and Clyde Tate, Henrietta; Leon Putnam and Wyman Wood, Alexander school.
Miss Bessie Harrill of the Avnondale school won first place, with Miss Alva Padgett of Bostic school winning second place. Both Miss Harrill and Miss Padgett are entitled to represent the county in the state contest at Raleigh on Wednesday, Nov. 29th. Miss Harrill is entitled to and will receive a gold medal for best speller of the elementary schools in Rutherford county while Miss Padgett is entitled to and will receive a silver medal for the second best speller in the elementary school of Rutherford county.
From the front page of The Forest City Courier, Nov. 30, 1922.
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