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1929--The Greatest Flag
Essay
Contest--1929
United States Flag Association
Hearst Newspapers
| 250,000 Entries 4 Winners World Tour |
1929--The
Greatest Flag Essay Contest--1929 United States Flag Association Heast Newspapers |
250,000 Entries 4 Winners World Tour |
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| REG | HEARST PAPER | STATES | GIRL CHAMPION | BOY CHAMPION | VIEW |
| 1 | Boston American | ME-NH-VT-MA-RI | Rose C. Higgins-??MA | Edward Shea-??-MA | Click |
| 2 | New York American | NY-CT-NJ-PA | Alvina R. Lewis-??-NY | Joseph F. Connors-??-PA | Click |
| 3 | Albany Times-Union | NY-VT | ***Mary S.McGonigal-15-NY | Douglas Hawks, Jr.-??-VT | Click |
| 4 | Syracuse Journal | NY | Daisy W. Cooper-??-NY | ***Robert L. Sullivan-17-NY | Click |
| 5 | Rochester Journal | NY | Hilda Hewitt-??-NY | Edward Callaghan-??-NY | Click |
| 6 | Baltimore News | MD-DE | Mary C. Varnhorn-15-MD | Milton M. Graef-16-MD | Click |
| 7 | Washington Herald | DC-VA-NC | Anna G. Douglas-??-NC | Charles
K. Ellison, Jr-??-VA |
Click |
| 8 | Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph | PA-WV-OH-KY | Rosa E. Rilson-??-OH | *Thomas P. Derdock-14-PA | Click |
| 9 | Detroit Times | MI-OH | *Elaine E. Conway-??-MI | **Merle M.Clark-??-MI | Click |
| 10 | Chicago Herald Examiner | IL-IN-OH-IA-MO-MN.. | Dorothy Galbraith-14-MO | Jack R.Westfall-16-MN | Click |
| 11 | Wisconsin Daily News | WI | Jean M. Dessell-??-WI | Richard W. Fellows-??-WI | Click |
| 12 | Atlanta Georgian | GA-AL-MS-TN-NC | **Alma E. Groves-16-GA | Thomas J. Lowe-??-MS | Click |
| 13 | Omaha Bee-News | NB-SD-WY-CO | Catherine Luke-??-NB | John Dittrick-??-NB | Click |
| 14 | San Antonio Light | TX-OK-AR-LA | Nora N. Johnson-??-TX | *Ralph H.Agate-15-LA | Click |
| 15 | Los Angeles Examiner | CA-NV-AZ-NM | *Lupe Isabel Riveria-??-CA | Richard Tilden-??-CA | Click |
| 16 | San Francisco Examiner | CA-NV-UT | Evelyn F. Durel-??-CA | Peter A. Ospital-??-CA | Click |
| 17 | Oakland Post-Enquier | CA | Ruth Berry-??-CA | Alfred Ashman-??-CA | Click |
| 18 | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | WA-OR-ID | Frances
F. Kelley-17-WA |
Chester
V. Clifton, Jr.-15-WA |
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| *** Champion | Click on Hyperlink For More Details | **Runner Up * Finalist |
| 250,000 Entries 4 Winners World Tour |
1929--The Greatest Flag Essay
Contest--1929 United States Flag Association Hearst Newspapers |
250,000 Entries 4 Winners World Tour |
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| Region 1 Boston American |
Region 2 New York American |
Region 3 Albany Times-Union |
 Region 1 Boston American Boston, MA ME-NH-VT-MA-RI ?? Flag Contest Editor Girl Champion Rose Catherine Higgins Age ?? Watertown, MA Boy Champion Edward Shea Age ?? New Bedford, MA Total Entries ?? Click Here For More Details |
Region 2 New York American New York, NY NY-CT-NJ-PA ?? Flag Contest Editor Girl Champion Alvina R. Lewis Age ?? Ossining, NY Boy Champion Joseph Francis Connors Age ?? Pittston, PA Total Entries ?? Click Here For More Details |
Region 3 Albany Times-Union Albay, NY NY-VT ?? Flag Contest Editor National Girl Champion ***Mary S. McGonigal*** Age 15 Troy, NY Boy Champion Douglas Hawks, Jr Age ?? Bennington, VT Total Entries ?? Click Here For More Details |
| Region 4 Syracuse Journal |
Region 5 Rochester Journal |
Region 6 Baltimore News |
Region 4 Syracuse Journal Syracuse, NY NY ?? Flag Contest Editor Girl Champion Daisy Winifred Cooper Age ?? Utica, NY National Boy Champion ***Robert L. Sullivan*** Age 17 Syracuse, NY Total Entries ?? Click Here For More Details |
Region 5 Rochester Journal Rochester, NY NY ?? Flag Contest Editor Girl Champion Hilda Hewitt Age ?? Brockport, NY Boy Champion Edward Callaghan Age ?? Rochester, NY Total Entries ?? Click Here For More Details |
Region 6 Baltimore News Baltimore, MD MD-DE ?? Flag Contest Editor Girl Champion Mary Catherine Varnhorn Age 15 Baltimore, MD Boy Champion Milton Metee Graef Age 16 Baltimore, MD Total Entries ?? Click Here For More Details |
| Region 7 Washington Herald |
Region 8 Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph |
Region 9 Detroit Times |
Region 7 Washington Herald Washington, DC DC-VA-NC William F. Seals Flag Contest Editor Girl Champion Anna Gertrude Douglas Age ?? High Point, NC Boy Champion Charles K. Ellison, Jr. Age ?? Pennington Gap, VA Total Entries ?? Click Here For More Details |
Region 8 Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph Pittsburgh, PA PA-WV-OH-KY ?? Flag Contest Editor Girl Champion Rosa E. Rilson Age ?? Tiffin, OH Boy Champion-Finalist *Thomas Paul Derdock* Age 14 Pittsburgh, PA Total Entries ?? Click Here For More Details |
Region 9 Detroit Times Detroit, MI MI-OH ?? Flag Contest Editor Girl Champion-Finalist *Elaine M. Conway* Age ?? Detroit, MI National Boy Champion Runner Up **Merle M. Clark** Age ?? Sault Ste. Marie, MI Total Entries ?? Click Here For More Details |
| Region 10 Chicago Herald-Examiner |
Region 11 Wisconsin Daily News |
Region 12 Atlanta Georgian |
Region 10 Chicago Herald Examiner Chicago, IL IL-IN-OH-IA-MO-MN-ND-MT-KY-TN Bernard Cigrand Flag Contest Editor Girl Champion Dorothy Fern Galbreith Age 14 Kahoka, MO Boy Champion Jack Ross Westfall Age 16 Montevideo, MN Total Entries ?? Click Here For More Details |
Region 11 Wisconsin Daily News Madison, WI WI ?? Flag Contest Editor Girl Champion Jean Margaret Dessel Age ?? New London, WI Boy Champion Richard William Fellows Age ?? Algoma, WI Total Entries ?? Click Here For More Details |
Region 12 Atlanta Georgian Atlanta, GA GA-AL-MS-TN-NC ?? Flag Contest Editor National Girl Champion Runner Up **Alma Elizabeth Groves** Age 16 Byronville, GA Boy Champion Thomas Jasper Lowe Age ?? Jackson, MS Total Entries ?? Click Here For More Details |
| Region 13 Omaha Bee-News |
Region 14 San Antonio Light |
Region 15 Los Angeles Examiner |
Region 13 Omaha Bee-News Omaha, NB NB-SD-WY-CO ?? Flag Contest Editor Girl Champion Katherine Luke Age ?? Lincooln, NB Boy Champion John Dittrick Age ?? Battle Creek, NB Total Entries ?? Click Here For More Details |
Region 14 San Antonio Light San Antonio, TX TX-OK-AR-LA ?? Flag Contest Editor Girl Champion Nora Nell Johnson Age ?? San Antonio, TX Boy Champion-Finalist *Ralph H. Agate* Age 15 Lafayette, LA Total Entries 6000+ Click Here For More Details |
Region 15 Los Angeles Examiner Los Angeles, CA CA-NV-AZ-NM ?? Flag Contest Editor Girl Champion-Finalist *Lupe Isabel Rivera* Age ?? Los Angeles, CA Boy Champion Richard Tilden Age ?? Riverside, CA Total Entries ?? Click Here For More Details |
| Region 16 San Francisco Examiner |
Region 17 Oakland Post Enquirer |
Region 18 Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
Region 16 San Francisco Examiner San Francisco, CA CA-NV-UT ?? Flag Contest Editor Girl Champion Evelyn Frances Durel Age ?? San Francisco, CA Boy Champion Peter A. Ospital Age ?? Stockton, CA Total Entries ?? Click Here For More Details |
Region 17 Oakland Post-Enquirer Oakland, CA CA ?? Flag Contest Editor Girl Champion Ruth Berry Age ?? Oakland, CA Boy Champion Alfred Ashman Age ?? Oakland, CA Total Entries ?? Click Here For More Details |
Region 18 Seattle Post-Inteligencer Seattle, WA WA-OR-ID Lester M. Hunt Flag Contest Editor Girl Champion Frances F. Kelly Age 17 Seattle, WA Boy Champion Chester Victor Clifton, Jr Age 15 Auburn, WA Total Entries ?? Click Here For More Details |
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