The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-24
DEVILS LAKE TYP|ST
WILL COMPETE FOR
HONORS AT CHICAGO
Esther Feldman, States Swift
est Keyboard Artist, In
National Meet

Miss Esther Feldmafl, Devils Lake,
North Dakota high school champion,
Saturday will compete in the twen-
t.:-fourth international Typwriting
contest for the worlds school novice
typing championship at Chicago.
The Devils Lake girl will compete
against 40 Of the swiftcst student
typists in the United States, school
champions Of as many states, and
the swiftcst keyboard artists OF Can
ada.
These contestants, each a cham
pion, were chosen by contests held
in every state. They will gather in
two groups, one in Chicago and the
other in New York, before the in
vasion Of Canada in which they will
make a concerted bid for champions
ship honors now held by Wilma Nc
Bride. Calgary, Alta, for the special
Alfred E. Smith u. S. school novice
championship trophy.
Other Titles Offered
Other crowns to be contested for
at the international arc those Of the
worlds champion typist, now held
by Albert Tangora, Patterson, N. j.,
and the worlds amateur champion
ship, now held by lrma Wright, To-
ronto. Tangora, in winning the open
title, wrote an average Of 1872 or
r~orless words per minute for an
hour at the 1928 International, at
Sacramento, Cal.
In keeping with it's custom Of in
viting all state champions using its
machines to attend the International
as its guests the Underwood Type
writer company, through w. d. NJ.
Simmons, manager Of the school de-
partment, formally extended invita-
ticns to those who qualified. Their
trip will include a visit to Niagara
Falls.
The 1929 touch-systcm sweep
stakes arc being held the first time
outside the United States in %
years as a compliment to the two
comedy Canadian lassies who won
world crowns at the twcnty-third an
nual contest.
Many Prizes Offered
This year the Governor C. G..
Young and the Al Smith trophies,
ir addition to the $1,000 bronze
plaque for the open contest, again
will be among the nero prizes
open to competition.
Twenty-Five thousand announce
ments Of the results Of the contest
will be printed and air-mailed from
New York the day following the
contest.
Following is a list of the other
United States contestants:
Meet in Chicago
Celia Kartzincl, Birmingham,
Ala; Belva kiblcr. Tuscon, Ariz.;
Virginia L. Smith. Fayetteville,
Ark; Caroline Cutting, Crescent
City, Cal; Cornelia Gemar, Idaho
Falls, Idaho; Lucille Stumpf, Evans
vile, Ind; Lillian Webb, Shrcvc-
port, La; Cecile Salfcnaucr, Hough-
ton, Mich; Mary kits. Fergus Falls,
Mimi; Ada Wilmot, Gulfport, Miss;
Margaret Maxwell, Cameron, Mo-;
Montana Nimbar. Miles City, Mont;
La Verne Mueller. Norfolk, Neb.;
Elaine Hunter. Elko, New; Lillian
D~anielson, Albuquerque, N. NJ;
Helen Jones, Mcdford, Orc; Martin
Jansen, Eureka, S. D.; Virginia
Houscr, Union City, Tenn; Marjorie
Seegmillcr, Richficld, Utah; Caro-
line Johnson, Pullman, WASH; Wal
ter Ciwcskir Hurley, Wis; Virgil
Forth, Gillette, Wyo.
Meet in New York
F'crnc Sccbcrg. Ansonia, Conn.,;
Rita Robinson, Portland, Me-; Olga
Ccnon, Berlin, N. H.; Jennie Luks,
Railway, N. j.; Ella w. Freer, New
York City; Pauline Stroupc, Char.
lottc, N. c.; Lucy Kleinmcyer, Clevc-
land, O.; Elmira Hughes, Etna, Pa;
Albina Precourt, Pawtucket, r. l.;
Bessie Cherry, Sumter, S. c.; Ruby
Matthews, Lynchberg, Va; Marie
Smith. Charleston. w. Va.