South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-02
NEWS TIMES GIVES
NAMES OF WINNERS
IN BRIDE CONTEST
First Marriage Occurs in Of
flee of The News-Times
at Midnight.

The I'VE couples. reported as mar
sied arst in the great Gifts for June
Brides" contest Of THE News-Times
and 80 South Bend merchants, are
as follows.
Mr.. and 19rs. Herman Worm.
Dir. and Mrs. David n. Rakestraw.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Rengiiskl.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester r.. Reich.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Neher.
Prizes have not been awarded in
The contest as yet. but in all prob
ability tho majority Of the more
than $1,000 worth Of beautiful pres
ents for the winning brides and
grooms, viii go 90 the five couples
named above.
There was practically no contest
as 20 the time the weddings Oc-
CURED, except between the first and
second weddings but the hrst couple,
Herman Worm. 651 IL Laporte av.,
and Miss Ethel Warner. 613 Cedar
St, played absolutely safe by being
married IN The News-Times Office by
the Rev +. II. KOehnemann, pastor
Of the German Methodist Episcopal
church, on the stroke of y o'clock.
The Second Wedding.
Two minutes after midnight. the
second marriage in June was re-
ported, that Of David n. Rakestraw,
100 r. Jefferson blvd. and Miss
Florence +. Jackson Of North Lib
erty, Ind The ceremony had been
performed by Rev HenTy l.. Davis,
district superintendent Of the Meth
iOdist church, at the parsonage IN
this city
The next wedding was not report
ed 70 The News-Times until $3.50
O'Clock Tuesday morning. that OF
Miss Salem Kosinski. 1929 W. Grace
st, and Irwin Rengilski 629 >
Chestnut St The next wedding was
reported "A quarter CT an hour later,
that Of Miss Martha Bilirskl ~
Chapin ST.. and Chester r. Reich.
$40 Harrison av. The bride is a sis
Ger Of City Clerk Frank s. BilinskL
r-he last couEle 90 be in on thu win
ming OF the main list OF presents was
Miss Cora Kindig and Russell
Neher. 75O g. Meade st. This mar
riage was reported 20 The News
FINES at five minutes after 8 O'Clock. /
Report Many Weddings.
A great many additional weddings
were beiEg reported TO The News
Times Office during the day Other
Couples who came near being In the
prize winning class were Miss Deanie
RunneIs and Russell Seifert both
OF Granger, Ind; Miss Eva WCisner, /
1906 South Bend av. and Leonard
Gibson, 209 ~. ST Peter ST. and |
Miss Mary Gorybzska and Frank
Rudsz't owski. both of Hancock 81.
Mr.. AMI Mrs Russell Seifert's report
reached the Office at Sis o'clock
10 minutes too late to be among the
big winners. The marriage OF Mr..
and Mrs Gibson was reported 70
The News-Times at $3.50 o'clock and
~
Rudszkowski came In at 10 minutes
after / o O'Clock.
Interest in the unique marriage
event increased steadily as the drst
day OF June approached. dozens or
calls at The NeVs-Times office be
ing sufficient evidence that the en-
tire city was interested in the event
Verify Lists.
The list OF marriages as reported
60 The News-Times today IS being
carefully verified by the committee
OF judges, composing Mayor r. K.
Carson. Sec'y OF the Chamber OF
Commerce F. J. Green, and County
Clerk Wilbur Warner. and the dis
fribution OF presents viii be ar
ranged Immediately and carried out
at the big coliseum meeting on
Thursday afternoon.
Merchants taking part In the con-
test were so enthusiastic over It's
success that they plan 20 cooperate
with The News-Times in making the
FGffts 20 June Brides contest an
annual affair.
Gift OF The News-Times
In addition TO presenting an ele-
giant tea set 20 one OF the winning
brides. The News-Times had also
made ARA ngements 20 give n present
10 every couple marrying on the
frst dav OF June. who attend the
rift presentation exercises in the
ritv's new coliseum. formerly the
Bob Jones tabernacle. at 2:5O
O'Clock next Thursday afternoon A
number Of other presents were either
Tor June brides or for brides and
rrOons married az any time during
the month The latter presents were
Tor the most part in the shape of
letters Of credits on different local
concerns.
The only provision 20 be made in
the June bride event TO the winners
az the many valuable prizes IS that
they attend the Eift presentation
meeting at the coliseum on Thurs
dav. The exercises at this meeting
will be of a brief nature, and are
simply given so that others In South |
Bend who care 10 see. may have an
NUUOELuWaLN 10 gtE NAAH N2aAhAlN tttAN@ q
The eiabOratcness of the contest put
on by The News-Times and South |
Bend merchants The News-Times |
IS arranging 10 have a band az the
Coliseum meeting. and the presents
will be given out as rapidly as pos
sIble. just as soon as the entire col |
lection has been photographed, and |
tho committee Of judges says the |
word that the distribution Of prizes |
shall proceed
The actual distribution viii be IN
charge OF Nelson L Jones. assisted |
by the committee OF judges Hun /
dreds OF people are expected 20 at !
tend the coliseum meeting. Every
body is invited 20 attend the eNer- /
cises. and the meeting is being adj |
Vertised far and wide as a special |
feature OF this weeks Interurban |
day. which takes place regularly on |
Thursday.