South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-01

Principal winners in the great sec
ond annual June Bride contest of
The South Bend News-Times. in
which nearly $4,000 worth of prizes
VIII be awarded. are as follows:
Miss Mildred Peters. 702 Georgia
avenue. and Horace stanton, 517
North Eighth street. River Park.
married at 90 seconds after u
! o'clock.
Miss Mary Settler. aged 81. 3O2
East Broadway. Mishawaka, and Al
win Curtis. 1909 Division street.
Afishawaka. married at As seconds
after IL o'clock.
Miss Janice Spanton. aged %. 2717
West Lawton street. and Philip Nc
Qunlan. aged 25. same address. mar
ried az 1901 o'clock.
Miss Carrie Weber, aged is. 1879
East Donald street. and John Ed
mond Housekeeper, aged 81. 134S
East Randolph street. married at
one minute and 40 seconds after u
o'clock
In all probability Mr.. and Mrs.
Stanton. who were married by Rev.
Z N kerun of the First Evangeli-
cal cr -ch. viii be first winners in
the unique newspaper contest. Mr..
and Mrs Curtis who are both resi-
dents of Mishawaka. are believed 70
he second winners in the race and
Alr and Mrs. McQuillan third. Mr..
and Mrs Housekeeper were the
fourth newly weds 20 report in the
first half hour of the contest.
Dozens of other couples are ex-
pected TO report today. as many
valuable prizes have no bearing on
the particular time Of the ceremony
other than that they be welded on
the hrst of June.
Omcial announcement @. the win
ners in the contest will be announc-
ed today after the judges, Mayor
Frank Carson. Frank Green. man
ager Of the Chamber of Commerce.
and County Clerk Wilbur Warmer
have verified the information regard
ing the couples who have reported
thus far
Intense interest was centered on
the contest as the hour OF midnight
approached last nisht Scores OF
peopIe came 20 the business Office Of
SNhe News-Times expecting 10 see a
%wedding ceremony performed there.
but one of the rules of the contest
was that the ceremony had 10 be
performed outside of the new spar per
Office
Thousands Of dollars worth Of
presents have been given by enter
prising south Bend and Nishawaka
merchants for the FIRST couple
marrying in June and reporting the
fact 10 this newspaper. other
couples will receive scores of valu-
able kits. There are prizes for the
most beautiful June first bride-one
Of the urizes is $50 in gold prizes
for the youngest. prizes for the old
esq. prizes for the most Intelligent.
prizes for the 18th couple wedding
after midnEht-in fact presents OF
every description 20 be given away
under all sorts Of novel conditions.
Rich Awards offered.
The presents offered IN The News
Times contest. conservatively esti-
mated. amount in dollars and cents
% S2.S64.5C. Dividing this allot-
ment of presents among a half dozen
couples. It may be seen at glance
the rich reward that awaits the
lucky winners in the bridal event
Going far ahead Of last years event
<the second annual contest Of this
newspaper promises 20 be one or
the most successful cooperative ef-
forts ever attempted By South Bend
and MishaWaka business men.
The public presentation OF gifts
at the oliver orera house VIII take
place on Friday evening az H:lo
o'clock with Nelson L. Jones, South
Bends premier POSTMASTER and en-
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