South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-24
Schricker Arrested for Shooting of Wsnieuuski Youth
List of Prizes For Brides
And Groon7s Still Growing
Interest Mounts in Third Annual June Bride Contest Staged
by Progressive Merchants of South Bend and Mshawaka
and The News-Times.

Just about everybody. IL seems. Is
talking about the third annual June
Bride contest. staged by the South
Bend News-Times and progressive
merchants Of South Bers and Mish-
awake.
The list Of prizes includes some OF
the most beautiful presents ever
given In any OF the previous con-
tests and a great many stores are
stiu 20 be heard from. Many local
merchants have not announced their
gifts thus Jar. their purpose being
10 hold of with the hope Of think
ing up something entirely new and
unusual feat which is a consid-
cradle one because of the hundr. 3
and one novelties that have been
sprung in the two previous shows.
The idea cf the annual June bride
presentation is simplicity. Merch-
ants, cooperating with The News
Times. pull the show with the idea
OF focusing attention on the June
bride and groom. II means a great
increase in swing presents generally
10 newlyweds. a nice increase in
business in the local stores. encour-
aging married folks 10 start the
journey OF life with as complete an
outfit % pos SlblC. and incidentally
furnishes much enjoyment and en-
tertainment 20 everyone participant
ing in the presen tation show and
those who are fortunate enough 10
gain admission 10 the theater where
the presents are handed out pub
licly.
Promise Real show.
The givins out Of the presents. as
in past years. is in charge Of Nelson
L Jones, assisted by John F. De-
Haven. The judges Of the contest.
who see TO It that the presents are
given out fairly and divided up
equally between the lucky brides
and grooms, consists Of A. r. Err
skine. Fred A. Bryan and Rome G.
Stephenson.
The best show in South Bend dur
ing 1922 will take place at a To-
cal theater shortly after June L,
when the thousands or dollars worth
OF gifts are presented 70 the June
brides
This is an emphatic assertion. no
doubt. but IL is true nevertheless
as this is the time Of the public
presentation Of thousands of dollars
worth Of gifts in the third annual
June Bride contest of South Bend
and Mishawaka merchants. cooper
ating with The South Bend News
Times Last year. a theater twice
the capacity Of the Oliver theater
would have Accommodated the crowd
that turned out TO see the June
bride show This year. with the in
terest already beins manifested in
the contest. a still greater crowd
is expected to turn out.
The time and place of the presen-
tation party OF the June bride con-
test has not yet been determined but
these details will be made public
within the next few days.
The list of prizes. and the mer-
chants taking part i'm this years
show is growing rapidly. The
Ellsworth store sprUns a surprise
i'm the gift line today when the an
nOuncement was made at the store
that the first June bride will be
presented with a surprise hope chest
The contents of the hope chest have
not been divulged. but it is promis.
ed that there will be few finer pres
ents in the entire collection. The
Grand Leader store will remember
one Of the newly welded couples