The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
NINETEEN PRIZES in YEARS
TIME BY BIRMINGHAM WOMAN
It's All Work And Not Luck
At All That Wins, She
Declares

Winning 10 prizes awarded in
newspaper and magazine contests
in little over a years time may
sound like impossible luck, but It's
not Miss Katherine Holt of Bir-
mingham has such a record and she
says nothing wins like downright
hard work.
The latest prize won by Miss Holt
was $40 in The .Age-Herald 1T" con-
test. But she has won a stack of
them, so many that she has to write
them down Ito remember them.
Among the bigger ones was $40 in
the Edgewoed Word Building con-
test; $50 in>, The Age Herald So
contest and $50 in the Rural Amer
lean IS" contest.
Six of her wins were in solving
letter puzzles, two word building
contests and two others slogan and
ad enigmas, all since May. 1922
1T is all hard work and concen-
tration," said Miss Holt. IF there
is any thing that CRATES the nerves
1T is for some friend to come up and
say. Katherine, aren't you lucky to
win so many prizes? 1t isn't luck
nor does it require superbrain, but
If person is intent upon winning
some prizes, he or she must resolve
upoH WOIh anu concentration.
In the last Age-Herald word con-
test Miss Holt said she did not de-
eide to enter until the last two or
three days and that she worked from
z o'clock in the morning to 2:3O
o'clock the next morning for two OF
three nights.
Wins Three "TS Conte.t..
"One need not expect to win a
prize in the first contest he enters,
she said. 1T requires the study OF
two or three like puzzles. Take The
Age-Herald ct" word contest, 70,
example. before the aspirant gets
the hang, so to speak. There is g
similarity in the words wanted by
The Age-Herald prize came after
she had unsuccessfully competed II
two other "T''' word contests, sht
said. words are her favorites
Miss Holt admits.
The Birmingham papers are com.
with which they reward their con.
testants.
Many papers wait two or thre,
months before answering" she con.
tinued. but 1t was only about two
weeks after sending my list in t.
The Age-Herald that 1 received the
prize"
Miss Holt uses her prize money
which, by the way, in the course OF
year or so, amounts to a consid.
cradle sum, in buying extras. a,
DOCKS, pictures, kodak films (she 4.
a picture enthusiast), and in paving
travelling expenses 1.-THE Herald
prize. gets the credit of making pos.
siole Tor me a trip to Yellowstone
park and other points in the west
she declares. land with other smal
ones coming in l shall have a com.
Portable sum with which to make tn,
tour" 'i'
1t may be that Miss Holt is un.
usually energetic and of a riddle.
soHing turn. Her mother says Kath.
crime is Just naturally business
woman. She Is secretary to the
chlef engineer of the Tennessee Coal
IRON and Railroad company and is
editor OF the Birmingham Business
Woman" official magazine Of tbe
birmingham Business and Profes.
sional Woman's club (Inc.). =
Her 10 Awards.
Following Is list OF the 10 con.
tests and prizes awarded in which
she has successfully competed with.
IN the past IA months: In 1922. Are.
Herald. letter IS" $50: Birmingham
News, Should Marriage Be Kept i
Sacret, letter. $3.50; Edgewood
~ m . e Building" contest, s12o; wall.
iels. letter IS" $40: Aspirat Labora.
ham News, letter. why 1Rudolph
valentines Popularity" s25; Henbel
Iencii company, letter &C" $40: Age.
Herald advertising slogan contest
s15; "Freckles." Birmingham News
why Prefer Harold Lloyd" $40