WINNERS IN THE STANDARD UNION $55,000 POPULARITY CONTEST
16 July 1929 Brooklyn Standard Union Jamie KELLY Takes First, $10,000 House, Harold F COLEMAN Gets Second Prize William J. O'REILLY Third - Others Win Automobiles, European Trips and Many Get Cash Awards - James KELLY, of 100 Fort GREENE place, clerk of the Kings County Court, high ranking Elk and citizen of unbounded popularity, is the grand prize winner in The Standard Union $55,000 prize contest, which ended June 29, after running for three months. To-day Mr. KELLY will receive the deed for the beautiful Spanish-type home in Laurelton, furnished from cellar to garret by a first-class interior decorator, as the reward for bring into The Standard Union the largest number of subscriptions of any of the hundreds of contestants who took part in the contest. The house, ready to move into to-night, is considered a cheap buy by real estate men at the contest valuation of $10,000. Harold F. COLEMAN, assistant manager of the Fifth avenue office of the Brooklyn Union Gass Company Stands next in the list of prize winners, receiving a deed to the summer home at Stony Brook, L.I., valued at $5,200. - James A. KELLY "The biggest thrill I ever got in my life," was the way Deputy County Clerk James A. KELLY described his sensations upon being told that he had won the first prize in The Standard Union's Popularity Contest. "The biggest thrill of all," he repeated, "and I want to give three cheers for all my friends who worked so hard to put me over and theer for The Standard Union. That was a contest that was a contest. We won it by getting on the job the very first day and sticking right at it until the last gun was fired. It was hard work but it was worth it, and I want to thank The Standard Union with all my heart for the prize." When Jim KELLY talks about thrills he is talking upon a subject on which he is an authority. Before he went into politics in a serious way, he was on the stage. In fifteen years of show business, he toured Australia and the South Sea Islands with a song and patter act and any old trouper knows what that means. During the war he served with the 312th Engineers and after the armistice he wrote their show, which toured the Army of Occupation and was voted one of the best, if not the best, in the entire A.E.F. He has one son, James Jr., who will probably appreciate the first prize as much as his father. - Harold F. COLEMAN Occupying second place among the prize winners in The Standard Union's $55,000 Popularity Contest is Harold F. COLEMAN, of 934 Seventy-fifth street. Mr. COLEMAN is one of the executives at the Fifth avenue office of the Brooklyn Union Gas Company and next fall is scheduled to receive his twenty-five year service medal from the company. "Things are certainly coming my way these days," he said, smiling happily. "I have been lucky in several ways recently, but winning the second prize from The Standard Union is the best of all. Of course, we worked hard. All my friends in the Twelfth Assembly District were plugging for me to win, and my chief, H. J. ROBINSON, manager of the gas company's Fifth avenue office, acted as my campaign manager. He ran things fine and I fell that I never could have won anything if it had not been for his work and that of all my other friends. "I also want to thank The Standard Union. They ran a fine contest and ran it fairly. I wish them all the luck in the world." Mr. COLEMAN is vice-president of the Brooklyn Union Gas Company Club, a member of the Twelfth Assembly District Republican Club and recently received a fitted bag from the latter organization as a reward for his work as coach of their minstrel club. He is a member of the 12:15 Luncheon Club of South Brooklyn and the South Brooklyn Board of Trade. - William J. O'REILLY They always like a good fight down in the Eighth Assembly District, on the shores of Gowanus Canal and when a man is elected Alderman from the district, as was William J. O'REILLY, it shows that he is a good fighter, political or otherwise. But like everyone else he likes some fights better than others. "The Standard Union's $55,000 Popularity Contest was the best fight I ever got into," he declared emphatically, when informed that he had brought home the "bacon" by winning the third prize. "I enjoyed every minute of it and the way all my friends here in the district went in and worked for me made it certain that I would put it over right. Three cheers for the Standard Union." Alderman O'REILLY, who is married and has sone son, lives at 472 Baltic street and is the proud of th_ (rest is missing) - Francis E. IOOSS Patrolman Francis E. IOOSS, attached to the Bath Beach station, was just about to leave the city for his summer vacation with his wife and two children, when word was brought to him that he had crossed the finish line "in the money." "Well, that certainly is good news," he declared, smiling broadly. "I worked hard and I am very glad that my efforts have been rewarded with one of the prizes. The Standard Union is a great paper. It has always been a good friend to the cops and I know that there were a lot of the boys who were glad to work for it, even without the fine prizes that were offered." - Mrs. Minnie J. ABEL Mrs. Minnie J. ABEL, democratic co-leader of the Seventeenth as_ (rest is missing) - William L. BROSNAN It has been said of Detective Sergt. William L. BROSNAN that he knows Brooklyn crooks, ex-convicts and gangsters so well that he can tell you at what time they each go home for their dinner. But it was a good many hundreds of honest Brooklynites who bought The Standard Union contest books from him and from his many friends, and so made him one of the big prize winners. - Mrs. Sallie HAMELBURG New York's "Finest," like the members of any other army, need somebody back of them to help them keep going and Police Sergt. Joseph HAMELBURG is fortunate in having a wife like Mrs. Sallie HAMELBURG, who is not only able to keep an attractive home for him and present him with a fine family, but who can also go out and win a high place in The Standard Union's Popularity Contest. "Isn't it wonderful," she murmured happily, when she heard the good news. "Of course we worked very hard and all our friends did everything they could to help us, but it seemed almost too much to expect one of the big prizes. My husband and I are planning to spend his vacation in August at Niagara Falls. I assure you this prize won't interfere with our second honeymoon." - Frederick D. SMITH Patrolman Frederick D. SMITH, of 9314 Ninety-fifth street, Woodhaven, one of the prize winners, is one of the stop and go boys, who makes you keep in line when you are driving along Jamaica avenue, and gives you mean looks and blows his whistle when you don't. His look, however, was anything but mean when he heard the good news. "Gee, that's wonderful!" he exclaimed, his broad wind-tanned face breaking into a grin. - Mrs. Kathryn J. SMITH Among the large number of Brooklyn women who helped to make Standard Union's Popularity Contest a great success, was Mrs. Kathryn J. SMITH, one of Democratic County Leader John H. MCCOOEY's hardest political workers in the Eighteenth Assembly District and confidential secretary to Park Commissioner James J. BROWNE. In fact she worked so hard for the success of the contest that she was safely settled in fourth place when the closing day rolled around. "Isn't that great," she cried, when word of her winning was brought to her. "I'm so excited I don't know what to do. Wasn't it exciting and so much fun. All my friends in the district backed me and worked so hard for me, and I'M certainly much obliged to The Standard Union's. - John J. TORMEY With nineteen years on the force and two grandchildren to his credit Patrolman John J. TORMEY is still able to do his daily stint of keeping order in Prospect Park, and win a high place in the Popularity Contest as well. "That's bully." he remarked enthusiastically. "I worked pretty hard but I didn't expect to come out nearly as well as I did. The Standard Union is a great paper. I've been reading it all my life and it wasn't much trouble just to get other people to go out and buy what you like yourself. I think a man can sell anything he believes in and I believe in The Standard Union. - Mrs. Julia A. MEZA Nearly four years ago a young couple who wee waiting for a good break so that they could get married entered a contest and came out of it "Mr. and Mrs. Flatbush," the prospective love nest fully furnished by the business men of Flatbush. Shortly after they were married Mrs. Flatbush became Patrolman David MEZA and just about the time that three years of faithful service earned him his first pay raise "Mrs. Flatbush," otherwise Julia MEZA, entered The Standard Union's Popularity Contest and, having gotten the habit, carried off one of the big prizes. "Gee, that's great!" she cried, when she was informed that she had carried off more honors, "Last year was the hardest I ever put in, but now it looks as though, thanks to The Standard Union, this is a wonderful year." Accountants Certify Count for Candidates PARK, BOURNE & STEVENS - Accountants and Auditors, 141 Broadway, NY July 11, 1929 The Standard Union, Brooklyn, N.Y. Gentlemen: We have audited the records of the $55,000.00 Prize Campaign and Popularity Contest and HEREBY CERTIFY that in accordance with the rules govering the Contest, the following lists set forth the names of the successful candidates in the various prize divisions and the votes received by them: Candidates for the Grand Prizes 1. Jamie KELLY..................129,230,000 Votes 2. Harold F. COLEMAN........69,011,000 Votes 3. William J. O'REILLY.........66,951,500 Votes 4. Mrs. Kathryn SMITH.........65,731,000 Votes 5. John J. TORMEY...............62,158,500 Votes 6. Mrs. Julia A. MEZA...........60,020,000 Votes 7. Francis IOOSS...................56,367,500 Votes 8. Minnie J. ABEL.................43,513,000 Votes 9. Albert E. NEIL.....................39,292,500 Votes 10. William L. BROSNAN.............38,249,000 Votes 11. Sallie HAMELBURG.........34,995,000 Votes 12. Thomas MULHOLLAND.........31,032,500 Votes 13. Frederick D. SMITH..........29,313,000 Votes 14. John G. FREY....................26,451,000 Votes 15. Chas. G. SUNDSTROM....25,720,500 Votes 16. Fred H. STEVENSON.......25,169,000 Votes 17. Frank A. QUINN................24,800,000 Votes 18. Thomas HIGGINS..............24,741,000 Votes 19. Philip WEINTRAUB...........24,644,000 Votes 20. C.J. BERMEL.....................24,470,000 Votes 21. W. J. FITZGERALD...........20,549,500 Votes 22. J. L. CUNNINGHAM.........19,450,000 Votes 23. Warren F. KEATING..........18,162,500 Votes 24. Henry A. FRITZ..................16,415,000 Votes Candidates for The District Prizes District No. 1 1. Michael LAURA...................12,090,000 Votes 2. Miss T. HAUER......................9,349,000 Votes 3. John J. MORAN......................7,232,500 Votes 4. John J. GABAY.......................5,263,500 Votes Section missing 4. J.P. PHELAN...........................3,875,000 Votes District No. 7 1. F. B. IRVIN.............................11,599,000 Votes 2. Patrick SHERIDAN...................5,141,000 Votes 3. William MOGEL........................2,975,000 Votes 4. F. H. GEORGE..........................2,290,000 Votes District No. 8 1. Mrs. W.J. MCHALE................14,930,000 Votes 2. Robert D. MURRY..................10,275,000 Votes 3. Peter REIHER...........................8,491,000 Votes 4. Mrs. E. L. GAUTIER................7,864,500 Votes District No. 9 1. T.F. DUGAN...............................10,819,000 Votes 2. Walter HANSEN.......................3,239,000 Votes 3. Thomas F. Layden......................2,539,000 Votes 4. Peter EICHORN.........................2,343,000 Votes District No. 10 1. F. BERTRAM...........................12,290,500 Votes 2. Mrs. George HAUCK..................6,912,000 Votes 3. Philip CLARKE................................6,086,000 Votes 4. H. HAGLUND............................4,359,500 Votes District No. 11 and 12 Special Philip MOSCHITTA............9,243,000 Votes 1. Jean WESTON...........................4,065,000 Votes 2. Thomas L. GRACE.....................2,889,500 Votes 3. J. VOGT.....................................2,775,000 Votes 4. Muriel WHITE............................2,694,000 Votes Candidates for the Special Occupational Extra Prizes 1. Department Store Personnel - None registered 2. Secretarial or Office Employment - Harold COLEMAN 3. Industrial Personnel - Albert E. NEIL 4. Commercial and Transportation Division - F.B. IRVIN 5. Professional and Official - Jamie KELLY Respectfully submitted (Signed) PARK, BOURNE & STEVENS. Model Home, Furnished Complete...............$10,000 Summer Home on Long Island........................5,200 Cadillac Sedan.................................................3,625 Pierce-Arrow Sedan.........................................3,300 Chrysler -75" Sedan.........................................1,818 Nash Sedan......................................................1,682 Studebaker Commander Sedan.........................1,545 Hudson Sedan..................................................1,525 Peerless Sedan................................................1,445 Graham Paige Sedan........................................1,370 Oakland Sedan.................................................1,370 Willys-Knight Sedan.........................................1,275 Pontiac -Big Six Sedan.....................................979 Essex Super-Six Sedan.......................................922 Whippet -6" Sedan.............................................870 Whippet -6" Sedan.............................................870 Plymouth Sedan..................................................807 Chevrolet -6" Sedan...........................................727 Chevrolet -6" Sedan...........................................727 Chevrolet -6" Sedan...........................................727 All Expense European Tour (31 days).................369 All Expense European Tour (32days)..................345 All Expense California Tour................................350 All Expense California Tour................................350 Chevrolet -6" Sedan (special Prize Districts 11 & 12)...727 12 District Cash Prizes ($150 each)...................1,800 12 District Cash Prizes ($100 each)...................1,200 12 District Cash Prizes ($50 each)........................600 12 District Cash Prizes ($25 each)........................300 Special Prizes: 5 Vaction Trips, Occupational Extra Prizes ($60 each)....300 The end of the contest transcription Transcribed for the Brooklyn Info Pages by Chris Hendrickson RETURN to NEWSPAPER MAIN RETURN to BSU MAIN RETURN to BROOKLYN MAIN