THREE WEEKS TO MARRY

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 19 August 1933, Page 3

THREE WEEKS TO MARRY

PROMOTION DEPENDS ON WIFE i NEARLY BEATEN AT THE POST Most men look for a job before their weddings. But in North London, says tlie “Daily Mail,” a man was recently looking for a. wedding before getting a job. Mr W. T. Thorne assistant at the Wood Green Baths, was offered flic position of baths superintendent at Romford, Essex, three weeks ago—provided lie was married within three weeks.

Mr Thorne, who was a widower, said at the time, that following the Romford council’s offer he returned to the Wood Green baths and in a matter-of-fact business way proposed to Miss I’. M. Perry, an auburn-haired cashier there. I placed the whole position before her, and she agreed to marry me,” he said. “Tlie Romford authorities are satisfied that she will be suitable for the duties at the baths which wall fall to her as my wife. '“Until I asked Miss Perry to be my wife we had been no more than fellowworkers. T have been at Wood Green for 12 months, but she has been there 'about six years.” Miss Perry and Mr Thorne were married at r fottenham registry office on the last day of the three weeks’ limit. The “man wiio had to be married to get a job” however, was nearly disqualified at the finishing Dost. While Miss Perry was out with a friend in a iwo-seater car on a shopping expendition a few hours before the lime fixed for the wedding, the car came into collision with a van For a second Mr Thorne’s future—ar.d still more so Miss Perry’s—seemed to hang in the balance. Then Miss Perry stood up and moved her arms and legs. She was not dead. No bones were broken. She was merely suffering from shock. The all-important wedding could take place after all. Although still a little shaken. the bride arrived at the registry office at the appointed time, the ceremony duly took place and Mr Thorne got the new post for himself and wife