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Opals are lucky for Marjorie Blumfald of North York, who won $120,000 in the Irish Sweepstakes Saturday
Opals are lucky for Marjorie Blumfald of North York, who won $120,000 in the Irish Sweepstakes Saturday

Opals are lucky for Marjorie Blumfald of North York, who won $120,000 in the Irish Sweepstakes Saturday

Date3/23/1975
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  • Opals are lucky for Marjorie Blumfald of North York, who won $120,000 in the Irish Sweepstakes Saturday
  • Opals are lucky for Marjorie Blumfald of North York; who won $120;000 in the Irish Sweepstakes Saturday. Husband Gerald holds theire daughter; Hillari; 11 months; who waves the winning ticket; Mrs Blumfald wears the opal ring-her birthstone-she won as a door prize five months ago. Because of it; the first thing she had won; she chose Opal as the nom de plume on her sweepstakes ticket.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Opals are lucky for Marjorie Blumfald of North York; who won $120;000 in the Irish Sweepstakes Saturday. Husband Gerald holds theire daughter; Hillari; 11 months; who waves the winning ticket; Mrs Blumfald wears the opal ring-her birthstone-she won as a door prize five months ago. Because of it; the first thing she had won; she chose Opal as the nom de plume on her sweepstakes ticket.
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