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Happiness is winning $100,000 almost on the eve of your wedding
Happiness is winning $100,000 almost on the eve of your wedding

Happiness is winning $100,000 almost on the eve of your wedding

Date2/14/1972
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  • Happiness is winning $100,000 almost on the eve of your wedding
  • Happiness is winning $100,000 almost on the eve of your wedding. John Mitchell won money in the Kinsmen Lottery but fiancee, Maureen Langevin, wouldn't believe him when he called her about it and hung up the phone on him.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Happiness is winning $100,000 almost on the eve of your wedding. John Mitchell won money in the Kinsmen Lottery but fiancee, Maureen Langevin, wouldn't believe him when he called her about it and hung up the phone on him.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0024783F
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