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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Louise Bockman and Dan Berrettini won the grand prizes in the 1955 winter whist card series at Pioneer Igloo, receiving Alaska gold dust necklace and earrings, and a jade ring. Runners-up and other winners received nugget and jade items.
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Bockman And
Dan Berrettini Win Grand
Prizes In Whist Series
The grand finale for the winter card series at the Pioneer Igloo was held Saturday evening with Mrs. Louise Bockman and Dan Berrettini the winners of the 1955 trophies. Mrs. Bockman was presented with a lovely necklace and earrings of Alaska gold dust as it is traditional to make the grand prizes of native gold. Berrettini's prize was a jade ring. Runners up were Mrs. Helen Dunbar, who received nugget earrings, and George Waldhelm who was awarded a nugget tie clasp.
Third prizes were awarded to Mrs. Doris Wilkie, a jade and nugget brooch, and Luther Dunbar, jade and gold cuff links.
Winners of the evening's games were Beni Mozee and Norma Scott, first; Luther Dunbar and Doris Wilkie, second; Maurice Kelliher and Ilene Schick, third.
Mike Kelly and M. J. Walsh assisted in tallying the scores for the final count.
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Pioneer Igloo
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Saturday Evening, 1955
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Grand finale of winter whist card series held at Pioneer Igloo; Mrs. Louise Bockman and Dan Berrettini won 1955 trophies with gold dust jewelry and jade ring; runners-up Helen Dunbar and George Waldhelm received nugget items; third prizes to Doris Wilkie and Luther Dunbar; evening game winners Beni Mozee/Norma Scott, Luther Dunbar/Doris Wilkie, Maurice Kelliher/Ilene Schick.