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The Northwest Times
Seattle, King County, Washington
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Mrs. Dora Kato of Port Moody, B.C., won $140,000 in the Irish Sweepstakes on March 27 from a birthday ticket given by her Nisei husband Tony Kato. The win stemmed from Royal Tan's victory in the Grand National steeplechase at Aintree, England. The couple met in England during WWII and married six years ago.
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PORT MOODY, B.C., April 14 (Canadian Dispatch)--Mrs. Dora Kato won $140,000 last March 27 on an Irish Sweepstakes ticket given to her as a birthday present by her Nisei husband because he couldn't afford anything better.
The little gift blossomed into a $140,000 bonanza as Royal Tan romped home winner by a neck in the Grand National steeplechase at Aintree, England.
Tony Kato, who lives in a modest cottage at 547 Ioco Rd., Port Moody, is a boom man at Robert McNair Shingle Mill. Kato, who was with Canadian Intelligence attached to the British war office, met his wife in England during World War II while on leave before going to the Far East. They were married six years ago when she came over to see how she liked Canada.
"The $140,000 wouldn't buy the kind of happiness those two have, but they can still use the money," said Mrs. Hutchison, their neighbor.
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Aintree, England
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March 27
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Mrs. Dora Kato won $140,000 last March 27 on an Irish Sweepstakes ticket given to her as a birthday present by her Nisei husband Tony Kato because he couldn't afford anything better. The little gift blossomed into a $140,000 bonanza as Royal Tan romped home winner by a neck in the Grand National steeplechase at Aintree, England. Tony Kato, who lives in a modest cottage at 547 Ioco Rd., Port Moody, is a boom man at Robert McNair Shingle Mill. Kato, who was with Canadian Intelligence attached to the British war office, met his wife in England during World War II while on leave before going to the Far East. They were married six years ago when she came over to see how she liked Canada. "The $140,000 wouldn't buy the kind of happiness those two have, but they can still use the money," said Mrs. Hutchison, their neighbor.