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One happy fellow, Walter Forth, 31, a father of two and a $255-a-week grocery clerk at the Dominion store in the Don Mills plaza, is $1 million richer(...)
One happy fellow, Walter Forth, 31, a father of two and a $255-a-week grocery clerk at the Dominion store in the Don Mills plaza, is $1 million richer(...)

One happy fellow, Walter Forth, 31, a father of two and a $255-a-week grocery clerk at the Dominion store in the Don Mills plaza, is $1 million richer(...)

Date6/30/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: One happy fellow, Walter Forth, 31, a father of two and a $255-a-week grocery clerk at the Dominion store in the Don Mills plaza, is $1 million richer as a result of Sunday's Super Loto draw. Forth found out he was a winner when he bicycled home from his overnight shift yesterday.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0024877F
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