Evening star., 1939-10-21
II in District Area
Win, Additional
Irish Sweeps Prizes
Ticket in Nome of Fox
Terrier Wins $400
For Owner

An Irish Hospital Sweepstakes
ticket in the name of his 14-year-
old wire-haired fox terrier, Bobby,
won a $500 prize for Henry p.
Slaughter, 1854 Columbia road NV.
in the second days draw in Dublin
today. Ten other residents of the
Washington area also won prizes.
Il guess Bobby will get some extra
liver tonight" said Mr.. Slaughter,
when informed the ticket had won.
All the prizes won in today's
drawing by residents of this area
were good for $4O0 except that won
by Miss Leona E. Musner, 16 Bryan.
street NE. She drew one of the "a
of the SO residual prizes going to
ticketholders In the United States,
which are good for about $1,270
each.
Five Win on First Draw.
Five residents of the Washington
area won prizes worth about $1,000
in the first days draw yesterday
The sweepstakes this year is a
straight lottery instead Of the usual
horse racing gamble. The Cesare-
witch race, on which the drawings
we're to be decided, was Cancelled
because of the war.
Other local and nearby winners
in today's draw, according to Asso-
ciated Press reports, were:
M. c. Porter, 70-year-old retired
employe of st. Elizabeth's Hospital,
Of 701 Portland street Sc.
J. R. Bradley and his wife, Elna,
GIL Silver Spring avenue, Silver
Spring, Nd
A. r. Neff, attorney in Agriculture
Department, who took his ticket in
the name of Nifty" University
Club, where Mr.. Neh resides.
Albert Dun nand his wife Lille
Of 1908 Perry street, Mount Rainier,
Md, held their first winning ticket
in many tries. Mr.. Dunn is man.
ager Of a hardware store and, his
wife said, has been buying tickets
for several years.
Mary and Daisy Baker, sisters. of
1901 Twelfth street NV. also held
winning tickets. Miss Mary Baker
Is a retired Government employe
and Miss Daisy Baker is employed
by department store.
"Dopey" of 2403 Pennsylvania
avenue, holder of another winning
ticket. could not be identified irnme-
diately The address given was a
rooming house.
Plumbers Helper Wins.
Edward J. Sunshine, 26-year -old
plumbers helper employed at Bureau
of Engraving and Printing. of 6O8
B street NE. He is father of two
children. This was the first time
he ever won on sweeps and he plans
to use money to get out of debt.
Ted l.. Tucker, 46. of 1910 jackson
street, Silver Spring, Md, a station
ary engineer, who signed his ticket
Please Come On"
rs someone kidding me?" he
asked. He is married and has one
child. First sweeps prize for him
in several tries.
"Griff,' of 739 Eighth street Sc,
couldn't be reached by phone OF
through neighbors.
Americans Get 81 ,5e5, GAS.
Americans received f376.412 (about
81 sos 648 Of the f615 800 (about
81, 2,463 ,6OO) distributed in the two
day drawing of the Irish Sweep
stakes ending today.
Americans won f37,5OO (about
$50 ,000) in 375 of the 600 prizes OF
fl00 tabout $4O0) each at the fina
drawing They also won "a of sc
residual prizes Of 1918 (about 81 ,272y
each.
Residents of the United States
formed 62l2 per cent of the winning
ticket holders. They held 374 win
ming tickets worth $3,788 each ir
yesterdays draw
At the conclusion Of the draw II
was announced that special sweep.
stake will be run in the next few
months for the benefit of the Rec
Cross.