The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-14
Three Juneauites Are Among Fortunate Guessers on Minute
 Of Breakup of Ite at Nenana

Three ,Juneauites are among the Is individuals or groups fortunate in guessing the day, hour and ex- act minute when the Nenana ice broke in the Panama River yes terday forenoon, at ll:13 o'clock.
 The Juneauites are Mrs. E. l.. Cecotti and Mrs Selma Fors, who will divide their probable Sl0,OO0' and Tony Marsh, who will share his Slo.O00 all by his lonesome.
 The two women are neighbors on the Glacier Highway who form ed partnership company in the crand pool. Mrs. Cecotti said she didn't know what she would do with the money, but was quite thrilled over being so fortunate.
 Marsh, a 73-year old immigrant from what is now Yugoslavia, says he will probably quit his Job as night watchman at the U. s. En- gineers' Dock. He came to AL aska in 1908, just two years after nis arrival in the U. s. and then settled in Juneau in 1925. He mas never been Outside since coming to the Territory and may take trip, when he receives his money.
 Marsh has been a widower since 1918 when his wife died during the influenza epidemic He has been employed mainly in the min ing business since residing in AL aska. His future plans are still indefinite. however. He held 2l guesses in the annual classic.
 Other Fortunates
 others who were in the ll;l3 a. m. time were George Carty ana Dobmcrt of Cordova, Tony and Fern Frank of Fort Richardson, Verona ,Swartwood of Anchorage, Charles Johnson oi Palmer, Will jam A. Flnken and Co. of Ketch- ikah. Jean and Edward M. Cox ot Fairbanks, Coop Drug Co. ot Fairbanks, M. N. Curry and Co., of Ancnuage, and the Lucky 4 Pool of Fairbanks.
 Local Minute Fools
 Many other Juneauites were also formulate by winning in many local minute pools with chances ranging from 50 cents to $20 each and stakes from $50 to Sl,200 per pool.
 At the New York Tavern, Frank Buckner and George Salo made clean sweep of all four pools there for a grand total of $2,220. Pairing up they took chances on the S20, Si0. S5 and S2 pools to win Sl'200, $500, $500 and $l20 respectively,
 At the Triangle Cocktail Bar, George E. Peasants won the S5 pool for total of S240 as all chances were not taken. W. B. Glafke and Joe Thomas spit the S2.50.~ award which paid off with $l5O. 'Vern C. Dick, F'lossie Foran and L. J. Geiger each won a Sl pool for $60 apiece Thomas, Ross Mill, Les Fragner and Abbott split another Sl pool four ways, which had paid off the usual total of $60.
 At the Arctic Cocktail sBar, E. J. Hooper collected a total Of S120I when he won two $l pools at S60 each. Jack Clark and N. F. Gill; ham each won s6O on two other $l pools there.
 Ed Stice and Bill Sweeney split S60 when they won the S1 pool at the Midget Cocktail Bar.
 Henry Nienan won $120 on the S2 minute award and Ed Lund s60 on the $l pool at the Victory Bar. ,.
 At Blackie's, Winnie Nichols won only $40 on the s2 pool when most of the chances were not sold. Lil- lian Loser, however, won S60 for her Sl on another pool there.
 Don McCammon won S60 on the Moose Clubs $1 pool.
 A S2 pool at the Glover Club was split three ways between Joe Brooks, John L. Sullivan and Danny, who received a total of Sl20. Ray Olson and Laurel B. Goodell each won S6O on $1 pools there
 Jack Kristan won 60 on the AL askan Hotels $l pool
 At the Baranof Hotel, Chuck Davis and John Guernsey each won S60 on Sl pools there.
 At the Area Engineers, Bill Ma theny won $50 on a 50 cent min ute pool.
 Guessing 9:3O a. m, May 13, Peter Hereid won approximately S450 from the Juneau American Legion pool.
 At the City Hall Ali Olsen won $50 ill the City Employees pool with the nearest guess of 1:32 p. m, May l3.