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Swindled Couple Get $100 Donation, Mrs, Mary Downey, 81, and her husband Alex, 80, smile happily as she holds a $100 bill donated by Ed Edwards, of Etobicoke, who heard how they had been fleeced of their life savings of $1,000 by a man posing as a bank in
Swindled Couple Get $100 Donation, Mrs, Mary Downey, 81, and her husband Alex, 80, smile happily as she holds a $100 bill donated by Ed Edwards, of Etobicoke, who heard how they had been fleeced of their life savings of $1,000 by a man posing as a bank in

Swindled Couple Get $100 Donation, Mrs, Mary Downey, 81, and her husband Alex, 80, smile happily as she holds a $100 bill donated by Ed Edwards, of Etobicoke, who heard how they had been fleeced of their life savings of $1,000 by a man posing as a bank in

Date9/25/1970
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  • Swindled Couple Get $100 Donation, Mrs, Mary Downey, 81, and her husband Alex, 80, smile happily as she holds a $100 bill donated by Ed Edwards, of Etobicoke, who heard how they had been fleeced of their life savings of $1,000 by a man posing as a bank in
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
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      Bilked of their savings of $1,000 by men posing as bank inspectors, 80-year-old Mr. and Mrs. Alex Downie stand outside their home on Kenwood Ave., where they have lived 40 years, as they tell they were swindled. A man took away fifty $20 bills to check s
      Bilked of their savings of $1,000 by men posing as bank inspectors, 80-year-old Mr. and Mrs. Alex Downie stand outside their home on Kenwood Ave., where they have lived 40 years, as they tell they were swindled. A man took away fifty $20 bills to check s
      Barkley, Harold
      9/24/1970
      60 years of happiness: Rev. Edward Lawrenson, 81, and wife Ruth, 80, are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary today. The couple have known each other since they were 9
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      Beaty, Keith
      2/10/1988
      Couple's dilemma: Last month, 81-year-old Maitland Torrance and his wife Myrtle, 80, reluctantly left their apartment and moved to a seniors' complex because we just couldn't carry on
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      Lennon, Frank
      3/11/1985
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      Goode, Jeff
      10/6/1977
      Scott Mission: Above, executive director Garnett Martin says the Scott Mission clothes up to 100 families a day in Toronto with donations.
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      Beaty, Keith
      10/20/1989
      David Mainse: Host of 100 Huntley Street says he has seen a drop in donations.
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      Mahler, John
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      Dutton, Don
      4/29/1989
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      Feeny, Edwin
      1/18/1980
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      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
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      A couple of $23,000 smiles, It's a day of big smiles for Sergio and Inn Mior for they have just heard that Captain Christy placed third in the Irish S(...)
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      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
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      100 happy returns, Art Robinson donated blood for the 100th time yesterday, his 60th birthday
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      Canadian Red Cross Society
      8/23/1983
      Getting the message across. The E. L. Ruddy company has donated space on 100 billboards in Toronto to publicize the work of the police department. The(...)
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      James, Norman
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