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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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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0126799F
      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
      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
      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
      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
      Lennon, Frank
      3/11/1985
      The brothers, or, Consequences : a story of what happens every day : with a short account of savings banks, and other essays, upon various subjects
      The brothers, or, Consequences : a story of what happens every day : with a short account of savings banks, and other essays, upon various subjects
      Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
      1820
      Montreal Provident and Savings' Bank
      Montreal Provident and Savings' Bank
      Montreal Provident and Savings' Bank
      1848
      Home District Savings Bank for the earnings of journeymen, tradesmen, mechanics, servants, labourers, &c
      Home District Savings Bank for the earnings of journeymen, tradesmen, mechanics, servants, labourers, &c
      et al
      1842
      Home District Savings Bank, for the earnings of Journeymen Tradesmen, Mechanics, Servants, Labourers, etc
      Home District Savings Bank, for the earnings of Journeymen Tradesmen, Mechanics, Servants, Labourers, etc
      Home District Savings Bank
      1830
      Life assurance and savings banks
      Life assurance and savings banks
      Federal Life Assurance Company (Hamilton, Ont.)
      1896
      Settlers' savings bank account
      Settlers' savings bank account
      Canada Company
      1830
      Marion Catto of Plymbridge Dr., North York, holds a carrot in her right hand - a donation for the horse - after giving her United Appeal donation to B(...)
      Marion Catto of Plymbridge Dr., North York, holds a carrot in her right hand - a donation for the horse - after giving her United Appeal donation to B(...)
      Goode, Jeff
      10/6/1977
      David Mainse: Host of 100 Huntley Street says he has seen a drop in donations.
      David Mainse: Host of 100 Huntley Street says he has seen a drop in donations.
      Mahler, John
      8/16/1983
      Scott Mission: Above, executive director Garnett Martin says the Scott Mission clothes up to 100 families a day in Toronto with donations.
      Scott Mission: Above, executive director Garnett Martin says the Scott Mission clothes up to 100 families a day in Toronto with donations.
      Beaty, Keith
      10/20/1989