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I've been smiling all week, says John Turner of Tudor Gate, North York, over his painting by Winston Churchill, bought for $86,000 at a London auction Friday
I've been smiling all week, says John Turner of Tudor Gate, North York, over his painting by Winston Churchill, bought for $86,000 at a London auction Friday

I've been smiling all week, says John Turner of Tudor Gate, North York, over his painting by Winston Churchill, bought for $86,000 at a London auction Friday

Date3/8/1977
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      ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0135070F
      Artist Charles Pachter, left, says City Council is making a big mistake if it lets a 10-foot statue of Winston Churchill go up in Nathan Phillips Square. The proposal goes before council on Wednesday
      Artist Charles Pachter, left, says City Council is making a big mistake if it lets a 10-foot statue of Winston Churchill go up in Nathan Phillips Square. The proposal goes before council on Wednesday
      Spremo, Boris
      9/24/1979
      Nephew of britain's wartime leader, John Spencer-Churchill, 68, sits beside a statue of Sir Winston Churchill
      Nephew of britain's wartime leader, John Spencer-Churchill, 68, sits beside a statue of Sir Winston Churchill
      Bull, Ron
      4/10/1977
      Friendly soccer games have been going on in Sir Winston Churchill Park for years, with people aged 4 to 40 using waste baskets as goal posts and invit(...)
      Friendly soccer games have been going on in Sir Winston Churchill Park for years, with people aged 4 to 40 using waste baskets as goal posts and invit(...)
      Combs, Erin
      8/1/1974
      Winston on stage. Winston Churchill was alive and striding on the stage of the Royal Alex-in the person of actor John Colicos. Rolf Hochhuth's controv(...)
      Winston on stage. Winston Churchill was alive and striding on the stage of the Royal Alex-in the person of actor John Colicos. Rolf Hochhuth's controv(...)
      Colicos, John, 1928-2000
      2/28/1968
      Winston Churchill and Mrs. Soraya Khashoggi: Court was told she kept his letters in a Swiss bank safety deposit box
      Winston Churchill and Mrs. Soraya Khashoggi: Court was told she kept his letters in a Swiss bank safety deposit box
      Churchill, Winston Jr., 1940-2010
      10/23/1977
      Mr. Cabaret' Tom Kneebone is thankful for the Toronto audiences who have come to see him over 23 years. 'This particular town has been very good to me,' he says. 'Then I've been good to the town, too.'
      Mr. Cabaret' Tom Kneebone is thankful for the Toronto audiences who have come to see him over 23 years. 'This particular town has been very good to me,' he says. 'Then I've been good to the town, too.'
      Bock, Tony
      10/7/1986
      Mr. and Mrs. Gordon H. McCullough of Etobicoke admire the two Cornelius Kriefhoff paintings that cost them $17,000 at the Collectors' Choice auction at the St. Lawrence Hall last night. The auction was estimted to have raised close to $50,000 for the National Ballet School scholarship fund. The bidding was fast and furious as Metro's 400 went all out for the paintings and antiques.
      Mr. and Mrs. Gordon H. McCullough of Etobicoke admire the two Cornelius Kriefhoff paintings that cost them $17,000 at the Collectors' Choice auction at the St. Lawrence Hall last night. The auction was estimted to have raised close to $50,000 for the National Ballet School scholarship fund. The bidding was fast and furious as Metro's 400 went all out for the paintings and antiques.
      Darrell, Dick
      10/24/1968
      PM tightwalks. Low bidders: About 500 farmers took over a farm-liquidation auction near Palmerston. They conducted the auction themselves and bought about $100,000 worth of equipment for $19.81
      PM tightwalks. Low bidders: About 500 farmers took over a farm-liquidation auction near Palmerston. They conducted the auction themselves and bought about $100,000 worth of equipment for $19.81
      Brennan, Pat
      2/9/1983
      'All these years I've been stealing bits of time to write,' says Bruce Powe, 62, whose latest novel is The Ice Eaters
      'All these years I've been stealing bits of time to write,' says Bruce Powe, 62, whose latest novel is The Ice Eaters
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      11/11/1987
      Domini Blythe has Dazzled Critics, I've been lucky, she says of all the acclaim
      Domini Blythe has Dazzled Critics, I've been lucky, she says of all the acclaim
      Blythe, Domini, 1947-2010
      1/28/1976
      I've been snowballed, says Gerry Todd, who led the polls in his first try at municipal politics on Dec
      I've been snowballed, says Gerry Todd, who led the polls in his first try at municipal politics on Dec
      Slaughter, Mike
      2/8/1977
      A close fit--he had to leave his hat on the roof-but I've been in tighter squeezes, says Metro Chairman Gardiner as he tries out car presented him on (...)
      A close fit--he had to leave his hat on the roof-but I've been in tighter squeezes, says Metro Chairman Gardiner as he tries out car presented him on (...)
      Gardiner, Fred Goldwin, 1895-1983
      11/9/1961