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$100,000 richer at 89, Waving his cane at photographers, James Bedford Allen, an 89-year-old former real estate salesman, left Wintario offices in Tor(...)
$100,000 richer at 89, Waving his cane at photographers, James Bedford Allen, an 89-year-old former real estate salesman, left Wintario offices in Tor(...)

$100,000 richer at 89, Waving his cane at photographers, James Bedford Allen, an 89-year-old former real estate salesman, left Wintario offices in Tor(...)

Date7/14/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: $100,000 richer at 89, Waving his cane at photographers, James Bedford Allen, an 89-year-old former real estate salesman, left Wintario offices in Toronto today with a $100,000 prize from last week's draw. With Allen is a friend, Joseph Cassidy. It is a condition of winning that a winner cannot refuse to have picture taken, though he need not pose.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0025129F
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