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A winner in the inflation battle is 31-year-old Jim Barr, who became a real estate salesman less than 15 months ago and expects to make $60,000 this year. That's a result of good, hard work plus the runaway prices of property.
A winner in the inflation battle is 31-year-old Jim Barr, who became a real estate salesman less than 15 months ago and expects to make $60,000 this year. That's a result of good, hard work plus the runaway prices of property.

A winner in the inflation battle is 31-year-old Jim Barr, who became a real estate salesman less than 15 months ago and expects to make $60,000 this year. That's a result of good, hard work plus the runaway prices of property.

Date12/29/1974
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0125242F
Shari Lee Hall auditions. Hard-driving, hard-talking Alexander Cohen demands best from performer and auditoner. A millionare several times, he isn't one now, but expects to be before year is up
Shari Lee Hall auditions. Hard-driving, hard-talking Alexander Cohen demands best from performer and auditoner. A millionare several times, he isn't one now, but expects to be before year is up
6/26/1962
Forlorn Among Furniture in quiet Trader Hancock TV and Appliance store in Eaton Centre, salesman Roy Ellis, 37, who expects to become a father in Dece(...)
Forlorn Among Furniture in quiet Trader Hancock TV and Appliance store in Eaton Centre, salesman Roy Ellis, 37, who expects to become a father in Dece(...)
9/28/1977
$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(...)
7/14/1975
House prices are down sharply and so are mortgage rates, leading to some renewed activity in Toronto's moribund real estate market
House prices are down sharply and so are mortgage rates, leading to some renewed activity in Toronto's moribund real estate market
2/1/1984
Posing in front of his company's billboard, John Milnes, owner of Milnes Fuel Oils Ltd., sees nothing that's likely to raise oil prices.
Posing in front of his company's billboard, John Milnes, owner of Milnes Fuel Oils Ltd., sees nothing that's likely to raise oil prices.
10/30/1991
Another animal that's rare and much in demand nowadays at rising prices is this African horn bill which has a curiously puckered neck
Another animal that's rare and much in demand nowadays at rising prices is this African horn bill which has a curiously puckered neck
4/20/1946
Down. Poultry is less expensive than it was last year because more fresh and frozen chickens are available. Egg prices also favor consumers
Down. Poultry is less expensive than it was last year because more fresh and frozen chickens are available. Egg prices also favor consumers
6/10/1969
Nobody likes hearing what Ted Delahay thinks - at least not right now, because the Canadian-born New York financial analyst and consultant expects a collapse. He says U.S. government probably will soon be backing price supports, rather than price cuts. Canada, he fears, is to receive an economic jolt.
Nobody likes hearing what Ted Delahay thinks - at least not right now, because the Canadian-born New York financial analyst and consultant expects a collapse. He says U.S. government probably will soon be backing price supports, rather than price cuts. Canada, he fears, is to receive an economic jolt.
3/16/1975
Murray Hutchison, widowed father of two boys, is two months behind in the rent on his Oakville townhouse and expects the sheriff any day.
Murray Hutchison, widowed father of two boys, is two months behind in the rent on his Oakville townhouse and expects the sheriff any day.
7/22/1991
Love begins at 80 plus, Their romance began three months ago at Metro Legion Village when 82-year-old Snuffy Newton's first words to Ordillia Goodman (...)
Love begins at 80 plus, Their romance began three months ago at Metro Legion Village when 82-year-old Snuffy Newton's first words to Ordillia Goodman (...)
6/24/1977
The big chill. With his son Glen, 15, ready with tongs, Lionel Core holds one of the bags of ice that will help Metro-area residents through another heat wave. Core's Peel Ice and Fuel Inc. - operated for three generations by his family in Brampton - expects to sell 12 tonnes of ice to the Caribram festival over the weekend.
The big chill. With his son Glen, 15, ready with tongs, Lionel Core holds one of the bags of ice that will help Metro-area residents through another heat wave. Core's Peel Ice and Fuel Inc. - operated for three generations by his family in Brampton - expects to sell 12 tonnes of ice to the Caribram festival over the weekend.
7/7/1994
No increase: Prices at the Oakland condominium in Brampton are the same as they were a year ago - $44,418 for a three-bedroom unit and $39,572 for a two-bedroom apartment
No increase: Prices at the Oakland condominium in Brampton are the same as they were a year ago - $44,418 for a three-bedroom unit and $39,572 for a two-bedroom apartment
3/3/1980