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Lou Smith and a Whatzit? What ever it is, he'll sell it
Lou Smith and a Whatzit? What ever it is, he'll sell it

Lou Smith and a Whatzit? What ever it is, he'll sell it

Date2/16/1972
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0134038F
Like hot cakes: Lou Schroeder, sales manager at Bay Bloor Radio, expects his store to sell 1,000 compact disc players in December
Like hot cakes: Lou Schroeder, sales manager at Bay Bloor Radio, expects his store to sell 1,000 compact disc players in December
12/8/1985
Showing how his wares work - almost all at the same time - is Ballon King Otto Bishof. He estimates he'll sell about 50,000 balloons and about 30,000 party hats, horns, noise-makers, bells and whistles to bring in the New Year. After 11 years in the business, he says he still has a lot of fun. Bischof also rents out canisters of helium gas to fill balloons, and he and staff also decorate some hotels for the festivities.
Showing how his wares work - almost all at the same time - is Ballon King Otto Bishof. He estimates he'll sell about 50,000 balloons and about 30,000 party hats, horns, noise-makers, bells and whistles to bring in the New Year. After 11 years in the business, he says he still has a lot of fun. Bischof also rents out canisters of helium gas to fill balloons, and he and staff also decorate some hotels for the festivities.
12/29/1977
Gen Smith: United Parcel Service Canada president says he'll compete aggressively against Canada Post.
Gen Smith: United Parcel Service Canada president says he'll compete aggressively against Canada Post.
10/17/1980
Seeburn president: William Smith, pictured at his plant in Tottenham, has just completed a deal to sell 5,000 jacks a month to Toyota in Japan
Seeburn president: William Smith, pictured at his plant in Tottenham, has just completed a deal to sell 5,000 jacks a month to Toyota in Japan
11/6/1987
Allan Clark, says rebound at Chateau comes from its success in keeping new ideas flowing and fresh merchandise sitting out on the shelves. It now makes 50 per cent of what it sells.
Allan Clark, says rebound at Chateau comes from its success in keeping new ideas flowing and fresh merchandise sitting out on the shelves. It now makes 50 per cent of what it sells.
10/19/1990
Young orphans: Harry Smith and his wife, Elizabeth recall what it was like to be young English orphans sent to a new life in Canada in 1912
Young orphans: Harry Smith and his wife, Elizabeth recall what it was like to be young English orphans sent to a new life in Canada in 1912
7/6/1984
Doreen MacDonald picked up a toaster from a pile of battered appliances in the Qeen St. E. Soup-to-nuts junk store run by Jack Himself Cohen. One dollar. Himself said. Does it work? Doreen asked. I don't know. Why don't you plug it in and find out? All I do is sell as is. You won't plug it in? No. Doreen paid the $1 and once again proved Himself's credo: I don't polish anything. I learned my lesson when I polished the $25 special finish off a candelabra early in business. Since then I sell everything just as it is. [Incomplete]
Doreen MacDonald picked up a toaster from a pile of battered appliances in the Qeen St. E. Soup-to-nuts junk store run by Jack Himself Cohen. One dollar. Himself said. Does it work? Doreen asked. I don't know. Why don't you plug it in and find out? All I do is sell as is. You won't plug it in? No. Doreen paid the $1 and once again proved Himself's credo: I don't polish anything. I learned my lesson when I polished the $25 special finish off a candelabra early in business. Since then I sell everything just as it is. [Incomplete]
6/13/1972
Facing charges: Clockwise from top left, developer Lou Charles, Metro Councillor Merio Gentile, City of York aldermen Tony Mandarana and Jim Fera pictured today arriving at a police station to be charged
Facing charges: Clockwise from top left, developer Lou Charles, Metro Councillor Merio Gentile, City of York aldermen Tony Mandarana and Jim Fera pictured today arriving at a police station to be charged
10/31/1991
His and Hers: Lawyer Lou Milrad and his wife Elaine at the keyboards of their home computers
His and Hers: Lawyer Lou Milrad and his wife Elaine at the keyboards of their home computers
12/29/1981
Mary Lou Taylor and father Val Taylor discuss new insurance programs
Mary Lou Taylor and father Val Taylor discuss new insurance programs
6/13/1973
Saying goodby: Fergie Ferguson, for 35 years a page boy at the Royal York Hotel, gets a good by handshake from Imperial Room maitre d'hotel Lou Janetta yesterday. Ferguson said his retirement is an end to hotel page boys. I was the last one left in Toron
Saying goodby: Fergie Ferguson, for 35 years a page boy at the Royal York Hotel, gets a good by handshake from Imperial Room maitre d'hotel Lou Janetta yesterday. Ferguson said his retirement is an end to hotel page boys. I was the last one left in Toron
8/26/1981
The horrors of the Archambault prison riot must not halt our plans for penal reform, says Lou Drouillard, head of a society that helps rehabilitate criminals
The horrors of the Archambault prison riot must not halt our plans for penal reform, says Lou Drouillard, head of a society that helps rehabilitate criminals
7/29/1982