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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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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0135070F
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
4/10/1977
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.
10/24/1968
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
9/24/1979
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
2/8/1977
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(...)
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(...)
2/28/1968
Helping needy: Midland Walwyn's Rod Syms, right, presents his firm's $86,000 cheque to Daily Bread Food Bank chairman Larry Lancefield, with Gerald Kennedy, Daily Bread executive-director, at the Toronto Stock Exchange
Helping needy: Midland Walwyn's Rod Syms, right, presents his firm's $86,000 cheque to Daily Bread Food Bank chairman Larry Lancefield, with Gerald Kennedy, Daily Bread executive-director, at the Toronto Stock Exchange
1/7/1992
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
10/23/1977
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
2/9/1983
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.'
10/7/1986
Two items Jack Himself Cohen won't sell are tiny china plates bearing picture of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill he paid 50 cents for 25years ago.
Two items Jack Himself Cohen won't sell are tiny china plates bearing picture of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill he paid 50 cents for 25years ago.
6/13/1972
Printing passes the time and makes life interesting for George Brown who is 68 and has been retired for four years from his job as a postal worker. This is his first attempt at creating a finished painting after taking instruction as the Second Mile Club, a 120-year-old mansion is downtown Toronto that is crowded with old people every night of the week.
Printing passes the time and makes life interesting for George Brown who is 68 and has been retired for four years from his job as a postal worker. This is his first attempt at creating a finished painting after taking instruction as the Second Mile Club, a 120-year-old mansion is downtown Toronto that is crowded with old people every night of the week.
2/12/1969