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School trustee in York township 42 years, Frank Oke, 75, was feted last night at dinner at the York South Progressive Conservative Association.
School trustee in York township 42 years, Frank Oke, 75, was feted last night at dinner at the York South Progressive Conservative Association.

School trustee in York township 42 years, Frank Oke, 75, was feted last night at dinner at the York South Progressive Conservative Association.

Date11/3/1970
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Retiring fire chief honored. Retiring chief ot Toronto's fire department, Frank Coakwell shakes hands with guests last night who attended a testimonial dinner at the Royal York Hotel to pay tribute his 50 years of service to the city. He retires officially on Dec. 30.
Retiring fire chief honored. Retiring chief ot Toronto's fire department, Frank Coakwell shakes hands with guests last night who attended a testimonial dinner at the Royal York Hotel to pay tribute his 50 years of service to the city. He retires officially on Dec. 30.
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Fond farewell: Just a short two weeks ago Premier William Davis was feted at the Progressive Conservative leadership convention for his years of service to the party and the province
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Gary Dawkins, 36, an Acton school principal, last night won the Progressive Conservative nomination in the new provincial riding of Halton-Burlington. It was a threey-way contest.
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Larger than life-While the speeches were going on at an election rally in Nathan Phillips Square last night this little girl just stood entranced by a huge picture of Rosedale Progressive Conservative candidate Warren Beamish. Beamish is running against cabinet minister Donald S. Macdonald.
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Long record: Stephen Saywell and his 2-year-old grandson, David look over an album recording highlights of Saywell's 43 years as a school trustee in Durham
Long record: Stephen Saywell and his 2-year-old grandson, David look over an album recording highlights of Saywell's 43 years as a school trustee in Durham
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Tip of the cap: Frank Owen Daly has hailed his last cab as doorman for the Royal York Hotel. After 39 years of ushering in the famour and not-so-famous, he is calling it quits. Staff and friends will be giving him a warm sendoff Friday.
Tip of the cap: Frank Owen Daly has hailed his last cab as doorman for the Royal York Hotel. After 39 years of ushering in the famour and not-so-famous, he is calling it quits. Staff and friends will be giving him a warm sendoff Friday.
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A newcomer to politics, Liberal Dr. F braces his wife, Midge, at the party last night cevote victory over Conservative incumbent Terry riding. The win was sweet revenge for Halton Liberals, still smarting from the more-than-2,000-vote trouncing O'Connor gave their incumbent candidate, Rud Whiting, in the general election two years ago. [Incomplete]
A newcomer to politics, Liberal Dr. F braces his wife, Midge, at the party last night cevote victory over Conservative incumbent Terry riding. The win was sweet revenge for Halton Liberals, still smarting from the more-than-2,000-vote trouncing O'Connor gave their incumbent candidate, Rud Whiting, in the general election two years ago. [Incomplete]
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Forty-year-old Michael O'Brien, a publisher from Aurora, was acclaimed Oct. 30 as the Progressive Conservative standard bearer.
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Waving goodby: Fergie Ferguson, 53, hung up his hat and uniform for the final time last night after 35 years as a page boy at the Royal York Hotel. Ferguson said he was last hotel page left in Toronto.
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Guest of honor: Governor-General Ed Schreyer (right) is welcomed by Peter Menzel, head of the German Canadian Business and Professional Association of Toronto, to a dinner last night marking the group's 30th anniversary
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