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Timex boss Harold Rubbra: Some people will buy anything
Timex boss Harold Rubbra: Some people will buy anything

Timex boss Harold Rubbra: Some people will buy anything

Date1/10/1979
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0133089F
Timely watches: Timex president Paul Harmer, left, and vice-president Phillip Davies dispay some sports watches that helped spur the company's come back
Timely watches: Timex president Paul Harmer, left, and vice-president Phillip Davies dispay some sports watches that helped spur the company's come back
9/28/1990
Family affair: Some 40,000 Canadians buy pipes, cigars, tobacco, tea, coffee and vitamins through the Mississauga mail-order business run by Harold McKay, his wife Grace and daughter Catharine
Family affair: Some 40,000 Canadians buy pipes, cigars, tobacco, tea, coffee and vitamins through the Mississauga mail-order business run by Harold McKay, his wife Grace and daughter Catharine
7/19/1983
Bob Raffa: Savin Canada boss says the firm has shown results far beyond anything we anticipated.
Bob Raffa: Savin Canada boss says the firm has shown results far beyond anything we anticipated.
5/15/1981
Widow Doreen Tanghe lost her job and now fears she'll lose her house. New parents Neville and Loretta D'Souza can't afford to buy anything but food.
Widow Doreen Tanghe lost her job and now fears she'll lose her house. New parents Neville and Loretta D'Souza can't afford to buy anything but food.
11/6/1991
Dairy Queen boss in Canada is Harold Raymes, 54
Dairy Queen boss in Canada is Harold Raymes, 54
3/4/1969
They want tiger-cats: These three, Walter Galdenzi, left, Bill Hourigan and Paul Cowell, have made a pitch to buy the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League from owner Harold Ballard. After a meeting yesterday, they have five days to offer th
They want tiger-cats: These three, Walter Galdenzi, left, Bill Hourigan and Paul Cowell, have made a pitch to buy the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League from owner Harold Ballard. After a meeting yesterday, they have five days to offer th
12/2/1988
Yea. To Principal John Plumpton of Jane Junior High School in North York for trying to get more students to read books. Twice a week staff and students are given 50 minutes of the day just to read - anything they like. Some of them may discover that reading is a joy, even though it's a little more work than watching a TV scree. It's a nice idea.
Yea. To Principal John Plumpton of Jane Junior High School in North York for trying to get more students to read books. Twice a week staff and students are given 50 minutes of the day just to read - anything they like. Some of them may discover that reading is a joy, even though it's a little more work than watching a TV scree. It's a nice idea.
11/11/1977
Fantasy feeder: Star reporter Ellie Tesher and Jack Fine, who stocks up to 25 video games in some of his 23 Bowlerama outlets, have some fun playing one of the sets. In Canada, about 1,200 middle men buy and service the machines, which are leased to tens
Fantasy feeder: Star reporter Ellie Tesher and Jack Fine, who stocks up to 25 video games in some of his 23 Bowlerama outlets, have some fun playing one of the sets. In Canada, about 1,200 middle men buy and service the machines, which are leased to tens
1/26/1982
Building boss: Metro commissioner of economic development Doug Floyd admits to a feeling of nervousness when he contemplates the city's future, but, he says, Metro has taken great strides to avoid the fate of some large United States cities.
Building boss: Metro commissioner of economic development Doug Floyd admits to a feeling of nervousness when he contemplates the city's future, but, he says, Metro has taken great strides to avoid the fate of some large United States cities.
9/10/1981
Buy black: Lynrod Douglas, publisher of Blackpages, a directory of Metro's black-run businesses, brought the concept from Montreal, where he distributes a similar directory to about 30,000 people. In Metro, he plans to distribute 60,000 free copies. A sin
Buy black: Lynrod Douglas, publisher of Blackpages, a directory of Metro's black-run businesses, brought the concept from Montreal, where he distributes a similar directory to about 30,000 people. In Metro, he plans to distribute 60,000 free copies. A sin
2/23/1992
Ozzie Jurock: The president of Royal Lepage residential Real Estate Services is spending a lot of time these days poring over statistics gathered about people who buy houses
Ozzie Jurock: The president of Royal Lepage residential Real Estate Services is spending a lot of time these days poring over statistics gathered about people who buy houses
2/3/1987
te patterns and brilliant colors of handmade Oriental rugs are more and more Torontonians to buy these exotic and artistic crea an Mojtahedi, whose family owns Moj Persian Rugs on Yorkville, says a growing number of people want the carpets for practical and functional decor purposes at home
te patterns and brilliant colors of handmade Oriental rugs are more and more Torontonians to buy these exotic and artistic crea an Mojtahedi, whose family owns Moj Persian Rugs on Yorkville, says a growing number of people want the carpets for practical and functional decor purposes at home
1/6/1978