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Robert Shulman: U.S. commodity espert in Tonronto for first anniversary of ContiCommodity subsidiary.
Robert Shulman: U.S. commodity espert in Tonronto for first anniversary of ContiCommodity subsidiary.

Robert Shulman: U.S. commodity espert in Tonronto for first anniversary of ContiCommodity subsidiary.

Date10/23/1980
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0133708F
Commodities giant: Phil Brockhaug, director of Canadian development for Chicago-based ContiCommodity Services Inc., says he's ready to grab a slice of the lucrative Canadian commodities business.
Commodities giant: Phil Brockhaug, director of Canadian development for Chicago-based ContiCommodity Services Inc., says he's ready to grab a slice of the lucrative Canadian commodities business.
10/10/1979
Futures trading in currencies and commodities has paid off handsomely for fomer Windsor high school teacher Jim Carroll, who parlayed $750 into more than $150,000. His new wealth, he says, means he might just play chess for a year in 1974. Here he is enjoying a game with wife Mary Pat. Worldwide shortages have made commodity futures a fertile area for speculation, Carroll points out.
Futures trading in currencies and commodities has paid off handsomely for fomer Windsor high school teacher Jim Carroll, who parlayed $750 into more than $150,000. His new wealth, he says, means he might just play chess for a year in 1974. Here he is enjoying a game with wife Mary Pat. Worldwide shortages have made commodity futures a fertile area for speculation, Carroll points out.
12/21/1973
Highest-paid banker in the U.S. is reputed to be Gaylord A. Freeman, chairman and chief executive officer of the First National Bank of Chicago
Highest-paid banker in the U.S. is reputed to be Gaylord A. Freeman, chairman and chief executive officer of the First National Bank of Chicago
8/2/1973
U.S. consul cuts up - a cake. Allen B. Moreland, new United States consul in Toronto, found one of his first duties a pleasant one, cutting the cake at the 49th birthday party of the American Women's Club of Toronto. Mrs. W. F. Bebell, left, president of the club, and Mrs. Moreland, right, gave the consul some help. Party was in ballroom of King Edward.
U.S. consul cuts up - a cake. Allen B. Moreland, new United States consul in Toronto, found one of his first duties a pleasant one, cutting the cake at the 49th birthday party of the American Women's Club of Toronto. Mrs. W. F. Bebell, left, president of the club, and Mrs. Moreland, right, gave the consul some help. Party was in ballroom of King Edward.
2/21/1966
New Insurance Director: William A. Clement, senior vice-president of North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance CO., yesterday was elected the first blank director of U.S-based Life Insurance Agency Management Association.
New Insurance Director: William A. Clement, senior vice-president of North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance CO., yesterday was elected the first blank director of U.S-based Life Insurance Agency Management Association.
11/10/1970
Douglas J. McClellan, left, is the first Canadian to be named president of the U.S.-dominated National Tax Association-Tax Institute of America which has 4,000 members. He is shown with John Shannon of Washington, D.C.
Douglas J. McClellan, left, is the first Canadian to be named president of the U.S.-dominated National Tax Association-Tax Institute of America which has 4,000 members. He is shown with John Shannon of Washington, D.C.
9/13/1973
Craftsmanship: When Leitz of Germany stopped making Leicas, its Canadian subsidiary decided to go it alone
Craftsmanship: When Leitz of Germany stopped making Leicas, its Canadian subsidiary decided to go it alone
7/20/1982
Surveillance Arrangement with ITT subsidiary was unacceptable to Loy Tassy, president of Holiday Realty Ltd
Surveillance Arrangement with ITT subsidiary was unacceptable to Loy Tassy, president of Holiday Realty Ltd
2/28/1977
Optimist: Stephen Reisler, head of In-Wear's new Canadian subsidiary, expects sales to double this year.
Optimist: Stephen Reisler, head of In-Wear's new Canadian subsidiary, expects sales to double this year.
11/2/1982
Healthy offspring: John Strathy, head of an AGF subsidiary, says money market funds are a child of high interest rates.
Healthy offspring: John Strathy, head of an AGF subsidiary, says money market funds are a child of high interest rates.
4/28/1982
Lionel Conn : He's president of Tudor Energy, but his subsidiary makes the Universal Skate Sharpener, which is about the size of a soft drink machine. It can do either hockey or figure skates and the whole process takes only seconds and costs only $2.50 a throw.
Lionel Conn : He's president of Tudor Energy, but his subsidiary makes the Universal Skate Sharpener, which is about the size of a soft drink machine. It can do either hockey or figure skates and the whole process takes only seconds and costs only $2.50 a throw.
4/12/1985
Former Carmaker Earl Brownridge says Americans have forgotten the unpleasant alternatives that led them to agree to the Canada-U.S. auto trade pact Some U.S. politicians are complaining about what they lost in the deal, but Brownridge say Americans and Canadians are better off.
Former Carmaker Earl Brownridge says Americans have forgotten the unpleasant alternatives that led them to agree to the Canada-U.S. auto trade pact Some U.S. politicians are complaining about what they lost in the deal, but Brownridge say Americans and Canadians are better off.
7/31/1970