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108 years old, David Trumble has started writing his first book
108 years old, David Trumble has started writing his first book

108 years old, David Trumble has started writing his first book

Date3/16/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: 108 years old, David Trumble has started writing his first book. He retired when he was 96 after working as a prospector, soldier, farmer and hunting and fishing guide. As his great-granddaughter, Kelly Croutch, 3, watches, he works on a model boat. He never had time to learn to read or write.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0086560F
Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
9/1/1978
Kent Lunginbuhl first started thinking about giving his brother, David, a kidney six years ago when he discovered David had a chronic kidney disease. (...)
Kent Lunginbuhl first started thinking about giving his brother, David, a kidney six years ago when he discovered David had a chronic kidney disease. (...)
5/31/1978
Begin the Beguine: Dave Trumble, Canada's oldest citizen, shows nurse Anita Burke some of the fancy footwork he learned during 116 years of good living
Begin the Beguine: Dave Trumble, Canada's oldest citizen, shows nurse Anita Burke some of the fancy footwork he learned during 116 years of good living
12/14/1983
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
Yogurt Kings: Michael Serruya, 23, left, and his brother Aaron, 22, started Yogen Fruz three years ago and it now has 31 outlets and nine more under construction in Canada
Yogurt Kings: Michael Serruya, 23, left, and his brother Aaron, 22, started Yogen Fruz three years ago and it now has 31 outlets and nine more under construction in Canada
8/5/1988
Reg Thorn, Strathroy, started out to buy eight grandfather clocks for niches in his recreation room and now, four years later, he has 300 antique cloc(...)
Reg Thorn, Strathroy, started out to buy eight grandfather clocks for niches in his recreation room and now, four years later, he has 300 antique cloc(...)
4/20/1972
Former chief curator of the Louvre in Paris, 70-year-old Germain Bazin - along with his 15,000-volume library - is now setting in at York University, with a five-year contract (at $25,000 a year) as research professor of fine arts. He will also be writing books.
Former chief curator of the Louvre in Paris, 70-year-old Germain Bazin - along with his 15,000-volume library - is now setting in at York University, with a five-year contract (at $25,000 a year) as research professor of fine arts. He will also be writing books.
4/1/1971
Cry therapist: Norm Forman, a Metro psychologist, has researched crying and is writing a book called For Crying Out Loud: The Art and Power of Weeping. In his own practice he asks patients to recall troubled feelings they've never put to rest, then coache
Cry therapist: Norm Forman, a Metro psychologist, has researched crying and is writing a book called For Crying Out Loud: The Art and Power of Weeping. In his own practice he asks patients to recall troubled feelings they've never put to rest, then coache
9/21/1979
Director of lifeline, a non-profit project to assist steel company workers with drug and alcohol addiction problems, Lloyd Fell says he has rehabilitated 108 workers who would otherwise have lost their jobs. Lifeline, set up by United Steelworkers and Tor
Director of lifeline, a non-profit project to assist steel company workers with drug and alcohol addiction problems, Lloyd Fell says he has rehabilitated 108 workers who would otherwise have lost their jobs. Lifeline, set up by United Steelworkers and Tor
3/26/1975
Sight for sore eyes: Harold Bayham, a 57-year-old Torontonian, has collected almost 14,000 pairs of cast-off eyeglasses, which he takes to give away to the poor people of the Dominican Republic. He started his project with a single magazine advertisement.
Sight for sore eyes: Harold Bayham, a 57-year-old Torontonian, has collected almost 14,000 pairs of cast-off eyeglasses, which he takes to give away to the poor people of the Dominican Republic. He started his project with a single magazine advertisement.
2/28/1977
Hall of memories: For John J. Withrow (inset), old Massey Hall has many memories. His grandfather was founder and first president, his father was manager for 22 years
Hall of memories: For John J. Withrow (inset), old Massey Hall has many memories. His grandfather was founder and first president, his father was manager for 22 years
9/5/1974
David Trumble: Denied world's oldest title because he didn't have birth cerfiticate
David Trumble: Denied world's oldest title because he didn't have birth cerfiticate
12/14/1983