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Frank Simpkin, 42, blind news vendor who rescued a 12-year-old girl from drowning at Ward's Island in September, died of a heart attack last night whi(...)
Frank Simpkin, 42, blind news vendor who rescued a 12-year-old girl from drowning at Ward's Island in September, died of a heart attack last night whi(...)

Frank Simpkin, 42, blind news vendor who rescued a 12-year-old girl from drowning at Ward's Island in September, died of a heart attack last night whi(...)

Date10/23/1948
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Original Toronto Star caption: Frank Simpkin; 42; blind news vendor who rescued a 12-year-old girl from drowning at Ward's Island in September; died of a heart attack last night while returning to his Pacific Avenue home from his stand at Keele and Dundas Sts. He had operated a news stand at that corner for the past 10 years.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0020883F
      Kidney specialist Dr. Paul Tam vowed to bring a $1 million kidney dialysis unit to Scarborough after Gary Belz died of a heart attack due to kidney failure more than two years ago. Tam said if Belz, then 37, hadn't had to wait a month for dialysis treatment at a downtown hospital, he would still be alive today. And Tam said the dozens of patients who travel downtown for dialysis would have a much, much better quality of life if a unit were Scaborough. But after [Incomplete]
      Kidney specialist Dr. Paul Tam vowed to bring a $1 million kidney dialysis unit to Scarborough after Gary Belz died of a heart attack due to kidney failure more than two years ago. Tam said if Belz, then 37, hadn't had to wait a month for dialysis treatment at a downtown hospital, he would still be alive today. And Tam said the dozens of patients who travel downtown for dialysis would have a much, much better quality of life if a unit were Scaborough. But after [Incomplete]
      Dunlop, Al
      11/24/1986
      Fight for life: Swimmer Gary Meikle, 34, was rescued from Lake Ontario at Neville Park last night but died early this morning at Toronto East General
      Fight for life: Swimmer Gary Meikle, 34, was rescued from Lake Ontario at Neville Park last night but died early this morning at Toronto East General
      Brazao, Dale
      8/3/1980
      Suffering pains in her stomach and chest this morning, 14-year-old Jana Roerick is rushed to the mainland from her home on Ward's Island.
      Suffering pains in her stomach and chest this morning, 14-year-old Jana Roerick is rushed to the mainland from her home on Ward's Island.
      Spremo, Boris
      22 January 1976
      Book of remembrance to Levi Eshkol, Israeli premier who died today of a heart attack, is signed in the Israeli Bay St
      Book of remembrance to Levi Eshkol, Israeli premier who died today of a heart attack, is signed in the Israeli Bay St
      Eshkol, Levi, 1895-1969
      2/26/1969
      Conner Barnett, 14, left, Alex Loubert, 12, and Martin Kuryllo, 13, plunge into summer yesterday as they go for a cooling dip. They jumped off the bridge linking Algonquin and Ward's islands
      Conner Barnett, 14, left, Alex Loubert, 12, and Martin Kuryllo, 13, plunge into summer yesterday as they go for a cooling dip. They jumped off the bridge linking Algonquin and Ward's islands
      Bock, Tony
      8 June 1997
      Ward's Island weekly, 1919-07-12
      Ward's Island weekly, 1919-07-12
      Ward's Island Association
      7/12/1919
      Ward's Island weekly, 1933-08-12
      Ward's Island weekly, 1933-08-12
      Ward's Island Association
      8/12/1933
      Ward's Island weekly, 1918-09-12
      Ward's Island weekly, 1918-09-12
      Ward's Island Association
      9/12/1918
      Image shows ferries at city docks with high rise buildings under construction. 
      Two Island ferries are tied up on the waterfront in the winter; with only the car ferry operating for the people who live on Algonquin and Ward's Islands. But the Harbor Police continue their 24-hour watch from a tower.
      Goode, Jeff
      14 December 1973
      John Gilbert, 39, actor, writer, producer, and once known as the great lover of the screen, died suddenly from a heart attack to-day. His death was re(...)
      John Gilbert, 39, actor, writer, producer, and once known as the great lover of the screen, died suddenly from a heart attack to-day. His death was re(...)
      Gilbert, John
      1/9/1936
      Teenaged hero honored, David Belisle, 16, of Ward's Island holds a commendation given to him yesterday by the Toronto Harbor Commission for saving Jane Kan, 16, right, and another girl after they rode their tandem bicycle off a dock.
      Teenaged hero honored, David Belisle, 16, of Ward's Island holds a commendation given to him yesterday by the Toronto Harbor Commission for saving Jane Kan, 16, right, and another girl after they rode their tandem bicycle off a dock.
      Bock, Tony
      1/24/1991
      Almost worth a broken leg...as youngsters in the children's wards at Queensway General hospital yesterday discussed the latest news in the hectic Stan(...)
      Almost worth a broken leg...as youngsters in the children's wards at Queensway General hospital yesterday discussed the latest news in the hectic Stan(...)
      Hammarstrém, Hans Inge, 1948-
      4/21/1976