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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

David Trumble: Denied world's oldest title because he didn't have birth cerfiticate

Date12/14/1983
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Original Toronto Star caption: David Trumble: Denied world's oldest title because he didn't have birth cerfiticate.
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0086559F
    David Trumble, Canada's oldest man, with Ivana Vrdoljka, left, and Eva Bartoszewicz yesterday
    David Trumble, Canada's oldest man, with Ivana Vrdoljka, left, and Eva Bartoszewicz yesterday
    Mahler, John
    6/14/1979
    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
    Bock, Tony
    12/14/1983
    Toronto's oldest Redcap, Jake Charendoff, sits waiting for new business at Toronto's Union Station, while behind him sits redcap Bert Fortune. Charendoff picked up his first piece of baggage at Union Station on the day it opened in 1927. But, although he claims the title oldest, he refuses to say exactly how old he is.
    Toronto's oldest Redcap, Jake Charendoff, sits waiting for new business at Toronto's Union Station, while behind him sits redcap Bert Fortune. Charendoff picked up his first piece of baggage at Union Station on the day it opened in 1927. But, although he claims the title oldest, he refuses to say exactly how old he is.
    Spremo, Boris
    1/24/1972
    Tea, anyone? Samuel Twining, ninth-generation heir to the world's oldest tea dynasty, poured cuppas at the opening of a new tea lounge in Toronto
    Tea, anyone? Samuel Twining, ninth-generation heir to the world's oldest tea dynasty, poured cuppas at the opening of a new tea lounge in Toronto
    Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
    5/3/1980
    Still acting at 93, Metro's Charles Whebby may be the world's oldest working pharmacist
    Still acting at 93, Metro's Charles Whebby may be the world's oldest working pharmacist
    Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
    12/30/1977
    Thriving on hard work, Harry Webber, 91, may be world's oldest waiter
    Thriving on hard work, Harry Webber, 91, may be world's oldest waiter
    Teskey, Frank
    10/10/1974
    Left, on-stage and looking everyouthful is the world's oldest teenager, Dick Clark
    Left, on-stage and looking everyouthful is the world's oldest teenager, Dick Clark
    Clark, Dick, 1929-2012
    2/22/1990
    108 years old, David Trumble has started writing his first book
    108 years old, David Trumble has started writing his first book
    Dutton, Don
    3/16/1976
    A 13-year-old boy without gloves or hat trudged 2 1/2 miles through slush and snow to his home last night after a Toronto Transit driver ordered him off a bus because he didn't have the 50-cent adult fare
    A 13-year-old boy without gloves or hat trudged 2 1/2 miles through slush and snow to his home last night after a Toronto Transit driver ordered him off a bus because he didn't have the 50-cent adult fare
    Bull, Ron
    12/22/1977
    Mr. Nice guy: Parking a truck for a drunk patron at his father's cafe landed Loreto Scarola, 17, in trouble with the police because he didn't have his driver's licence with him.
    Mr. Nice guy: Parking a truck for a drunk patron at his father's cafe landed Loreto Scarola, 17, in trouble with the police because he didn't have his driver's licence with him.
    Gower, Patti
    8/3/1989
    World's best Bartender is title won by 48-year-old Charles Rendes who works at Golden Falcon tavern on Midland Ave
    World's best Bartender is title won by 48-year-old Charles Rendes who works at Golden Falcon tavern on Midland Ave
    Darrell, Dick
    10/25/1977
    Mother also raced in C.N.E. women's events. When her parents were striving for world's titles little Hil was always along as spectator, later became f(...)
    Mother also raced in C.N.E. women's events. When her parents were striving for world's titles little Hil was always along as spectator, later became f(...)
    James, Norman
    6/26/1942