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No loudmouth: Scarborough town crier Frank Knight came close to winning the decibel contest for at the recent international town criers' competition in Halifax
No loudmouth: Scarborough town crier Frank Knight came close to winning the decibel contest for at the recent international town criers' competition in Halifax

No loudmouth: Scarborough town crier Frank Knight came close to winning the decibel contest for at the recent international town criers' competition in Halifax

Date9/16/1985
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  • No loudmouth: Scarborough town crier Frank Knight came close to winning the decibel contest for at the recent international town criers' competition in Halifax
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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