T-14 Side A - Mrs. Nora Theresa Alteen

Mrs. Nora Alteen (nee Tuma) was born in 1912, to Lebanese immigrants Simon and Rose Tuma. They established S.E. Tuma Jewellers on Broadway after the pulp and paper mill opened. Nora married Mr. Nick Alteen, whose family also immigrated from Lebanon, and with him built another successful business, Na...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Taylor, Mary
Other Authors: Alteen, Nora Theresa
Format: Audio
Language:English
Published: 1980
Subjects:
Corner Brook (N.L.) > History
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/bowater/id/33
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Summary:Mrs. Nora Alteen (nee Tuma) was born in 1912, to Lebanese immigrants Simon and Rose Tuma. They established S.E. Tuma Jewellers on Broadway after the pulp and paper mill opened. Nora married Mr. Nick Alteen, whose family also immigrated from Lebanon, and with him built another successful business, National Shoe Store, on Broadway. She describes her family’s businesses, the great Broadway fire of 1952, and what life was like in Corner Brook during the depression and WWII. Side B of cassette tape is blank.

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