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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Sep 22, 1951
Page
2
A child’s burns from a dropped match sparked a fatal house fire. Asmat tried to sleep and smoke, set the bed ablaze, and was rescued by firefighters. A six year old girl and two toddlers also touched lit items, leading to multiple injuries and a death before help arrived.
An incoherent OCR fragment describes a cigarette and a fire statement. The readable text indicates a rooming house incident where a fire started, prompting alarm. Named specifics are unclear due to the damaged source.
The Burgeo and La Poile district has been without a member since Mr. Quinton left for the Senate. A general election in spring is discussed as a way to resolve cabinet questions and potential shifts in the Liberal government, with bets on who would fill the Finance Ministry and how incumbents may fare through 1957.
Sealed tenders addressed to the Secretary for the K C M P Detachment routed ing Twillin Gate Newfoundland will be opened Wednesday October 10 1951 at 3 PM. Tender forms and specifications available from multiple departmental offices in Ottawa St Johns Halifax Saint John and Newfoundland. A 10 percent tender bond and a $7500 blueprint deposit are required. Robert Hortier acting secretary.
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