Sue Howard becomes sole proprietor of the Beaver Beacon, 1990

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Event

Date: 1990-05-01
Kind: Business
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: publicationcommercecommunicationcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Effective May 1, 1990, Sue Howard became sole proprietor of the Beaver Beacon. The newspaper office remained in the Beaver Beacon Building after prior owners Ann and Ray Stanhope relocated to Washington State.

Evidence limits

This is the newspaper’s ownership announcement and does not include a business transfer instrument or financial terms.

Sources

“Beaver Beacon Has New Owner,” Beaver Beacon, May 25, 1990.
Reports Sue Howard becoming sole proprietor after serving as managing editor since August 1989 and Ann and Ray Stanhope relocating. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, May 1990, held issue PDF, source scan.
Paired held twenty-page May issue PDF.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Sue Howard becomes sole proprietor of the Beaver Beacon, 1990”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-beacon-new-owner-sue-howard-1990/, accessed [date], citing “Beaver Beacon Has New Owner,” Beaver Beacon, May 25, 1990. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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