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Beaver Island airport abandoned-vehicle notice, 1973

Also 1973 Beaver Island airport car-storage notice

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TypeEvent
Datescirca 1973-09 – circa 1973-10
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
circa 1973-09 – circa 1973-10
Kind
Announcement
Where
Beaver Island
Participants
Stanley B. Floyd (airport_manager)
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
communicationcommunitygovernance
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The September–October 1973 Beaver Beacon warned owners that cars left at the Beaver Island airport without current license plates could be deemed abandoned and disposed of. It directed questions to airport manager Stanley Floyd.

Evidence and limits

The notice states a policy warning but does not identify a vehicle, owner, disposal, ordinance, or enforcement action.

Sources

  1. Warns that vehicles left at the airport must have current license plates or may be deemed abandoned and disposed of, and directs questions to Airport Manager Stanley Floyd.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1973-09_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eleven-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the combined September–October publication; it does not expand the published source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1973-09_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island airport abandoned-vehicle notice, 1973”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-airport-abandoned-vehicle-notice-1973/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September–October 1973, “Old Car Dilemma.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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