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Beaver Islanders hold a benefit party for Darlene Schmidt and Anne Gatliff, 1959

Also October 31 · 1959 Martin accident benefit · benefit for Darlene Schmidt and Anne Gatliff

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TypeEvent
Date1959-10-31
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
1959-10-31
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Fundraising
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Summary

The November 1959 Beaver Beacon reports an October 31 benefit party for Darlene Schmidt and Anne Gatliff, survivors of the September automobile accident.

Evidence limits

The notice does not provide attendance, proceeds, expenses, or a beneficiary account.

Sources

  1. Reports a well-attended October 31 benefit party for Darlene Schmidt and Anne Gatliff and says organizers hoped both would soon return home. It does not provide attendance, proceeds, expenses, or a beneficiary account. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1959-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the benefit notice; it does not expand the fundraising or medical record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-11_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Islanders hold a benefit party for Darlene Schmidt and Anne Gatliff, 1959”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-benefit-party-for-martin-accident-victims-1959/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1959, "A BENEFIT PARTY." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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