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County nurse and American Cancer Association representative give a Beaver Island lecture, 1957

Also 1957 Beaver Island cancer lecture

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TypeEvent
Date1957-02-28
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1957-02-28
Kind
Education
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
healthcareeducationcommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The March 1957 Beaver Beacon reported a February 28 cancer lecture at the school building by County Nurse Mrs. Rice and American Cancer Association field representative Mrs. Sargent, attended by 30 women.

Evidence and limits

This is a reported public-health education event. It does not provide a program, educational materials, attendance roster, screening activity, or follow-up.

Sources

  1. Reports that County Nurse Mrs. Rice and Mrs. Sargent, a field representative of the American Cancer Association, gave a lecture in the school building on February 28 attended by 30 women. It does not provide a program, educational materials, attendance roster, screening activity, or follow-up record. 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 · 1957-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the cancer-lecture report; it does not expand the public-health or attendance record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1957-03_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “County nurse and American Cancer Association representative give a Beaver Island lecture, 1957”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-cancer-lecture-1957/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1957, “Cancer Lecture.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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