Chester Belfy injured at the Beaver Island Conservation station, 1964

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Event

Date: circa 1964-12
Kind: Accident
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: healthcareconservationcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Chester Belfy of Charlevoix was reported injured after falling from an upper bunk at the Beaver Island Conservation station in December 1964. The notice says Belfy operated a landing barge hauling equipment and supplies for the Conservation Department, suffered a hairline skull fracture, and was improving in a Traverse City hospital.

Evidence and limits

This is a brief newspaper accident and recovery notice. It does not provide an accident report, exact date, hospital record, or complete occupational history.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, December 1964, “Conservation Man Injured.”
Reports Chester Belfy of Charlevoix, who operated a landing barge hauling Conservation Department equipment and supplies, falling from an upper bunk at the station on Beaver Island, suffering a hairline skull fracture, and improving while hospitalized in Traverse City. It does not provide an accident report, exact date, hospital record, or complete occupational biography.
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Beaver Beacon, December 1964, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held seven-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Chester Belfy injured at the Beaver Island Conservation station, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-chester-belfy-conservation-station-injury-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1964, “Conservation Man Injured.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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