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Mrs. A. J. Roy becomes Beaver Island Civic Association secretary, 1959

Also 1959 BICA secretary appointment · A. J. Roy Civic Association secretary

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TypeEvent
Date1959-07
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1959-07
Kind
Appointment
Where
Beaver Island
Carried out by
Beaver Island Civic Association
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
communitygovernancecommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The July 1959 Beaver Beacon reports that Mrs. A. J. Roy became secretary of the Beaver Island Civic Association after Dorothy McGregor went on sick leave; Skip McDonough had filled in temporarily.

Evidence limits

The item is a newspaper personnel notice. It does not provide Civic Association minutes, a vote, a formal appointment record, or a complete term.

Sources

  1. Reports that Mrs. A. J. Roy became Civic Association secretary after Dorothy McGregor went on sick leave, with Skip McDonough serving temporarily. It praises the Roys' civic contributions but does not provide minutes, a vote, or an appointment 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 · 1959-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held three-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the secretary notice; the masthead reads "July 1952."
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-07_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Mrs. A. J. Roy becomes Beaver Island Civic Association secretary, 1959”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-civic-association-secretary-a-j-roy-1959/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1959 (printed masthead "July 1952"), "WORTH WAITING FOR." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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