- Date
- 1970-07-04
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Holy Cross Catholic Church
- Followed by
- Beaver Island Fourth of July celebration, 1971
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityreligioneconomy
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Beaver Island’s July 4, 1970 program included a Holy Cross Hall bazaar, children’s decorated-bicycle parade, games, prize drawings, and fireworks. Grace Cole won the reported $125 cash prize and Hazel Velten won the Basket of Joy.
Evidence and limits
The Beacon says the planned three-wheel bicycle was unavailable because of a trucking strike. It does not give attendance or a complete financial account.
Open questions
- What were the parade’s bicycle prizes and total bazaar proceeds?
Sources
- Reports a Holy Cross Hall bazaar, children’s bicycle parade from the Medical Center, parish-hall games, drawings, a $125 cash prize won by Grace Cole, a Basket of Joy won by Hazel Velten, and fireworks set off by Bud McDonough.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1970-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held ten-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.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1970-06_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Fourth of July bazaar, parade, games, and fireworks, 1970”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-fourth-of-july-1970/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June–July 1970, “4th Celebration.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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