- Date
- circa 1964-04
- Kind
- Medical
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- healthcarecommunitymigration
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The April 1964 Beaver Beacon carried four medical notices: William Belfy was hospitalized for cataract surgery and then fell and broke his wrists; Jeannette “Topper” McDonough was recovering from a broken collarbone; Ralph Rutt was in a Hammond, Indiana hospital with a reported May 9 return planned; and Eva McDonough suffered a cerebral accident at home on April 8.
Evidence and limits
These are community medical notices, not medical records. The issue does not provide complete diagnoses, treatment dates, hospital records, or outcomes.
Sources
- Reports William Belfy hospitalized for cataract surgery and a fall with broken wrists, Jeannette “Topper” McDonough recuperating from a broken collarbone, Ralph Rutt hospitalized in Hammond, Indiana with a planned May 9 return, and Eva McDonough suffering a cerebral accident; it does not provide medical records, complete diagnoses, or outcomes, and gives no single location for this combined notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-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 · 1964-04_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island-connected hospital and injury notices, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-hospital-notices-april-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1964, “Hospital Notes.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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