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Beaver Islanders hold a testimonial dinner for Jack Cull, 1968

Also 1968 Jack Cull testimonial dinner

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TypeEvent
Date1968-08-13
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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1968-08-13
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Modern era
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Summary

The August 1968 Beaver Beacon reported an August 13 surprise testimonial for Jack Cull. After cocktails at the Cull residence, 88 guests had a turkey dinner at the Beaver Tail Restaurant, where Cull received a camera and $200 in recognition of his continuing help to others.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper testimonial notice. It does not provide a complete guest list, receipts, or a detailed account of the services being recognized.

Sources

  1. Reports cocktails at the Cull residence, an 88-person turkey dinner at Beaver Tail Restaurant, and gifts of a camera and $200 to Jack Cull; it does not provide a full guest list, receipts, or the specific services being recognized.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1968-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held six-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published testimonial notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1968-08_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Islanders hold a testimonial dinner for Jack Cull, 1968”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-jack-cull-testimonial-dinner-1968/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1968, “Newsy Notes.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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