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Beaver Island honors Dr. Joe Christie’s fiftieth year in medicine, 1978

Also 1978 Joe Christie fiftieth anniversary Mass

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TypeEvent
Date1978-11-05
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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1978-11-05
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Anniversary
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Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

An ecumenical Mass and reception on November 5, 1978, honored Dr. Joe Christie’s fiftieth year of medical practice.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper event report, not a complete service program or professional credential file.

Sources

  1. Reports the November 5 ecumenical Celebration Mass at Holy Cross Church, reception at the Parish Hall, and Joe and Rhea Christie’s thanks to Father Alvin, Phil Gregg, the choir, and attendees. It is a newspaper event report, not a complete service program or professional credential file. 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 · 1978-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held twelve-page combined November–December issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the anniversary report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1978-11_Beaver-Beacon

Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island honors Dr. Joe Christie’s fiftieth year in medicine, 1978”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-joe-christie-50th-medical-anniversary-1978/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November–December 1978, “50 Year Celebration.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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