- Date
- 1963-04
- Kind
- Migration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- economycommunitygovernancecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Joe Dillingham accepted a position as plant manager for the Independent Telephone Corporation’s Port Hope section in 1963, ending about five years of telephone work on Beaver Island. The April Beaver Beacon also credits him with REA power-plant and line work, Peaine Township clerk service, school-board and Civic Association roles, and electrical repairs.
Evidence and limits
The report is a community farewell and employment notice. It does not provide a formal appointment, departure date, successor, or personnel record, and its description of his roles is not a complete biography.
Open questions
- Who replaced Dillingham in island telephone operations, and when did the transition occur?
- Can telephone-company or Port Hope employment records confirm the move?
Sources
- Reports Dillingham’s new Plant Manager position with Independent Telephone Corporation in Port Hope after five years as “Mr. Telephone,” and describes his additional REA, township, school-board, Civic Association, and repair work; it does not identify a successor or employment record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-04_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 · 1963-04_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Joe Dillingham leaves Beaver Island telephone work for a Port Hope position, 1963”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-joe-dillingham-departure-1963/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1963, “Joe’s Packing.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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