- Date
- 1956-04-24
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- governancelighthousescommunicationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The April 1956 Beaver Beacon announced a public hearing for April 24 in Holy Cross Hall concerning the status of the Beaver Island Life Boat Station and Beaver Head Light. Rear Admiral H. C. Perkins was named to lead the hearing, with Captain Easter accompanying him; a same-day ferry schedule was advertised.
Evidence and limits
This article records the advance notice only. It does not establish the hearing’s attendance, transcript, policy decision, station status, or lighthouse outcome.
Sources
- Announces a 1 p.m. April 24 public hearing in Holy Cross Hall on the status of the Beaver Island Life Boat Station and Beaver Head Light, to be led by Rear Admiral H. C. Perkins with Captain Easter, and advertises a same-day ferry schedule. It is an advance notice and does not provide the hearing transcript, attendance, policy decision, or station/light outcome. 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 · 1956-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published hearing announcement; it does not expand the Coast Guard or lighthouse record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1956-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Public hearing announced on Beaver Island Life Boat Station and Beaver Head Light, 1956”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-life-boat-station-and-beaver-head-light-hearing-1956/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1956, “First Public Hearing.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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BibTeX for “Public hearing announced on Beaver Island Life Boat Station and Beaver Head Light, 1956”RIS for “Public hearing announced on Beaver Island Life Boat Station and Beaver Head Light, 1956”