Holiday donations to the Beaver Island Medical Center Building Fund, 1974

Event

Date: circa 1974-12
Kind: Medical
Participants: LaFreniere's General Store (donor) · Beachcomber Tavern (donor) · Loy Malloy (donor)
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communicationhealthcarecommunityeconomy
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Three December 1974 holiday notices say that LaFreniere’s Store, Beachcomber Tavern, and Loy Malloy were making donations to the Beaver Island Medical Center Building Fund instead of sending cards.

Evidence and limits

These are announced charitable intentions, not proof of received funds. The notices supply no amount, receipt, transaction date, donor ledger, or business ownership record. The store and tavern names remain qualified by their separate source records.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, December 1974, holiday greetings.
LaFreniere’s Store, signed Dick & Jean; Beachcomber Tavern, signed Pat & Jim; and Loy Malloy each say that a donation is being made to the Medical Center Building Fund instead of sending cards. No amount, receipt, transaction date, donor identity beyond the printed names, or fund accounting is supplied.
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Beaver Beacon, December 1974, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held nine-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.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Holiday donations to the Beaver Island Medical Center Building Fund, 1974”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-medical-center-building-fund-holiday-donations-1974/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1974, holiday greetings. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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