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A. J. Angus Christmas gift to the Beaver Island Medical Center, 1959

Also 1959 Medical Center Christmas gift · Esterling-Angus Medical Center gift

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TypeEvent
Datecirca 1959-12
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
circa 1959-12
Kind
Medical
Participants
Donald J. Angus (donor) · Esterling-Angus Company (donor)
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
healthcareeconomycommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

A. J. Angus of the Esterling-Angus Company sent the Beaver Island Medical Center a $500 Christmas gift for equipment and maintenance in December 1959. The notice also credits Angus with earlier material help toward construction.

Evidence and limits

This is a reported gift, not a receipt or financial ledger. The issue does not identify the earlier construction contribution or document how the $500 was spent.

Sources

  1. Reports a $500 Christmas gift from A. J. Angus of the Esterling-Angus Company of Indianapolis for Beaver Island Medical Center equipment and maintenance, and says Angus had previously helped materially with construction. It does not provide a receipt, construction ledger, or later expenditure record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-01_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held four-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 · 1960-01_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “A. J. Angus Christmas gift to the Beaver Island Medical Center, 1959”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-medical-center-christmas-gift-1959/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1960, “Medical Center News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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