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D. J. Angus gives $500 to the Beaver Island Medical Center, 1961

Also December 1961 D. J. Angus Medical Center donation

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TypeEvent
Datecirca 1961-12
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
circa 1961-12
Kind
Medical
Participants
Donald J. Angus (donor) · Rogers W. Carlisle (reporter)
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
healthcareeconomycommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

D. J. Angus of Indianapolis was reported to have sent a $500 check to the Beaver Island Medical Center with holiday greetings in late 1961. Rogers Carlisle read the letter at a Civic meeting.

Evidence and limits

This is a reported contribution, not a receipt or audited financial record. The source gives no donor biography, restrictions, or account of how the money was used.

Sources

  1. Reports that Rogers Carlisle read a holiday letter from D. J. Angus of Indianapolis accompanied by a $500 check donated to the Medical Center and credits Angus with earlier generosity. The issue does not provide a receipt, donor biography, restrictions, or expenditure ledger; the check date is not printed.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-01_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-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 · 1962-01_Beaver-Beacon

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

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Beaver Island Archive, “D. J. Angus gives $500 to the Beaver Island Medical Center, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-medical-center-donation-december-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1962, “Many Thanks.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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