- Date
- 1961-12
- Kind
- Medical
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Participants
- Paul Nelson (donor)
- Carried out by
- Paul Nelson
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- healthcareeconomycommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Dr. Paul Nelson performed dental work on Beaver Island and directed that payment for his services be donated to the Beaver Island Medical Center fund in 1961. The newspaper says the fund was nearly depleted by supply and improvement needs.
Evidence and limits
The notice does not state the value of the dental work or provide a donation receipt, fund ledger, or medical-service record.
Sources
- Thanks Dr. Paul Nelson for asking that payment for dental work he performed on the Island be donated to the Medical Center fund. The notice says the fund was nearly depleted because of supply and improvement needs, but it does not state the payment amount or provide a receipt.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-12_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 · 1961-12_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Paul Nelson donates dental-service payment to the Medical Center, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-medical-center-paul-nelson-donation-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1961, “Many Thanks.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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