Name: Buddy Martin purchases the Mid Night Oil Company, 1981
Start: 1981-05
End: 1981-05
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 1981-05
Kind: Business
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: economycommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The May 1981 Beaver Beacon reports Buddy Martin’s purchase of Mid Night Oil Company and describes it as a third island vehicle-fueling choice.

Evidence and limits

The notice does not provide title, price, licensing, inventory, or later operating records.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, May 1981, spring business report.
Reports Buddy Martin’s recent purchase of Mid Night Oil Company and says the business would give islanders a third place to fill vehicles. It does not provide a deed, price, fuel inventory, or business-license record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, May 1981, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held thirteen-page May issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the business report.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Buddy Martin purchases the Mid Night Oil Company, 1981”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-midnight-oil-company-purchase-1981/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1981, spring business report. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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