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Beaver Beacon publishes a missing-cat notice, February 1968

Also February 1968 Beaver Island missing cat notice

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TypeEvent
Datecirca 1968-02
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
circa 1968-02
Kind
Announcement
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
animalscommunitycommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The February 1968 Beaver Beacon reported that Jane and Ed Howland found a black male cat with a white bib at the south end of Beaver Island and asked the owner or anyone with information to contact Ed Howland.

Evidence and limits

This is a community animal notice. It does not establish ownership, veterinary status, or the cat’s later outcome.

Sources

  1. Reports that Jane and Ed Howland found a black male cat with a white bib at the south end of the island and asks the owner or someone with information to contact Ed Howland; it does not establish ownership, veterinary status, or the animal's outcome.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1968-02_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published animal notice; it does not expand the source-specific identity or outcome.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1968-02_Beaver-Beacon

Added 8 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon publishes a missing-cat notice, February 1968”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-missing-cat-notice-february-1968/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1968, “Any One Missing a Cat?” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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