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October 1958 Beaver Beacon reports island medical treatment, 1958

Also October 1958 Beaver Island medical notices

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TypeEvent
Date1958-10
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
1958-10
Kind
Medical
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
healthcarecommunitytransportation
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The October 1958 Beaver Beacon reports off-island treatment for Mary Early, Elizabeth Boyle, Bid Sendenburgh, Jewell Gillespie, and Eva McDonough, including surgery and treatment in Charlevoix and Grand Rapids.

Evidence limits

The notices do not provide diagnoses beyond the reports, medical charts, transport records, or outcomes.

Sources

  1. Reports Mary Early going to Charlevoix for a broken arm, Elizabeth Boyle for treatment, Bid Sendenburgh for surgery, Jewell Gillespie for asthmatic treatment, and Eva McDonough going to Ferguson Hospital in Grand Rapids for surgery. It does not provide diagnoses beyond the notices, medical charts, transport records, or outcomes. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1958-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the hospitalization notices; it does not expand the medical or transport record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-10_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “October 1958 Beaver Beacon reports island medical treatment, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-october-1958-medical-notices/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1958, “HOSPITALIZED.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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