- Date
- 1959-10
- Kind
- Medical
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- healthcarecommunityfamily
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The October 1959 Beaver Beacon reports Paul Kenwabikisse’s broken collar bone, Mary McDonough’s eye operation and recovery, John McDonough’s improving hospital stay, and Warren Townsend’s return home after hospitalization.
Evidence limits
These are brief newspaper health notices, not clinical records, complete diagnoses, or discharge summaries.
Sources
- Reports Paul Kenwabikisse’s broken collar bone after an apple-picking fall, Mary McDonough’s Traverse City eye operation and recovery, John McDonough’s continuing Little Traverse Hospital stay and improvement, and Warren Townsend’s return home after treatment at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Ann Arbor. It does not provide clinical records, diagnoses beyond the notice, or discharge summaries. 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 · 1959-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held four-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the medical notices; it does not expand the clinical record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-10_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports Fred Spaulding’s improvement in Florida, Edward “Bud” Burke’s Little Traverse Hospital stay, and John McDonough’s transfer by ambulance to St. Therese’s Hospital in Waukegan with daily improvement. It does not provide clinical records, diagnoses, or discharge summaries. 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 · 1959-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the medical updates; it does not expand the clinical record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-11_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “The October Beacon reports island medical and convalescence notices, 1959”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-october-1959-medical-convalescence-notices/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1959, "CONVALESCENTS" and "ALSO CONVALESCING." (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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