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Children’s Clinic holds a Beaver Island school screening, 1961

Also September 28 · 1961 Beaver Island school children’s clinic

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TypeEvent
Date1961-09-28
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1961-09-28
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Medical
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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healthcareeducationcommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

On September 28, 1961, Dr. William Edmonds of the Traverse City Children’s Clinic, assisted by Dr. Sidney Schochet and Charlevoix County nurse Marian Rice, held a clinic for Beaver Island school children.

Evidence and limits

The newspaper does not describe the screening protocol, participants, findings, or clinical records.

Sources

  1. Reports Dr. William Edmonds of the Traverse City Children’s Clinic, assisted by Dr. Sidney Schochet and Mrs. Marian Rice, Charlevoix County nurse, holding a clinic for Beaver Island school children on September 28. It does not specify the examinations, diagnoses, attendance, or clinical records.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-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 · 1961-10_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Children’s Clinic holds a Beaver Island school screening, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-school-childrens-clinic-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1961, “School News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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