- Date
- 1960-04-30
- Kind
- Celebration
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- healthcarecommunityeconomy
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
An April 30, 1960 cancer benefit party at the Shamrock featured cards, prizes, music, and dancing and was reported to have helped realize a $106 goal.
Evidence and limits
The notice does not identify the beneficiary, organizers, attendance, or venue’s legal identity. The dollar figure is retained as the newspaper’s report, not an audited total.
Open questions
- Which cancer-fund, venue, or community records document the beneficiary and proceeds?
See also
Sources
- Reports the April 30 party at the Shamrock as successful, with cards, prizes, music, and dancing, and says the event helped realize a $106.00 goal. It does not identify the beneficiary, organizers, attendance, or financial ledger, and “Shamrock” is not silently equated with another venue record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held three-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 · 1960-05_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Cancer benefit party at the Shamrock, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/cancer-benefit-party-at-shamrock-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1960, “Cancer Benefit Party.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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