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Joint St. James and Peaine Township appointments, 1973

Also April 1973 joint township meeting · Beaver Island township appointments

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TypeEvent
Date1973-04-30
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1973-04-30
Kind
Appointment
Where
Beaver Island
Participants
Walter A. Wojan (dump_caretaker) · Curley Hartzell (harbor_master) · Stanley B. Floyd (airport_manager) · Olive Bailey (airport_maintenance) · Dick DeRosia (cemetery_caretaker)
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
communicationgovernancecommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

At a joint meeting on April 30, 1973, the St. James and Peaine Township Boards appointed caretakers and managers for the dump, harbor, airport, and township cemetery.

Evidence and limits

The article is an appointment notice. It does not supply meeting minutes, appointment instruments, terms, pay, or evidence that each person served for a particular period.

Sources

  1. Reports the April 30 joint meeting and appointments of Walter Wojan as dump caretaker, Curley Hartzell as harbor master, Stanley Floyd as airport manager, Olive Bailey for airport maintenance, and Dick DeRosia for township cemetery care. It does not provide minutes, terms, compensation, or later performance evidence.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1973-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held nine-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 · 1973-05_Beaver-Beacon

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Joint St. James and Peaine Township appointments, 1973”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/joint-st-james-peaine-township-appointments-1973/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1973, “Township News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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