- Date
- 1960-01-30
- Kind
- Celebration
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- healthcarecommunityeconomy
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Beaver Island community held a March of Dimes party at the Shamrock on January 30, 1960. A later bulletin in the same issue reports that it raised $120.
Evidence and limits
The issue supplies no attendance count, expense statement, organizer list, or receipt beyond the reported proceeds.
Open questions
- Which local or national March of Dimes record received the reported $120?
See also
Sources
- Reports a January 30 Polio Fund/March of Dimes party at the Shamrock and says the event raised $120. It does not give attendance, expenses, organizers, or a remittance record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held seven-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 · 1960-02_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “March of Dimes party at the Shamrock, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/march-of-dimes-party-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1960, “Polio Fund” and “Late Bulletin.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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