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March of Dimes party at the Shamrock, 1960

Also 1960 Polio Fund party

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TypeEvent
Date1960-01-30
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
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

  1. 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
  2. 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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