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Beaver Island representatives attend Michigan Independent Telephone Association meeting, 1960

Also September 12 · 1960 Michigan Independent Telephone Association meeting

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TypeEvent
Date1960-09-12
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1960-09-12
Kind
Meeting
Where
Mackinac Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
economygovernancecommunitycommunication

Summary

The October 1960 Beaver Beacon reported that Beaver Island representatives attended a Michigan Independent Telephone Association meeting on Mackinac Island on September 12. The notice names Joe Dillingham, Rogers Carlisle, Vernon LaFreniere, Lloyd McDonough, and Dorothy McGregor among the island delegation.

Evidence and limits

The report does not identify the representatives’ offices in the association, preserve an agenda, or establish the Beaver Island Telephone Company’s formal relationship to the state association.

Open questions

  • Which association program, minutes, or company records document the delegation and meeting?

See also

Sources

  1. Reports the September 12 meeting on Mackinac Island and names Beaver Island representatives from the telephone and civic community. It does not establish their offices in the association, the meeting agenda, or the Beaver Island company's corporate relationship to the state association.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. 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 · 1960-10_Beaver-Beacon

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

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island representatives attend Michigan Independent Telephone Association meeting, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/michigan-independent-telephone-association-meeting-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1960, Michigan Independent Telephone Association notice. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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