Name: Walker Hill is elected commander of Lansing Power Squadron, 1961
Start: 1961-05-05
End: 1961-05-05
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 1961-05-05
Kind: Election
Participants: Walker H. Hill (leader)
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communitygovernancemaritime
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Walker H. Hill was elected commander of the Lansing Power Squadron on May 5, 1961.

Evidence and limits

The article does not provide the squadron’s charter, meeting records, or a bridge to other Walker Hill records.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, June 1961, island news and retrospective notices.
The June 1961 issue reports that Beaver Island property owner Walker H. Hill was elected commander of the Lansing Power Squadron on May 5. It describes the United States Power Squadron as a nationwide boating-safety and navigation educational organization. The article does not provide the squadron’s charter, meeting records, or a bridge to other Walker Hill records.
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Beaver Beacon, June 1961, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held six-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.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Walker Hill is elected commander of Lansing Power Squadron, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/walker-hill-elected-lansing-power-squadron-commander-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1961, island news and retrospective notices. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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