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Beaver Beacon membership dues and gift notice, 1973

Also 1973 Beaver Beacon membership form · 1973 Beacon gift notice

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TypeEvent
Datecirca 1973-12
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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circa 1973-12
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Summary

The December 1973 Beaver Beacon published a $4 annual membership-dues form, asked readers to return it to the newspaper in St. James, and promoted the paper as a gift.

Evidence and limits

This is a direct circulation and membership notice. It does not establish who paid, how many subscribers the paper had, or the newspaper’s complete financial or circulation history.

Sources

  1. Requests $4 annual dues, provides a form asking for name and address, directs readers to return it to the Beaver Beacon in St. James, Michigan, and says the paper makes a wonderful gift; it does not provide a subscriber ledger, circulation count, or payment record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1973-12_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held six-page issue scan confirms the dues amount, form, mailing direction, and gift wording; it does not add subscriber or payment evidence.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1973-12_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon membership dues and gift notice, 1973”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-beacon-december-1973-membership-dues-notice/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1973, membership dues notice. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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