- Date
- 1987-03
- Kind
- Publication
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- publicationmilitarycommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The March 1987 Beaver Beacon reprinted humorous excerpts from a September 7, 1944 “News & Views for Youse” newsletter found by Joyce VanHolder.
Evidence limits
The reprint does not establish the original newsletter’s provenance or verify its historical claims.
Sources
- Reprints excerpts from a newsletter dated September 7, 1944, including wartime rationing, a draft-evasion case, an insult fine, Babe Ruth earnings, and a playful numerical “end of war” puzzle. The Beacon marks the material as historical and humorous, not as a verified wartime record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1987-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held fifteen-page March issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the newsletter reprint.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1987-03_Beaver-Beacon
- Continues the humorous September 7, 1944 newsletter reprint with boxing and baseball anecdotes; it does not verify the original newsletter or its wartime claims. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1987-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held sixteen-page April issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the newsletter continuation.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1987-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon reprints excerpts from a 1944 “News & Views for Youse” newsletter, 1987”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-1944-news-and-views-newsletter-reprint-1987/, accessed [date], citing “News & Views for Youse,” reprinted in Beaver Beacon, March 1987. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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