Event
- Dates
- 1958-08 – 1959-08
- Kind
- Publication
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Civic Association
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communicationpublicationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The August 1958 Beaver Beacon corrects its attribution of miniature golf, asks for help locating a missing stapler and obtaining a standard typewriter for stencil work, and reminds readers that BICA membership includes the monthly paper. The September issue adds a request that submitted news be signed by the reporter and that members include postal-zone numbers with their addresses. The October issue adds a title correction, an extra stapler gift, a Northern Michigan Skipper reprint acknowledgment, and a humorous “Beaver Bacon” mailing notice. The December issue records the Skipper editor’s interest, another monthly-membership reminder, an invitation for reader humor, and Virginia Calabro’s departure as an addressing helper. The January 1959 issue celebrates four years of publication, recalls Doc Bales’s founding suggestion, and thanks members for supporting the paper.
Evidence limits
The notices do not provide equipment inventories, membership rolls, accounts, or a production log.
Sources
- Corrects the claim that the Historical Society operated miniature golf, credits A. J. Roy and R. C. Hoffmann, asks readers to report a missing Beacon Committee stapler and donate a standard typewriter for stencil work, and says the monthly paper goes to BICA members. It does not provide equipment inventories, accounts, membership rolls, or production records. 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 · 1958-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held four-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the correction, equipment appeal, and membership notice; it does not expand the publication or association record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-08_Beaver-Beacon
- Asks that news submitted by non-committee members be signed by the reporter and reminds readers that the Beacon is mailed to BICA members, requesting postal-zone numbers with addresses. It does not provide a production log, membership roll, or mailing register. 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 · 1958-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the byline and mailing notices; it does not expand the publication or association record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-09_Beaver-Beacon
- Corrects Burgess Scott’s Ford Times title to roving reporter, thanks William Adams for an extra stapler, notes that the Northern Michigan Skipper reprinted the Beacon’s Dawn Patrol, Historical Society, and skin-diver material, and jokes about mail addressed to “Beaver Bacon” while inviting similar “funnyboners.” It does not provide a production log, circulation audit, or reprint agreement. 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 · 1958-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the publication corrections, equipment gift, reprint, and mailing joke; it does not expand the newspaper or correspondence record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-10_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports that the Northern Michigan Skipper editor reads and follows the Beacon, reminds members that the paper is mailed monthly, invites “funnyboners,” and acknowledges Mrs. Virginia Calabro as a former addressing helper. It does not provide circulation totals, a production log, reprint agreement, membership roll, or mailing register. 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 · 1958-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the publication, mailing, humor, and staffing notices; it does not expand the newspaper or correspondence record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-12_Beaver-Beacon
- Celebrates four years of Beacon publication, credits Doc Bales’s original idea, asks readers to renew BICA membership, thanks members for their support, and repeats that the paper is sent monthly to BICA members. It does not provide circulation totals, a production log, membership roll, or mailing register. 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 · 1959-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the anniversary, membership, and mailing notices; it does not expand the publication or association record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-01_Beaver-Beacon
- Thanks Father Malewitz for providing the Beacon with an addressograph machine and says the staff hoped to put it into operation soon. It does not provide an equipment inventory, operating record, or production log. 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 · 1959-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the addressograph notice; it does not expand the newspaper production or equipment record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-03_Beaver-Beacon
- Tells readers to watch for new folders in the following month but provides no title, contents, circulation plan, or production 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 · 1959-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held four-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the brief publication preview; it does not establish the folders’ contents or release.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-04_Beaver-Beacon
- Repeats that the Beacon is sent monthly to Beaver Island Civic Association members, gives membership fees, and says a business membership includes an advertisement in the B.I.C.A. tourist guide folder. It does not provide a circulation audit, membership roll, advertising contract, or print ledger. 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 · 1959-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the membership and mailing notice; it does not expand the publication or association record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-08_Beaver-Beacon
- Invites members to submit news, repeats Civic Association and Historical Society renewal applications, and gives the 1960 membership fees and Society categories. It does not provide a circulation audit, membership roll, receipt book, or mailing register. 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 · 1959-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the membership and submission notices; it does not expand the publication or association records.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-11_Beaver-Beacon
- Repeats the 1960 Civic Association and Historical Society membership applications, invites news for the Beacon, and gives the membership fees and Society categories. It does not provide a circulation audit, membership roll, receipt book, or mailing register. 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 · 1959-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the membership and submission notices; it does not expand the publication or association records.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-12_Beaver-Beacon
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon asks for production help and reminds readers of BICA membership, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-beacon-production-membership-1958/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1958, “SHAME ON US BEACON” and “THE BEACON.” (and 19 further sources listed on the page).
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