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Beaver Island Civic Association membership drive (1960)

Also 1960 Civic Association membership renewal

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypeEvent
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era

Summary

The Beaver Island Civic Association’s January 1960 application renewed annual membership and listed dues of $2 for a single member, $3 for a husband and wife, and $25 for a business, with lower rates after June 1.

Evidence and limits

The form is an appeal and rate schedule, not a membership roll, receipt ledger, or completed-renewal record.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, January 1960, Civic Association membership application.
    Says Civic Association memberships were coming due and gives 1960 rates: $2 single, $3 husband and wife, and $25 business, with lower rates after June 1; the business rate included a Business Guide advertisement before December 15. It supplies no membership roll, constitution, receipts, or completed renewals.
  2. Beaver Beacon, February 1960, “Dues.”
    Repeats the annual membership appeal, clarifies that the $2 rate was for an unmarried single person and $3 for a married couple, and lists association uses including the Beacon, Medical Center, conservation work, civic functions, airport and dock contributions. It supplies no completed renewals or membership roll.