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Irene Melville is hospitalized with pneumonia, 1959

Also January 1959 Irene Melville hospital notice

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TypeEvent
Dates1958-12-12 – 1959-01
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1958-12-12 – 1959-01
Kind
Medical
Eras
Modern era
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healthcareeducationcommunity
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Beaver Island

Summary

The January 1959 Beaver Beacon reports Irene Melville hospitalized in Charlevoix with pneumonia on December 12 and says she had returned to teaching at St. Mary’s School.

Evidence limits

The brief notice does not provide medical, transport, admission, discharge, or employment records.

Sources

  1. Reports Irene Melville, wife of Matt Melville, hospitalized in Charlevoix with pneumonia on December 12 and says she was back teaching at St. Mary’s School. It does not provide medical records, admission or discharge records, transport details, or a clinical account. 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
  2. The held five-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the medical and return-to-work notice; it does not expand the health or employment record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-01_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Irene Melville is hospitalized with pneumonia, 1959”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-irene-melville-pneumonia-1959/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1959, “HOSPITALIZED.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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