Name: Beaver Island’s School Board provides sports equipment and monthly films, 1962
Start: 1962-10
End: 1962-10
Location: Beaver Island

Beaver Island’s School Board provides sports equipment and monthly films, 1962

Also Beaver Island school recreation equipment 1962

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TypeEvent

Date1962-10

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 1962-10
Kind: Education
Where: Beaver Island
Carried out by: organization/beaver-island-school-board
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: educationrecreationcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The October 1962 Beaver Beacon reports that the Beaver Island School Board provided new sports and craft equipment and arranged a movie each month for students during the school year.

Evidence and limits

The notice does not provide purchase records, equipment costs, or a complete film schedule.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, October 1962, “School News.”
Reports that the School Board supplied a volley wall and net, tether-ball equipment, softballs and bats, craft materials, and arranged a monthly movie for students during the school year.
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Beaver Beacon, October 1962, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published school report; it does not provide purchase records or a complete program schedule.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island’s School Board provides sports equipment and monthly films, 1962”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-school-equipment-and-film-program-1962/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1962, “School News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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