- Date
- 1962-07
- Kind
- Accident
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communitytransportationhealthcare
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The August 1962 Beaver Beacon reported three accidents: Patrick Gallagher was injured falling through an Emerald Isle window, Jerry LaFreniere damaged two cars in a sideswipe, and Eugene and Mrs. Mooney were seriously injured in a Livonia crash.
Evidence and limits
These are newspaper accident notices. They do not provide police, medical, insurance, or complete damage records.
Sources
- Reports Patrick Gallagher’s fall through an Emerald Isle window, Jerry LaFreniere’s collision with Josephine DeVogel’s parked car, and Eugene and Mrs. Mooney’s serious Livonia crash; it says the Mooneys were released from hospital but remained in casts. It does not provide police, medical, or insurance records.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published accident notices; it does not expand the injury or damage claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1962-08_Beaver-Beacon
Added 8 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “The August 1962 Beacon reports three vehicle accidents, 1962”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-vehicle-accidents-august-1962/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1962, “Accidents.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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