Summary
A January 13, 1961 surprise party at the Shamrock honored Dr. Frank Luton on his reported 82nd birthday. The February issue says the celebration included a telephone greeting from Dr. Huestis in Lansing and lunch and cake served by Beaver Island nurses.
Evidence and limits
The newspaper’s age and community account are not a civil birth record. It does not provide the full guest list, the nurses’ formal identities, or an independent professional record.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, February 1961, “Island news.”Reports a January 13 surprise party at the Shamrock for Dr. Frank Luton’s 82nd birthday, with a telephone greeting from Dr. Huestis of the State Department of Health and lunch and cake served by island nurses. It does not provide a civil birth record or complete guest roster.