Summary
Gene Burke received a new contract to carry mail to Beaver Island’s south-end country residents after his father Edward Burke’s long-running contract expired.
Evidence and limits
The newspaper notice does not preserve the contract, route, compensation, or subsequent service record.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, August 1961, “Tradition Carries On.”Reports Edward Burke’s 1945–1960 mail contract, Gene Burke’s continuation after his father’s death, and Gene’s receipt of the new contract after bids were invited. It does not provide the contract instrument, route schedule, pay, or a complete service history.