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Holy Cross Cemetery fund drive (1973)

Also 1973 Holy Cross Cemetery fundraiser

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypeEvent
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era

Summary

The Holy Cross Cemetery Fund Drive’s final date was moved from Labor Day to October 17, 1973. A later October 21 drawing awarded its $100 prize to Fred Floyd of Muskegon.

Evidence and limits

The reports establish the scheduled date change and a prize-drawing result, not the amount raised or a complete financial account.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, August 1973, “Cemetery Fund Drive.”
    Reports that the final date of the Holy Cross Cemetery Fund Drive had been changed from Labor Day to October 17.
  2. Beaver Beacon, September–October 1973, “Double Congratulations.”
    Reports the October 21 drawing for the $100 bill given away by the Holy Cross Cemetery Fund and identifies Fred Floyd of Muskegon as winner; it does not provide a full drive ledger.