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Summary
Beachcomber Tavern is a business named in a December 1973 Beaver Beacon holiday greeting. The notice is signed “Pat & Jim” and says the tavern was making a donation to the Medical Center Building Fund. A November report calls the same source-context venue Beachcomber Bar and places Milt Bennett’s 75th birthday party there.
Evidence and limits
The two issues use “Beachcomber Tavern” and “Beachcomber Bar,” respectively. This source record preserves both names but does not establish legal business continuity, proprietorship, address, licensing, or the amount and receipt of the announced donation.
Open questions
- Are “Beachcomber Tavern” and “Beachcomber Bar” the same business, and what were its legal name and address?
- Who were Pat and Jim, and what records document their ownership or operation?
- Was the announced Building Fund donation received and recorded?
See also
- Holiday donations to the Beaver Island Medical Center Building Fund (1973)
- 75th birthday of Milton Bennett (1973)
- Beaver Island
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, December 1973, “Merry Christmas And A Happy Healthful New Year.”Prints a holiday greeting from “Beachcomber Tavern,” signed “Pat & Jim,” and says the business was making a donation to the Medical Center Building Fund instead of sending cards; it does not identify the business owners or supply business records.
- Beaver Beacon, November 1973, “75th Birthday.”Reports a buffet and birthday party for Milt Bennett at the Beachcomber Bar; it calls the venue a bar and does not establish its legal name or ownership.
- Beaver Beacon, December 1974, holiday greetings.Prints Beachcomber Tavern, signed Pat & Jim, announcing a donation to the Medical Center Building Fund instead of sending cards. It does not identify the signatories as owners or supply an amount, receipt, or transaction date.