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Bea Townsend

Also Mrs. Bea Townsend · Bea Townsend

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TypePerson
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Person
Active
fl. 1974
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
healthcarecommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Bea Townsend was listed as a Little Traverse Hospital patient with a broken hip after a Beaver Lodge fall and was reported flown off Beaver Island on August 24, 1974.

Evidence and limits

These are brief newspaper notices, not medical, flight, or civil records.

The dated record

3 dated events · 1974–1974These years on the timeline →

Sources

  1. Reports Mrs. Bea Townsend as a Little Traverse Hospital patient with a broken hip after a fall at the Beaver Lodge; it supplies no medical record or fuller identity.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held ten-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1974-08_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports Bea Townsend flown off Beaver Island on August 24 after falling at the Beaver Lodge; it supplies no flight log or medical record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-08_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held ten-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1974-08_Beaver-Beacon
  5. Reports Bea Townsend’s thanks for cards, flowers, and expressions of concern during her long recovery after the Beaver Island hip injury; it supplies no medical or rehabilitation record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-11_Beaver-Beacon
  6. The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1974-11_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Bea Townsend”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/bea-townsend/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1974, “Hospital Notes.” (and 4 further sources listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-03. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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