Summary
Matt Melville was identified as the Beaver Lodge Golf Course’s island golf professional in 1973. At the end of the season he thanked the people who helped make the summer active and supported course maintenance.
Evidence and limits
The newspaper notices provide an episode-qualified occupational record, not a complete employment or professional biography.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, May 1973, “Beaver Lodge Golf Course News.”Names Matt Melville as the island’s golf professional in a season-opening notice; it supplies no further biography.
- Beaver Beacon, September–October 1973, “Matt Sez.”Identifies Melville as the island’s pro and reports his thanks to people who helped make the season active and maintain the course.
- Beaver Beacon, November 1974, “Hospital Notes.”Reports Matt Melville recuperating after Charlevoix Hospital at a Jackson address; it supplies no diagnosis, admission or discharge date, or medical record.
- Beaver Beacon, December 1961, “Trip to the Auld Sod.”Identifies Matt Melville as Beaver Island’s golf pro and reports his winter flight from New York to Shannon Airport and stay with friends and relatives in Ireland. It does not provide travel records or a complete biography.