I am no Word expert but do the same task as you are doing, rewriting manuals.
You will have to insert section breaks for each page, a tedious job at best, but essential if you want to change footers/headers from the rest of the sections pages. Don't forget to cancel "same as previous" so your change stays only with the page you are on.
I thought about "hyperlinks" but I believe you want what I would like to do, that's change the Control page dates, page by page!
I wait with interest to see if someone who is an expert can come up with a solution.
Cheers, andycat