The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-05-23
Troy News Items
GOV. CoONEY GUEST OF TROY
COMMERCIAL CLUB.

Montana S-tf9NeFtieI --f-tsaiak--So9tlEs
was the honored guest of the Troy
Commercial Club at a dinner given
Monday evening at the Great Northern
Cafe as also were L. j. Croonenherghs,
state highway commissioner, and Harry
Tilsey, maintenance engineer.
Guests from Libby included Senator
f. E. Baker, Frank Small, w F
Kienitz, James Krall, Paul Church and
Francis Mccormick.
Troy members of the Commercial
Club present were: D. F Fewkes, Glen
Thorn, Harry Ford, p A. Peterson, P.
T. Mettler, Glen Savage, J. H. Coffmani
C. N. Devine, F. B. Callow. c, H. Curtis,
Al Brooks, A. L. Dean, E. B. Angel,
L. C. Kensler, DIR. Walcott, Y. A. Sather,
E. ]. Wiedner, Frank Frye, Kenneth
Drew, and Tom Taylor.
Gov. Cooney and L. ]. CroonRnberghs
addressed those present explaining a
few of their official duties and political
problems at the present time.
CLASS NIGHT OBSERVED BY TROY
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES.
Members of the Glass of '35 and The
audience who were attending class
night exercises at the gymnasium on
Monday evening. were thrilled by the
appearance of Gov. Frank Cooney who
had been requested to deliver an ex-
temporaneous message.
In spite of the brief time that Gov.
Ceoney- spoke his words were chosen
to make an impression. He stressed
temperance and illustrated four char
acteristics necessary for success, self
confidence, loyalty, strength of char
acter, and being equal to the occasion.
After the governors departure the
program was resumed. William Savage
read the class history. The second num-
Der on the program was musical Sc
lection by the chorus. Miss Selma
Christopherson then awarded girls bas-
ketball letters to Viola Mason, Dolores
Joy, Lorraine Mallick, Harriet Haa-
land. Mabel Wheeler, Enid McCracken,
and Florence Coffman. N A. Williams
next gave track and boys basketball
letters. Those receiving track letters
were: Jim Voorhees,, Ray Lindsey, Paul
Sather, George Hubbard, and Leroy
Coffman. Those for basketball: Jim
Savage, Bill Savage, Jim Voorhees,, Elmer
Wilcox. George Hubbard. Paul Sather,
Ray Lindsey. and Leroy Coffman.
Those who received scholarship letters
were Gene Bracy, Paul Sather, Ray
Lindsey. Harriet Haalani, Leroy Coff-
man. and Patricia Daughartv Debate
awards went to Ray Lindsey Margaret
Drew, Lura Fewkes, Ida Belle Woods,
Harriet Haaland, and Dolores Joy. The
reading certificates were also awarded
at this time.
Following the awards the class
prophecy was given by Elmer Wilcox,
then Clarke Hubbard announced that
Leroy Coffman's name has been en-
graved on the Alumni cup as the most
outstanding student for 1895. The school
wasapresented with a clock for the as
sembIy room by William Savage, class
president Ruby Johnson read the class
will and the program closed with
School Days sang in unison.
SCHOOL NOTES.
Members of the Troy teaching stat
have made various plans for the sum
mer vacation.
Miss Selma Christopherson plans ar
auto trip to Missouri with trends They
expect to return through the northern
states.
Miss Alvina Anderson will leave FOL
Minneapolis where she will visit fol
a while
Miss Ellen Oven returns to her home
in Baker. Later she intends TO moto
TO the coast with her mother y