The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-08-22
Rexford Car Nearly
Goes Off Libby Bridge


Mrs. Fred Marvel went to Troy
Saturday morning to spend the
weekend with relatives.
They met with an unfortunate ac-
cident when about to cross the Lib
by bridge. Mrs. Marvel, who was
driving, lost control of the car and
it sWerved from one side of the
bridge to another, smashing several
rails. When the car came to stop,
it was right at the edge of the
bridge, barely missing plunging in
to the river.
Although the car was badly dam
aged Mr.. and Mrs. Marvel escaped
without injury.
Joe Caron was business caller
in Libby Monday.
Gene Phelps was business call
er in Kalispell the latter part of
the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. ]. Fisher attend
ed the funeral of Ed Rodgers in
Libby Friday
Mrs. Merle Perrin and three chill
dren and Miss Joyce Clark of Priest
River, Idaho, are guests at the L.
L. Collier home Mrs. Perrin and
Miss Clark are nieces of Mrs. Collar.
Mrs. Otto Nordstrom of Libby
spent the weekend at the E. E.
Madden home.
Ed Newell returned from Kalis-
pell recently where he visited
friends for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ronald Williams
and children of Trego were Sunday
callers in Rexford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eldon Schuck and
daughter, Joane, of Libby visited
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Marks the first of the week.
Mrs. Woodrow Whitmarsh and
children of Warland spent the week
end at the Albert Whitmarsh home.
Mrs. Ed Arnold was a business
caller in Kalispell Wednesday,
| Mr.. and Mrs. R. G. Eastgate, who
spent the summer months here, left
recently for Butte
Fred Marks worked at the electric
| light plant for a few days last
week while v. w. Kuchen was in
NilsooQld Nii iAuSllEll 10 Having q
new dam built in the very near
future.
Mrs. r. L. LaByer and grand
children, Donna Lee, Jerry and Bess
LaByer. attended the fair in Kali
ispell Friday
| Miss Ethel Montgomery of Kali
ispell formerly a teacher in the
lower grades in the Rexford school,
will teach the fourth grade in the
public school at Hardin, Mont.
Franz Phillips and Hubert Som
mers, who have visited relatives
and friends here for the past several
weeks, returned to their homes in
Washington. NJ C., the latter part
of the week.
Mr. and Mrs E. E. Madden and
Ralph and Mrs. James Hurst were
callers in Libby Thursday after
noon. Mr. Madden and Mrs. Hurst
attended the democratic county CEN
trail committee meeting.
MIR. and Mrs. Louie Franco of
Whitefish, but former residents of
Rexford, are the proud parents of
son, born August IA.
Nadine Marks left for Boomers
Ferry the first of the week where
she will visit at the home of her
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs Fred
Larsen.
Mrs J. L. Byers, who has been i'll
the past week. was taken to the
Eureka hospital Monday for treat
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. j. Fisher, Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Arnold, Mr.. and Mrs
/ Grin Farr and children, and Mr.. and
Mrs Lem Collar and their guests,
Mrs. Perrin and Miss Clark, en-
loyed picnic at Murphy lake Sun
day
/ Only small crowd attended the
dance at the Marvel building Sat
urday night.
Mr.. and Mrs E. E. Madden and
Ralph and Mrs. Otto Nordstrom
went to Kalispell Sunday. Esther
Ann Madden returned home with
her parents for short visit after
which she will work in Kalispell.
Chas. White of the G. N. Lunch
Room was a business caller in
Whitefish Monday evening.
Mrs. Matt Griffiths and Mrs.
i Thomas Wiltshire went to Spokane
the last of the week on a business
mission.
Mrs. L. E. Adams of Des Moines,
Iowa, drove over from Kalispell
Thursday to spend the day visiting
with her cousins, Mrs. Lem Collar
and Cliff Eayrs.
Mrs. Ed Griffiths was a caller
in Libby Tuesday