The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-06-05

to visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
Peterson.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Crotteau and
family of Tacoma, arrived Sunday
to spend some time visiting with
Mrs. Dan Rayome and other rela-
tives in this city.
Watch repairing. Quick and EFF
ficient service. Only high grade
materials used. WEIGHS Jewelry
and Gift Shop. tt.
Commissioner and Mrs. James
Mahoney expect to leave for Hell
ena Sunday where Mr.. Mahoney
will attend the convention of coun-
ty commissioners.
Art Christie and his mother. Mrs.
Anna Christie, left Libby Friday
for Wenatchee, Wash, where they
spent a few days visiting with
friends and relatives.
Dick johnson left Saturday for
Livingston where he accepted a po-
sition with the Ideal Bakery. He has
been employed at Kane's Bakery
here for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Byers Of Mis-
soula visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Bill
Nelson last week. Mr.. Byers was
formerly employed by the forest
service in this district.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Left johnson and
little daughter returned to Libby
Sunday from a trip to the East
where they took delivery Of new
| Pontiac car and drove 1t home.
The pastel tones of the beautiful
Pacific Pottery creates the perfect
setting for spring flowers. Many
| shapes and sizes suitable for any
| type of bouquet-Welchs JeWelry
and Gift Shop. 1t
| Dick Veldman, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. R. Veldman, returned to his
home here yesterday after spending
the winter attending school and
studying aviation at Sherman field,
near Oakland, Calf.
| Word from c. F. Crane, former
Libby high school instructor who
has taught in the Helena schools the
past year, is to the effect that he
| plans to take a course in business
administration during the summer
at Colorado State College, Boulder,
Colo.
Connie Blackwell and Miss Gwen
Brock drove to Thompson Falls on
| Memorial Day and visited with. Mr..
and Mrs. Lyle Austin They were
accompanied by Shirley Anne Bae-
nen who will spend a month or
more visiting her uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin.
| Harold Rose and Bert Withee
drove from LongvieW, Wash, Fri
| day for visit with their families
here. They are both employed at
that place. Harold is working in a
garage and Bert is employed in the
construction of new aluminium
plant. Mr.. and Mrs, Rose left early
this week to make their home in
j that CITY. .--st -.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Christie re-
turned Sunday from the East where
they took delivery of handsome
new Pontiac car and drove1t home.
They also visited at various places
in Michigan. with Mr. and Mrs
Clayton Roche in Minneapolis and.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Christie in Great
Falls; also with Mr.. and Mrs. Bon
ner Hook in Livingston
Mrs. Walt BroDhv received word
from her husband who has been in
Oakland. Calf, for the past few
weeks training for new position.
that the factory which he was to
be employed with burned and he
would return here to resume his
nosition as educational director of
the local CCC camp. In anticiDa-
ton of leaving. Mrs Rronhv had
disrosed of the household goods
and had given up the house in
which thev had resided.
Mr. end Mrs Arlev Thompson ar
rived in this city Friday from Mis-
soula They have taken over the
Fashion Cleaners and will operate
the business on the same basis as
it has been running for the past
year or so. Mr. Thompson will be
assisted bv his father who is we'll
versed in the business Of drv clean
ing. Before coming to Libby Mr..
Thompson was EMPLOYED by the
Missoula Mercantile and has worked
for some time in dry cleaning
plant in Spokane.
Bob Baker and his son. Jess. got
the scare of their lives last Satur-
day, says Bob. while driving truck
into town. The scare came from
being just barely missed by Great
Northern train No. q as they
crossed the railroad track enroute
to Libby Baker saws the crossing
is very bad one-at point where
there is deep cut and where the
crossing is on curve in the track,
the combination of cut and curve
shutting off ones view Baker
says they just cleared the track as
the train whizzed by Others have
also had narrow escapes there and
Mr.. Baker SAYS he would like to