The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-11-12

Mrs George Albert of Troy tran
sacted business in Libby Monday.
Miss Irene Mcdonald of Spokane
is guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Switzer, Sr.
Mrs. Mary Hargreaves arrived
home this week from several weeks
spent in Seattle visiting a sister.
Woman's Club Rummage Sale
Saturday, Nov. IA, in Community
room, Court House. 1t
Edw. Fanslow, proprietor of the
single mill at Troy, was transact
ing business in Libby Tuesday.
Mrs. Alice G. Farris returned
home Friday from few weeks
spent visiting her children at Sc
attic, Ellensburg and Spokane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eldon Schuck were
in Spokane the last of the week
going in to be present at the burial
rites of their friend and neighbor,
Arthur S. Borden.
H. B. Wallace and E. J. Driear,
members of the Lincoln county ra-
tioning board, were at Kalispell last
Thursday night to attend meeting
of rationing officials.
Robert Nicolai, who is student
at the Washington State College of
Education, Cheney, was here over
the weekend to visit Mrs. Nicolai,
who is here with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Smith.
Don't forget Stage Door canteen,
high school, Fri, Nov. 20. 1t
Mrs. George Bryant has letter
from her son, Pat Barrett. who re-
Gently enlisted in the navy and is
stationed at the Farragut station.
He is in the band and says he has
rating that is equivalent 10 a staff
sergeant in the army.
Karl Kfehnn, Jr., arrived home
Tuesday for visit with his par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. K A. Klehm
Karl has been with the T. S. Coast
and Geodetic Survey, in Alaska, for
some time. He will leave to report
at Seattle on December 3 for fur
Their duty
Jim Barkee came home over the
weekend for a visit with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. j. Barkee.
Jim has been attending the NYA
trade school at Helena but has fin
ished his course and has now been
sent to Seattle for 5little further
training, after which he will go into
a permanent position.
The Does and Stag clubs met Fri
day night The Does were enter
tanned at the home of Mrs. Palmer
Fjeseth. Mrs. Frank Wood won high
prize and Mrs. George Fisher low.
Prizes were defense stamps. Lunch
was served. The Stays were enter
tanned at the same time at the
home of Clarence Brown.
H. B. Wallace moved his office
this week into the front room of
the Pioneer Meat Co. building.
Carlton Joughin closed the retail
department Of the meat market but
will continue the Wholesale de-
partment in the rear Of the build |
ing until called into the navy, he
having enlisted some time ago.
Kenneth Vinion, Oldest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Vinion, from Fort |
Benton, Mont, is visiting at the /
home of his grandparents, Mr.. and |
Mrs. ]. S. Vinion, and other rela-
tives here. Kenneth plans to en-
list in the marines on his return
home. He also plans on few days
of hunting before the season closes.
The Libby school board announces
that Mrs. Everett Dunn has been
engaged to take the place of Mr..
Pohlman, principal of the grades,
who will leave November Is for
service in the army air corps. 1t is
said the board has recently been
the wives Of some Of
the men who are now in the service,
this being true in Mrs. Dunn's case
as he is in the air corps.
Gordon Cornell, who not long ago
enlisted in the army, has received
orders to report for duty at Fort
Douglas, Utah, by Nov. IL. He and
Mrs. Cornell plan to leave for Spo-
kane next Saturday, where they
will remain until he leaves for the
Fort, after which she will return to
Libby. Cornell will be connected
with the ordnance department. He