The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-05-21
LOCAL |
HAPPENINGS

The annual Four-L Study club
picnic was held last Wednesday ev-
ening at Throops lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Withee and
son arrived in Libby Sunday night
from Manchester, Wash.
Junior Women's club will hold
rummage sale in the Kienitz build
ing, Monday, May Is. 1t
Lloyd Bower was a business visi-
tor in the city Monday, from his
place on Thompson lake.
Word has been received by rela-
tives of the birth of a son to Mr..
and Mrs. Clinton Dennis, Jr., of
Spokane, Wash, former residents
of Libby.
William Vaughn and daughter,
Lauri, went to Spokane Saturday to
get Miss Elna Granlin, who visited
here over Sunday and returned Sun
day evening.
A marriage license was issued
May l8 to Albert j. Williams of
Standpoint, Ida, and Grace Edith
Coffey, Standpoint. Marriage cere-
mony was read by Justice A R.
Gibson.
Bob Switzer was hurriedly called
into Spokane Thursday night by
telegram announcing that he was
to report for work with the navy on
project near Spokane His work is
to be of clerical nature.
James Baker of Palo Alto. Calf,
visited last week with his sister,
Mrs. Louis Schikora whom he had
not seen for Is years. Before re-
turn to California James went to
Columbia Falls to see a brother,
John Brown, for the first time in
80 years.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. D. Rowe re-
ceived word last night from their
daughter, Mrs. A. E. Fry, at Mos
COW, Ida. that Dr. Fry, who signed
up several months ago with the
army dental corps, had been or
dered to report to Fort Riley, Kans.,
by June 2.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. F. Gay received
a telegram Thursday, the l4th. say
ing that an Glib. son had been born
that day to Mr.. and Mrs. H. w.
Williams, at Portland, Ore. Mrs.
Williams is the former Louise Gay,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gay of
this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Smith, ac-
companied by Frank Dahl, drove
over from Seattle to spend the
weekend with Mrs. Smiths par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Rice. The
men are employed in construction
of additional plant capacity for the
Boeing airplane company.
William Vaughn received a letter
Monday from his son, Ben. who is
with the u. S. army in Australia.
The letter was mailed April II. Ben
wrote that he had just received a
box of candy, tobacco and other
mail that had been mailed from here
shortly before Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pival, Mrs
Ernest Wood and Miss Mary JANET
Pival left Saturday for Seattle to
attend the wedding Of Miss Helen
Mae Pival and Joseph ". Gardner
at the Holy Rosary church on Tues
day. The Libby visitors will return
here Sunday and the newlyweds
will spend their honeymoon in Cal
ifornia
Libby friends of Forrest Potter
will be glad to hear the news con-
tanned in cablegram to his mother
Mrs, Ollie Durham, now residing
at Porthill, Ida. Forrest cabled to
his mother on Mothers Day: Safe
and well, in Australia. Mail re-
ceived. Mothers Day greetings"
Forrest was graduate of the class
of 1910, Libby high school.
Mrs. c. E. Powell, who is to leave
soon with her children to join
Ranger Powell at Moscow, Ida,
was honor guest at a handkerchief
shower given Friday evening at the
home of Mrs. Frank Herricks. Re-
freshments were served at the close
of the evening which was devoted
to games, with high prizes going to
Mrs. Fred Gooselaw, Mrs. Hugh
Slauson and Mrs. Lloyd Corbett
Members of the Methodist choir,
husbands and wives met Tuesday
evening at the Methodist church
parlors at $50 for a dinner and
party. A beautiful leather-bound
Methodist hymnal was presented as
a farewell gift to Miss Ruth Loucks,
honor guest, who is not planning to
return to the staff of the city schools
next year. The 20 members and
guests spent the evening singing
and playing games and contests.
Billie Schermerhorn arrived last
week from California for visit
with his mother, Mrs. M Schermer-
horn. He is in service with the navy,
member of gun crew on an
armed merchant ship. Recently he
and one other man were the only
ones out of 100 who made per-
| feet score in sight setting with the
gun he and his crew operates.
Young Schermerhorn likes the work
very much and is in fine condition.
The Full Gospel Assembly