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


Collogan of Troy were business Wis
itors in Libby Friday.
Miss Frances O'Connell and Miss
Flora Martin went to Missoula and |
Roman for the weekend
Junior Wou&n's club will hold
rummage sale in the Kienitz build
ing. Monday, May Is. 1t
Mrs. Art Polette, Mrs. Ralph {
Spain and Gus Peterson left Mon
day morning for the coast.
Miss Nora Handley went to Rex
ford Saturday evening to visit with I
her. parents there Sunday.
w T. Brophy, who is employed at
Geiger Field, Spokane. spent the
week here with his family.
Floyd Smith, employee at Geiger
Field in Spokane, was in town for
the weekend to visit with his fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs Al Olson of Kalis-
pell were here for the weekend at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Mourar.
Frank Reavley of Bigfork, phar-
macist with 38 years of experience,
is now employed at the Libby
| Pharmacy.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Geringer have
received word that their son, Alton,
is now employed as finisher in
the shipyards at Tacoma, Wash.
The regular meetings of Lum-
| Der and SaWmill Workers Union
No. 1851 will be held the End and
4th Tuesdays at @7.30 o'clock sharp.
Miss Geraldine Hough, student
nurse at Sacred Heaat hospital IN
Spokane, spent the weekend here
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. H.
a. Hough.
Home to visit his parents over
week end was Dick Brlnton, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry S. Brinton.
Dick is taking course in welding
at a national defense school at
Helena.
Mrs. Elmer G. Phillips, wife of
the superintendent of state fisheries,
and her father were in Libby Sat
|urday enroute to Kalispell from
trip to the Northwest Fisheries on
4 the Yak.
Word has been received here by
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin B. Flesher that
their son, Irwin James Flesher fin
lished a course in airplane mechan-
les at Sheppard Field, Wichita Falls,
Tex, May IS.
] Mr.. and Mrs Louis dot, who
have been residents at the Mrs,
Hannah Hennessy house, left Mon
day for Athol, Idaho Mr.. dot
planned to work at the new naval
air base at BayvieW.
Mrs. r. G. Donnelly and infant
and Mrs. w. J. Brown. sister and
mother of Mrs. George Mourar, left
Saturday evening for their home al
Southworth, Wash. after having
! been here for five weeks
Pershing Gooselaw, with the sig
nal corps, u. S. army, at Seward
Alaska, has received a corporals
rating, according to a letter re-
eeivcd by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Gooselaw.
Bill Farris has gone to Spokane
where he has been accepted for {
IT, S. army flying instructors re-
i fresher course at Felts field. Farris
an experienced pilot, will remain al
: Felt's field for training until July
Mr.. and Mrs. B. J. McManess
! and son, Laurence, formerly of Kal.
! spell. have moved to Libby to make
their home. Mr.. McManess is EN-.
! ployed by the Carl Nyberg Con
: struction Co. in road work here
Mrs. Fred Gooselaw was hostes.
to members of the Three Four:
: bridge club at her home Thursday
! evening. Mrs. Harold Miller Wor
high score prize, Mrs. Jack Swarens
second high; Mrs. Bill Farris, low
: and Mrs Ed Kemp, travelling.
Blanche Fousek, former must,
! teacher here, was assistant to al
airlines hostess to Anchorage
: Alaska at dedicatory services hele
: at the opening fthe Veteran
! Service Organization building in Sc
! ward, according to report reaching
VI Libby this week.
Faculty members from the cit,
schools held their annual picnic las
|. Thursday evening at the local CC(
camp. They had supper at TIN
mess hall, played games and danced
in the recreation hall and saw
movie, Charlie Chan in 'Murde
Over New York"
Lincoln Fraser in the medica
corps, u. S. army, stationed at Fl
Lewis, was in Libby from Saturda,
until Tuesday visiting his mother
Mrs. A. Fraser and brother, Austin
Lincoln was indicted into the arm,
from Shelton, Wash, May 7, am
was here to spend short furlough
Jack Daggett returned to LIB.
Saturday from Seattle where he ha
finished a course in aviation me
chanfcs at the Washington Techni
cal Institute. Jack, who has beer
at Seattle for the last eight months
will visit indefinitely here with hi
parents
Tom Kitley arrived here Satur
day noon to visit for two week
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs r
w. Kitley. Tom has been in Port
land where he had attended trad