The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-10-01


Mr. and Mrs. o. Larson were
Sunday guests of friends in Troy.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Dionne and
family spent Sunday visiting at Eu-
reka.
Winfred Nellis and daughter
Ilene, visited Sunday with friends
in Rexford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis BurrelI a~d
sons spent Sunday as guests of Mr..
and Mrs Henry Cole at Troy.
Wilbur Davidson left TUESDAY, ev-
ening for Bayview. Ida. to work on
the big naval base there.
Mrs. Hank Sleizer and son. Bob
bic. were in Spokane over the week
end visiting with Mr.. Sleizer who is
employed there.
Clay Parker plans to leave Mon
dav for Spokane and eventual serv-
ice in the navy in the Photographic
department.
Leonard and Forrest Spencer re-
Gently left for Missoula where they
enrolled in the State University for
the coming year.
Ben Matthews was in from his
place on the East Fisher yesterday
looking after business matters IN
town.
Rev. and Mrs. B. H. Apologize
were at Eureka last week where
thev assisted in revival meetings at
the Church of God
Mrs. Henrietta Nelson arrived in
the city Wednesday evening from
Moscow, Ida, for visit with her
son. Henry, and with friends. Mr..
Nelson was here over the weekend.
Carl Mass and Lenora Dennis OF
Bonners Ferry were married III
Libby Wednesday by the Rev. Rus
sell Prentice.
Mrs Bert Withee. son Jimmy and
Shirley Metcalf drove to Bayview
Ida. last week end for visit with
Mr.. Withee, who is employed there
Miss Annie Stuhlreiter returned
last week from a vacation trip spent
visiting in Chicago and Michigan
She reports most enjoyable time
Mrs. f. F. Clark returned Mon
dav night from Fort Douglas, Utah
where she had visited her son
Fred. who is in the army there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Decker, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Decker and family
Mrs. Virgil Backus and Mrs. Pick
ering Of Troy attended Church OF
God services in Libby Sunday.
Mrs. E. F. Smith. daughter OF
MIR. and Mrs. John McRell, left by
plane Monday from Spokane to JOIN
her husband in Victoria. Texas. She
had visited in Libby for the past
several weeks.
A number of Lincoln county men
lnft Tuesday evening by tram fof
the reception center at Salt Lake
City for induction into army serV-
ice. They were the ones who re-
| Gently were called to Butte for their
initial examination.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Blair of Cres-
| ton. B. c., are here visiting their
| daughter and son-in-laW. Mr.. ano
Mrs. James Hartigan. and their son
| Harry Blair. Mr.. and Mrs. Harti-
| gan drove to Creston and brought
Mr.. and Mrs, Blair home with them
I Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Christie went te
| Great Falls Sunday and later were
driven from that city to Helena o.
Mat Christie. AT Helena Jim Chris
tie successfully passed examinations
for enlistment in the postal corps
! of the navy and was sent at once t
the base at San Diego. Mrs. Christie
returned to Libby and will remain
here for the present
Examinations will soon be hele
for selection of one to serve as sub
stitute clerk at the Libby post
office. At present Mrs. Rozell;
Burke is filling the position vacated
by James Christie and will move
into that position permanently
when a substitute clerk is chosen.
Elmer Stevens was in Libby from
! Monday to Tuesday visiting witt
his mother, Mrs. Irene Stevens. He
was on his way from LOOMS, Wash.
to induction in the army. Tuesday
he went back to Spokane and from
there expected to be sent TO Sal
Lake City.
Captain w. j Erickson wife anc
children were in Libby from Friday
to Sunday visiting with friends
While here they were guests OF Mr.