The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-04-30
LOCAL |
HAPPENINGS

Ed Woodwork of Warland was a
business visitor in Libby Tuesday.
Norman Risley went into Spo-
kane Sunday, returning home Tues
day.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Walter
McCallum, daughter, on Saturday,
April Is.
Floyd K. Smith left for Spokane
last week and now has employment
at Geiger Field.
Mrs. M. K. Kedzie went into
Spokane Sunday to spend several
days in the city.
Rev. Walter F. Specht spent from
Thursday to Sunday on a business
mission to Havre. o
Mr.. and Mrs Bob Pattie of Troy,
were visitors in Standpoint, Idaho,
over the week end.
Mrs. Lillian Moody of Bend, Ore,
was in Libby during the past week
visiting with relatives.
Mrs. Harry Hartle, who had been
a patient at the Libby hospital, was
discharged on the Oath.
Mrs. Gene Gaertner and son,
Gene. Jr., spent the weekend visit
ing relatives in Eureka.
Ted Fowler went to Missoula
Monday to confer there relative to
service in the army under the Sc
lective service act.
Wally Mortenson. former EN-
ployee of the J. Neils Lumber Co.
left Thursday for west coast points
where he will look for employment
Friends have received word here
that Mr. and Mrs. Ernie ShaWhar
isis Bessey4 have daughter
Wilma Gay, born at Kalispel
April g.
Miss June Miller, after having
visited here with her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Miller, left Satur-
day to continue her nursing work If
Spokane.
Miss Helen Martin returned to hel
nursing duties in Spokane Satur-
day after having 1sisited here will
her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Charles
j Martin.
Mrs. Ernest Wood entertained hel
sewing club Thursday afternoon
The ladies passed the time pleasant
ly with their sewing and visiting
A lovely lunch was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Neils were
in Spokane last week where Mr.
!. Neils attended a convention of tht
Intermountain Logging Association
!. of which he was the retiring. presi-
dent.
4 Hostess al a lovely dinner party
was Mrs. Leo Cloutier Saturday
noon. The affair was given in hon
or of Miss Helen Martin and Mis-.
June Miller, who were visiting II
the city from Spokane.
Norman Smith Of San Diego
Calf, visited over the weekend
with his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs
c. X. Smith. He was formerly o
Kalispell and was home on fur
: Tough. He is in the navy air corps
An item from Chanute Field, I'll.
states that Pvt. John P. Harmon q
Libby. son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
Harmon, was recently graduated
from the Chanute Field Branch o
the u. S. Army Air Corps Techni
cal Schools.
/ The Bridge Workers were guest!
of Mrs. Chas. d. Rowe Thursday af
ternoon, the time being devoted tx
contract. Honors for the afternoon
went to Mrs. M. D. Rowland. Mrs
George Duvendack was presented
with guest prize.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Smith Reid of Ce
, dar Greek spent last week visiting
friends and relatives in Lewiston
Idaho They were accompanied b,
Mrs. Smith Reds sister, Miss Nc
Cracker of Lewiston, who ha
spent several days visiting in Libby
Coming out of the evenings pla,
with high score honors was the dis
tinction that fell to Mrs. l.. j. Oh
son and w E. Dexter, when thu
Double Ten Pinochle club was en-
tertained by Mr.. and Mrs. Angus
Wichman last Saturday night. Fo
low score, Mrs. E. P. Woodwork
and Mrs. W. E. Dexter were tied
for the ladies, while Walter Neil
: had the same status for the men.
Guests filling two tables gathered
/ at the home of Mrs Chas. d. Row,
| Friday afternoon at 200 for ;
bridge dessert, with the afternoon
given over to contract Honors ant
the resulting prize went to Mrs
Hans Westman for high score. Mrs
| Elmer SWitzer, Sr., took the Low
score token and Mrs. A. N. Richard
won a travelling prize for having
held nothing higher than queer
| the most times.