The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-05-07
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HAPPENINGS


Ida, is here visiting her parents
Mr. and Mrs. Ferd Peterson.
All kinds. of flowers and ported
plants for Mothers Day-Libby
Greenhouse. II
The city council, in monthly ses-
sion Tuesday night, adjourned at
an early hour after having transact
ed only routine matters.
Mario Tallarito, 40, and Louise
Sullivan, 38. both of Spokane, were
married in Libby on May by JUS
tice of the Peace Gibson.
! Mr.. and Mrs. e. J. Driear and
daughter. Mrs. Clarence Brown,
drove to Kalispell Wednesday morn
ing, returning home that evening.
Mrs. John S. Day injured her
right hip when she fell down a
flight of four stairs at her homo
shortly after dinner Saturday ev-
ening
Another one of those always pop
ular food sales, by the Catholic
Ladies, at the Variety Grocery, next
Saturday afternoon. 1t
i Mrs. A. j. Agather won high
score prize and Mrs. Charles Mar
tin, low prize, when Mrs Gale Weld
ner entertained her bridge club
Thursday evening.
The regular meetings of Lumber
and SaWmill Workers Union No.
1881 will be held the End and 4th
Tuesdays at ESQ o'clock, sharp. 1t
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hanley and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Vim
ion and family of Boomers Ferry
were here Sunday to attend the
funeral of Tom Rafdal
Mrs. Cora Thornton of the Vogue
Shop expects to leave Libby Satur-
day for Troy where she will re-
main for a few days before going
to Los Angeles. Her shop here will
be temporarily closed.
Libby friends will be interested
in the news that Miss Beatrice Lar
son has had civil service position
for some time in Washington. with
the currency and loan section of
the treasury department.
Have your Nvlon and Silk Hosiery
hooked up Good as new. Cheap.
Ready for business Monday morn
ing.-Mrs. Muggerud, in Ole Olson
House opposite Mill Row. It
Harry Moe left Wednesday for
Portland Ore, to- attend a meeting
of the Northwest council of the
Lumber and SaWmill Workers I'm
ion One matter of business was to
consider matters growing cut of
decisions of the war labor board.
Miss Vera Jean Vinion of Mis-
soula was in Libby to attend the
funeral services of Tom Rafdal
Miss Vinion will receive her senior
pin this week at St. Patrick's School
of Nursing in Missoula. She re-
turned to Missoula Monday by bus.
I will sell crocheted doilies, chair
sets. etc. all day Saturday at the
X. M All proceeds will go to the
Red Cross-Mrs. John Katarzy, ST..
Small guest at the home of MIR.
and Mrs. Karl Klehm is their
grandson, Stephen Douglas Moore,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. George Moore
of Seattle. Mrs. Moore, formerly
Patricia Klehm, brought her son to
Libby and after a brief visit re
turned to Seattle.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. r. Karnes have
received word that their son, Ken
meth, in the medical corps. II. S.
army, has been transferred from
Fort Lewis, Wn., to Fort Ord, Calf.
Other information is that their son,
Clarence, bombadier on bombing
plane, has been sent to foreign
parts.
Mr. and Mrs. c. X. Spaulding en-
tertained Is guests at dinner and
contract bridge Saturday evening
in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Shields of Bigfork who visited here
over the weekend. Mrs. Shields
and Mrs. Spaulding are sisters.
High score prize in bridge went to
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Klehm.
Jim Harris was business visitor
to Kalispell Monday. Driving over
he noticed that the winter had
greatly damaged the roadside beau
work that was done last
year in the vicinity of McGregor
take. He says he would judge fully
81 per cent of the work on cuts
along the highway had been dam
aged by washing and gullies. He re-
ports having seen IA deer on the
trip.
Mrs. Mary Hargreaves was host
ess to the members of the Les HUT
bridge club at a dessert Luncheon
in her home Tuesday. Table decora-
tons were arranged in May Day eff
feet with sweetpea centerpieces.
Cutting for high score prize, Mrs.
Frank Pival won over Mrs. J. T.
Brindley who then was awarded
second prize. Mrs. NJ. d. Rowland
received the guest prize. A second
guest present was Mrs. Don Har-
greaves.
Mrs. o. G. Gompf and Mrs.
George Pike poured when members
of the Libby Senior and Junior w.
S. G. S. were hostesses to the Troy
Methodist women at a tea in the
church here Friday afternoon at
ESQ. There were games and con-
tests and entertainment by little
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