The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-04-15
LOCAL |
HAPPENINGS


Apron Sale by w. S. c. s. Jun
iors April "a, 1943. II
Mrs. o. H. Nordstrom spent Sun
day with her parents at Rexford;
Don't forget the dance at Moose
hall this Saturday night II
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Long
spent the weekend visiting IN Kali
ispell.
Miss Helen Parker, who is teach
ing at Rexford, spent the weekend
in Libby.
Watch for the rummage sale April
Gath by Circle B of the Presbyte-
rian church. 1t
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Sturm are driv-
ing into Spokane today. They ex-
pect to return Sunday.
Ed. Holiday, who is serving with
Uncle Sans armed forces. was home
during the week on furlough.
L. A. Schrubbe. prominent ranch
er on the Kootenai above Warland,
was transacting business in Libby
Tuesday.
Mrs. Hans Westman went TO Kali
ispell for short visit with Mrs. c.
b. Hamilton, who has been i'll, and
with other friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. O. Bateman OF
Billings spent the weekend here
visiting Mr.. Bateman's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. F. E. Bateman.
H. P Meyer of Spokane was in
the city this week appraising some
property here belonging to the Mi
das Gold Mining and Milling Co.
Mrs. Buster Tiffany has moved
from Rexford to-Libby to remain
here during~the time her husband
is in the army.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Vinion. from
Albuquerque, N. M, report the
birth Of son April 2. They named
the young man Marvin Stanley.
Mrs. w ]. Erickson, who is with
her parents at Kalispell while Capt.
Erickson is in the service, was Wis
ting friends in Libby this week.
H. E. Brink reports that there is
still three feet of snow. by actual
measurement, at the head Of Pros
pect creek, only few miles south
of Libby.
Many delicacies may be found at
the food sale to be given Saturday
afternoon at the Variety Grocery,
by the Catholic ladies. Bear the
date in mind. 1t
Miss Peggy Stuhlreiter. accom-
panied by friend, Miss Wilma
Stearns, spent the weekend here
at the Stuhlreiter home. The young
ladies are teachers at Eureka.
Mrs. Thomas Murray arrived in
Libby the past week and is visiting
with her mother, Mrs. Mary Har-
greaves Her husband, Lieutenant
Murray, has recently been trans
ferred to Alabama.
Clark Hamor and Gene Crush re-
turned recently from Salinas, Gait,
where they had spent some time
working with the forest service on
the huge guayule project They Will
be employed by the forest service
here.
The members of the Double Ten
pinochle club were guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. D, Rowe last Sat
urday evening at the regular meet
ing of the club. Mrs. Z. r. Wood
worth and George Neils captured
high score honors while the holders
of low score were Mrs. Chas y
Rowe and Walter Neiis.
Lieut., Gordon Luscher arrived in
Libby during the past week from
Fit Leonard Wood, Mo. Lieut..
Luscher is home on sick leave for
two weeks, as he is recuperatlng
from an attack of pneumonia Up
on his return to duty he will 60 to
southern California where his unit |
has been transferred for extensive |
William Anderson has letter |
from his nephew, Robert w. Stan
ley, stating that last Saturday Rob
ert, who is stationed at Camp VOL |
ters, Texas, had dinner with Lieut.
and Mrs. c. Winston Bergen, form
erly members of the Libby teach
ing staff. Robert happened to run
onto the Borgens on the street al
Mineral Wells, a town near the /
camp, and was invited to the Bor-
gen home for dinner. Robert has
about half of his first pc
Rod of training