The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-04-22

Apron Sale by w. S. c. S. Jun.
iors, May /, l943. L
MrsNPete Larsen, Jr., went tt
Eureka last Friday to spend a shor
time With relatives there.
Food Sale by Lutheran Ladies
Aid, Variety Store, on Saturday
April "a /
County Commissioner and Mrs
Chef Hoisington of Troy were Wis.
itors in Libby Wednesday,
Judge Dean King held court il
Libby Thursday. A number Of
preliminary probate matters were
taken care of.
The Junior Woman's Club vii
hold a rummage sale Saturday
Apr. "a, in the room at rear OF
Variety Store. Il
Corporal Austin Fraser arrived
home during the week to spend g
furlough visiting his mother ano
other relatives He is stationed al
Fort Douglas, Utah.
Lumber and Sawmill Workers
Union meeting dates. Sunday pre-
ceding the second Tuesday, 2.30 D
m. fourth Tuesday, 7.30 p. m. Il
Mrs. Mary Hare, after having
spent the winter here with her
daughter. Mrs. Fred Gooselaw, left
Wednesday to return to her home
at Humboldt, MINI.
Frank L. Salter of Eureka and
Harry Ford of Troy We're in Libby
Tuesday to meet with the Selective
Service board There was a full
meeting of the board.
Bill Nittle arrived home this
week on a furlough visit He is
with the army in New Jersey He
was one of the first ones from Lib
by to be indicted into the army.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. Baney and
Mr.. and Mrs. O. Fl Nordstrom were
at Eureka Saturday to attend the
reception there for the worthy
grand matron of the Eastern Star
Gilbert St. Marie left today for
Little Falls. Mimi. called by the
serious illness of his father, who
is 88 years old 1t is said that until
this illness. the father had never
had a sick day.
Mrs. Hugh Smith fell during the
week and broke her lift wrist but
is doing nicely Her two daughters
came to be with her-Mrs. Eliza
beth Barnes Of Portland. Ore, and
Mrs. Fay Dickey of Colfax, Wn.
Edgar Beardsley went into Spo-
kane over the week end to visit
relatives and take part in the bowl
ing tournament While there he
was taken down with measles and
is being held in confinement in the
city.
Brunette Johnson, son Of Mrs
Frank Ayotte, left Tuesday moor
for Devils Lake, N D., where he
will spend the summer with his
grandfather and grandmother, Mr.
and Mrs Alex St. Armand, on their
farm.
Word reaches Libby that Pvt
Clarence Johnson, son of Mrs
Frank L. Ayotte, has passed his ex-
aminations for aircraft mechanic,
making an average Of 95 He is now
a full-fledged mechanic at the Lee
moore Army Flying School
Mrs. Archie Patterson of Kalis-
peH was here this week visiting
with her sister, Mrs. l.. S. WEIGH
Mrs. WEIGH drove over to Kahspell
last Thursday, accompanied by
Mrs. H, G. Bolyard, and Mrs. Pat
terson returned with Mrs. WEIGH
for short visit here.
Robert Hansen, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Hansen of this city
was recently graduated from the
Antiaircraft Artillery School at
Camp Davis, N. c., and received
his commission as second lieutenant
in the u. S. army Lieut.. Hansen
came home during the week for q
visit with his parents.
Delbert Bowen, who is with the
coast guard on the west coast. ar
rived here this week for visit
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Floyd Bowen. Delbert recently had
a part in a dramatic rescue of sail
ors from a Russian ship that hao
gone ashore, an account Of which
was published in last weeks issue
He left Tuesday to return to duty
Wednesday morning the fire de.
partment was called to what APP
peared to be a bad fire in the
Gleason Pitcher house. Neighbors
saw smoke leaking through the ROOF
in many places and turned in the
alarm. 1t turned out that a Chin
ney fire had found vent through
the chimney, and had filled the at
tic 50 full OF smoke that 1t wa:
leaking out. But in fact there wa:
no fire in the building itself. The
fire in the chimney was easily TAX
on care of