The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-05-27
| LOCAL
HAPPENINGS

~ A~a0oI SiiOiN
session of court
L. A. Hosea of Troy, public adj
was transacting bust
ness in Libby Friday
Mr. and Mrs. w. J. Fleming we'll
known ranchers of the Troy dis
trict, were Libby visitors Friday.
Ed Brandt came in from Spokane
for the opening day of the fishing
season and to look after business
interests here.
Mrs. George Finney left Sunday
TO return to her home in Minnesota
after having spent some time visit
ing relatives in Libby
Harold Nelson recently received
news of the death of his aged father
at Hallock, Mimi. The old gentle
man was. 80 years old
Loretta Baenen arrived home
Saturday from Conrad where she
had been visiting her grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Darlington.
Walter WOLF came in from Spo-
kane, where he is employed to
look after business interests in Lib
by the latter part of last week.
Eugene Butt, who is under naval
training at the Farragut base, was
here TO spend the weekend with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Butt
Mr.. and Mrs. Eric Walters and
children of Whitefish spent the
weekend here visiting at the Har-
old Nelson home and with other
friends.
The Misses Mary Moses. Wilma
Stearns and Peggy Stuhlreiter,
teachers of Eureka. spent the week
end in Libby visiting at the Stuhl-
reiter home.
A. E. Brunette arrived from Cal
ifornia last week for a visit with
Mrs. Brunette. He is in army seiv-
ice in California and expects to re-
turn TO duty about May II.
Miss June Hunter returned from
Spokane Tuesday evening where
she has been attending business col
leg. She will be employed in the
forest service office here this sum
mer.
i Libby friends will be interested
in the news that a son was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Mailman at
Winona, MINI, Tuesday morning
the 25th. The Waltmans will be re-
membered as former residents OF
| Libby.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Crotteau ac-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. julius
Beccari, drove to Missoula Satur-
day to be present, over the week
end at the graduation of Virginia
Beccari from a school Of nursing
in that city, conducted by Catholic
Sisters.
The Sunday Spokesman-Review
carried a picture of Junior Leader
Dolene Hugill, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Hugill, former Libby res
idents, now of Spokane. Miss HUI
/ gill recently joined the WAACS and
was home for a visit. She is sta
toned at TT. Des Moines, Iowa.
Word comes to Libby friends tC
the effect that Fred Heuck recently
died at Boise, Ida, where he had
been living for several years. Mr.
Heuck will be remembered as 9
former resident of Libby when he
was proprietor of the Pastime poo
hall. He left Libby many years age
and engaged in business in Boise.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Mckay, af.
ter having lived here for rs years
decided to seek a different resi-
dence and left last Tuesday for Los
Angeles, Calf, to make their homo
. there. They expected to stop ir
Salt Lake City enroute for a week.
visit with Mrs McKay's sister. An
other sister is d resident of Lo:
Angeles. The couple have many
friends here who will wish then
happiness IN their new home.
Miss Anne Stuhlreiter has ar
rangements completed for leaving
: next Monday for Whitehorse, Yu
kon Territory, where she has ac
cepted a very profitable position
: With The Utah CONSTRUCTION Com
pany in office work. Whitehorse il
on the new Alcan highway, which
: was built as war project int
Alaska. Miss Stuhlreiter will bt
accompanied by her cousin, Mis-
Oswald of Michigan, who has alst
secured employment at Whitehorse
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