The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-05-06
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HAPPENINGS

MIS-. \. d. Ildllu Oh Troy was
business visitor in Libby Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Harris, Jr.,
spent few days in Spokane the
past week.
Connie Blackwell, who is with the
coast guard. was home for week
end visit with Mrs Blackwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. Gibson left
Monday for Hot Springs where they
expect TO spend a month taking the
baths.
Lumber and Sawmill Workers
Union meeting dates: Sunday pre-
ceding the second Tuesday, 2:30 p.
m, fourth Tuesday. 7:30 p. m. 1t
Ed Quenemoen, former Libby
man now residing at Whitefish and
employed on the Great Northern.
was in Libby between trains Tues
day
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Dexter and
Dexter Shauret1e left Saturday to
drive 10 Butte after Mrs Shaurette,
who had been visiting her parents
there. They returned home Tues
day.
The Bill Farris residence prop
erty was sold during the week to
Albert Breco, d new conner to Lib
by from New Rockford, N d. The
deal was put through by Fl. B. Wal
lace
Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Crabb are
planning to leave soon for Cali
fornia in hope Of benefiting Mrs.
Crabb's health. Mr. Crabb sold his
barbershop mere last week to Gus
Delzer.
George Rouse arrived home Sun
day having received an honorable
discharge from the army air corps.
He had been in service on the Mo-
jave desert but recently had been
stationed in Iowa.
Harry Karnes, who has been
with the army air codps at Hobbs
N. NJ, recently passed his cadet
tests with an average OF SO per
cent and expects soon to be put
under regular cadet training.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Karl Knudson
have been in Libby during the past
week visiting Lieut. Knudson's par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs John Knudson
Lieut.. Knudson has been in train
ing with ski troops in Colorado.
Colonel Mitchell. state director
of Selective Service, and Lieuten-
ant Shulke, navy representative
were in Libby this week from Mon
tana state headquarters comforting
with the local Sesective Service
board.
Mrs. Amelia Spranger returned
Wednesday night from visit TO hel
son Andrew, and his wife, in Cali
fornia, and with her daughter anc
son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Vie.
brock, at Salt Lake City. Mrs. Vie
brock returned with her for vlsl
here.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank VanderWooe
received a cablegram during thu
past week from their daughter, 1t
Lena VanderWood, stating that sh'
was well and had arrived safely
AS is the usual practice, her desti
nation was not given but she IS II
, charge of detachment Of U. S
nurses somewhere over seas.
, c. r. Mace drove up from Sand
point Sunday to visit his parents
here. He stated that if the pro
posed high dam that is being dis
cussed is built, Standpoint woult
! be under 36 feet Of water and wa
ter would cover all Of Bonnie
county. However, he does not be
| lieve that so high dam will b
built as there is universal opposition
} to it by all the towns and peopl
! that would be affected.
c. S. Webb came over from Mis-
soula for the Mrs Anne Erdmal
Y funeral held here Wednesday. Nh
! Webb, former Libby man, ha
g been acting regional forester of Re
G gion since Major Kelley was Gale,
! to California 10 have charge of tn
guayule project development. Il
G speaking of how the war has calle'
: men away from the forest service
c he remarked that $50 forest work
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