The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-08-12
LOCAL
HAPPENINGS


day for Devils Lake, N. D., to sec
her mother, who is quite i'll.
Jack Midyett. Jr., and Chester
Smith, Jr, left Wednesday for Los
Angeles Calf. TO seek employ
ment.
Farmers Produce and Food Sale,
at Sno- White Market on Aug rs,
sponsored by the Kootenai Valley
Orange 1918
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Smith left
this week for Colfax, Wash, to
spend two weeks visiting their
daughter.
Mrs. f. F. Woodwork has as her
guest her niece, Miss Betty Wood Of
Mankato, Mimi. Miss Wood arrived
last Friday
Clarence Larson IS leaving today
for Yuma, Ariz., where he is a me !.
chanic IN the U. S. air force. He has
been here on furlough visiting hi,
parents.
Mrs Howard Westbrook left
Tuesday for Houston, Texas, after
months visit at the ]. c. Midyett
home. Mr.. Westbrook is in the
army at Houston.
Earl D. Sandvig, regional office
inspector and assistant regional for
ester, of Missoula, was in Libby
Tuesday comforting with Kootenai
forest officials.
Mrs. Frederick Baker and chill
dren arrived in the city this noon
from Sacramento Calf, for visit
with Mrs. Bakers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs f. |. Racicot.
Clyde Blake, regional training of
ficer of the forest service, from
Missoula, was in the Kootenai forest
this week. He and Supervisor
Klehm were in the Yak district
yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs. Chef Larson of
Spokane spent from Saturday to
Tuesday in Libby visiting at the
home of Mr.. Larson's parents and
also with Clarence Larson who was
here on furlough from Yuma, Ariz.
Corporal Helen Halsey has been
here from Camp Stewart Ga. on a
furlough visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Halsey. She is
leaving soon to return to the camp
which is near Savannah. She is o
WAC.
The Royal Neighbors enjoyed an
other meeting last night at Moose
hall, with 80 present. Several ex-
tended thanks to pals for gifts re-
ceived Later lunch was served by
Mesdames Solem, West, K. Will
liams, Wells and Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. E. Wilkerson Of
Mont, visited from Sat
urday to Tuesday in Libby with
their niece, Mrs. Letha Sauer. Mr..
Wilkerson was in the forest service
for many years and helped build
the first forest service building in
Montana, in the Darby district.
]. H. Conn of Kalispell, division
of the Mountain States Pow
er Co., and Bert Johnson, assistant
also of Kalispell, are in the
city today making an audit of COM
pany books preparatory to the TAX
ing over of the bookkeeping posi-
ton by Mrs. l. B. Flesher, succeed
ing Mrs. j. Verne Dusenberry who
is leaving for SkagWay, Alaska.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wollaston and
two sons arrived in the city from
Seattle during the past week. They
were accompanied in from Spokane
by Mr.. and Mrs Bud Wollaston.
The Ray Wollastons are guests Of
Mrs. Wollaston's parents, Mr.. ara
Mrs. Frank Pival. Mr.. Wollaston
had held position in a Seattle
bank for number Of years but 70
Gently gave it up to engage III tie
real estate business, in which rc
reports he is doing very well. lie
says there is no trouble to sell
property IN Seattle, the only diff
'ulty being to secure the listines.
Mrs. ]. Verne Dusenberry arrived |
n Libby the first Of the week fol-
owing her marriage August A at
Bohemian. Sire came 70 hetp Out Ct
he Mountain States Power Co, Of
ice where she had been bookkeep- !
IF up to the time of her marriage |
She will he ioipaJ hara tadau hu /