The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-01-07
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HAPPENINGS


F. K. Swanson of the Troy dis
trict was transacting business in
Libby Monday.
Thomas Huchala left Saturday for
Bozeman where he will enter Mon
tana State College.
c. H. Sherman arrived from Spo-
kane Sunday TO accept position as
printer with the Western News.
Circle A of the Presbyterian
Church will meet next Friday af-
ternoon with Mrs. Nellie McGrew.
Donald Stanley left during the
past week for Missoula where he
enrolled at the State University as
a freshman.
Mrs. c. O. Hoisington came up
from Troy with County Commission
er Hoisington for few days in the
city the first of the week.
The regular meetings of Lumber
and Sawmill Workers Union No.
1881 will be held the End and 4th
Tuesdays at 7.30 o'clock sharp. 1t
Miss Geraldine Burke was home
from Spokane to spend New Years
with her mother, Mrs. Rosetta
Burke. She is taking nurses train
ing in the city.
Raymond Erickson, sophomore
at Montana State College. has re-
turned to school after spending the
holidays here with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs Howard Challinor.
James Mahoney, Jr., left Sunday
to return 10 his studies at Gonzaga
University, Spokane, after having
spent the holidays with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mahoney, ST..
Clair Borden. who is in the navy
and stationed at Camp Farragut,
was in Libby between trains Sat-
urday to visit his mother, Mrs. A.
S. Borden. He was accompanied by
his mother-in-law
Carole Staley and her friend,
Gene Town, visited with her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. T Staley on
New Years. Carole is attending
Lewis and Clark high school in
Spokane and working on the swing
shift at the air depot.
Mrs. Jack Swarens has letter
telling of the marriage of her sis
ter, Miss Hazel Munroe. to Corp
Vernon E. Radspinner, at Tacoma,
Wn., on New Years. The bride has
visited in Libby and many friends
here will be interested in news Of
her marriage
Eugene Butt has gone back to his
studies at Helena after having spent
| Christmas here with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Butt. Gene is
taking a course in welding at a
trade school in Helena but recently
enlisted in the navy and will prob
ably be called soon,
Miss June Wallace came over
from Seattle to spend the holidays
visiting here with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. H. B. Wallace. Miss June
has position as Welder in the Boe-
ing aircraft plant and is active in
the production of aircraft. She
hopes to take nurses training later.
An item in a recent issue of the
Spokesman-RevieW was to the eff
feet that Marianne Strong Of Lib
by, who has been attending bust
ness college in Spokane, has OBJ
tanned a position as clerk -steno-
grapher in the offices Of the war
production board, Spokane. II is a
civil service appointment
E. J. Driear, power Company
manager, does not like good snow
balling weather. And he has good
reasons not to. A week or 10 days
ago, the snow was in prime condi-
ton for snow balling and the boys
took full advantage of it. Mr.. Driear
wasn't the target of any of the win
ter ammunition but the street lights
were. AS consequence, the com
pany had to replace over $40 worth
Of broken street lights, and lights,
says Driear, are getting harder and
harder to get. One youth went
even further. He shot marble
into one Of the big globes on the
larger lights. The marble was
found within the globe after