The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-06-24
LOCAL |
HAPPENINGS

Judge Dean King will be in Lib
by Friday to hold court.
B. H. Boberg of Ural was trans
acting business in Libby Thursday.
Richard Powell of Moscow. Ida,
is visiting friends in Libby this
week.
Don't forget the R. N. A. food
sale at Variety Grocery Store on
Friday, June 25 1t
Mrs. Len Mitchell of the Troy
district was transacting business in
Libby Tuesday.
Miss Rae Louise Leavitt Of 0ro-
fino, Idaho, is house guest al the
j. S. Vinion home.
Miss Irene Mcdonald of Spokane
came Wednesday for visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Switzer. ST.
Mrs. 0. B. Johnson and two
daughters left on Sunday for For
tine for two weeks visit with
relatives.
Mrs. H. A. Geringer left Tues
day night for Tacoma, Wash, for
visit with Mr.. Geringer's son and
his wife.
E. L. Foote of Minneapolis, MINI.
is in the city visiting with his
daughter, Mrs. J. F. Fennessy, and
her family.
Francis Carr of Troy and Lo-
raine Mallick of Bonners Ferry
were married in Libby Monday by
Justice of the Peace Wallace.
Floyd and Viola Bogarth Of On
tario. Calf, are guests at the homo
of Mr.. and Mrs. Byron F. Larney.
, The visitors are brother and sister
of Mrs Lamey.
Donald Olson arrived in the city
Saturday to remain until he is
called into service. He has been
taking training in the air corps at
Sunnyside, Wash
MI and Mrs. James Reedy,
Mrs. E. j. Hughes and Mrs. Frank
Wood drove to Bonners Ferry Sun
day to spend the day with Mr.. and
Mrs. W. w. Whitcomb.
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Mrs. Henry Risley of Lake Del
ton, Wis, arrived in the city last
week to spend the summer at the
home of her son and daughter-ir.
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart Risley.
Rev Norman Benson left last
| Thursday for Havre to attend a
conference of the Scandinavian
Lutheran church. He was Joined
Sunday by Mrs. Benson and they
went on to Minnesota for a vaca-
ton visit with relatives.
Sgt r. A. Bleich spent from FRI
day to Sunday in Libby visiting
Mrs. Bleich. He has been at Nc
Lellan Field, Sacramento, Calf.
but will soon be transferred TO
Camp Kern, Utah. He is tower
control operator in the air force.
The American Legion and Auxil-
larry of Libby held their annual pic
mic Thursday evening in Legion
hall 1t had been planned for out
Of doors but weather forced II in
side. There was a large attend
ance and everyone had good time.
Mr. and Mrs. William Baenen
have moved to Bremerton, Wash,
where they are employed by the
Puget Sound Navy Yard. Mr.. Bae-
men is brakeman on crane, and
Mrs. Baenen does clean up work on
the ships that are being built and
repaired.
James Evans arrived Monday
from New York to spend an l8-day
furlough with his mother, Mrs
Caldwell, and with his wife, and his
sister, Mrs. Roy Hovey, the latter
two in Troy He will proceed to
San Francisco where he is being
transferred in navy service.
Bob Baker this week received a
letter from his son, Jess Baker,
who is somewhere in the southwest
Pacific. 1t is believed he is in New
Zealand Jess is one of the BARRIERS
for his regiment and is making a
nice little piece of money" from
that work, from the proceeds Of
which he sent home war bonds in
the amount of $525.
MIR. and Mfrs. Willard Preston and
daughter, Mary Ann, of klamath
Falls, Ore, were in Libby the first
IL.