The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-01-21
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HAPPENINGS

for TWO mOnInS WISH Will Hci
daughter. Mrs. j. c. Roche, in Min
neapolis.
Bill West is home on furlough
from an army camp in Texas, for
visit with his mother, Mrs. A. II.
West, and with other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert M Seeley of
Eastport, Ida, spent the weekend
in Libby visiting with Mr.. and Mrs.
C. w. Gildea, who are the parents
of Mrs. Seeley.
Mrs. Rosetta Burke entertained
the Fortnightly club Thursday. ev-
ening. High prize was won by Mrs.
Ethleen Hoffman and second prize
went to Mrs. Gordon Cornell. Mrs.
M. D. Rowland was a guest.
The Senior w. S. G. S. of the
Methodist church met last Wednes-
day at the home of the president,
Mrs. S. A. Rasmussen. Officers were
elected for the current year and
will be installed January "a at
morning church services.
Mrs. A. G. Role and daughter,
Peggy Anne, spent the weekend in
Spokane where they went to at
tend the Gaping ceremony of stu
dents at Sacred Heart School of
Nursing, Miss Betty Jean Role be-
ing one of the students SO honored.
Mrs. Blanche Warrington was in
Spokane over the weekend to be
present at the Gaping ceremonies of
young nurses at the Sacred Heart
School of Nursing. Her daughter,
Miss Betty Mae Warrington, was a
member of the class participating in
the Gaping.
Carl A. Ross, from the St. Louis
office Of the American Red Cross,
who was in Libby last week, and
Miss Inez Ratekin, First Aid chair
man for this district, were in Troy
during the week to confer with DR..
E. F. Dixon on carrying on First
Aid work in this area.
Marilyn Neils- was hostess to 10
of her schoolmates at an enjoyable
party Friday night, The evenings
pleasures started with sleigh ride,
which was greatly enjoyed, after
which the young people repaired to
the Neils home for refreshments
and an hour or two of miscellaneous
entertainment.
Attorney McCune, of the legal de-
partment of the O. P. A. for Mon
tana, arrived in the city Saturday
and spent few days here checking
on ceiling prices. He said he found
only very few violations of cell
ing prices and most of those were
due to a misunderstanding of the
regulations and not to any desire
to defraud the public, a condition ne
found throughout the state.
The members of the Double Ten
, pinochle club met with Mr.. and
Mrs. George Neils Saturday night
at the clubs first meeting OF the
winter season. At the close of .
pleasant evening. high score prize
winners were found to be Mrs. Wal
ter Neils and August Wichman and
| low Mrs. w. E. Dexter and /. j
Olson Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Neils
were non-member guests.
Harold Miller is in receipt of :
letter from the Rev. j. S. Penne
Packer who was pastor of the Lib
: by Methodist church a number O
years ago. The Rev. Mr.. Pennepack
err writes that he is now engaged
in teaching the philosophy of re
ligion and the introduction Of Blbl,
study at Talladega College, ITALIA
dega, Ala, Negro school conduct
ed by the Congregational AM
Christian churches. He only recent
ly arrived there and seems still t
have a warm spot in his heart 70
: the mountains of Montana.
: An interesting note comes from
: Mrs. Lewis Fetterly, who, with Nh
Fetterly, was one-time resident Q
= Eureka and Libby. Mrs. Fetterl
Z writes to have their Western New
= sent to their new home at Arcade
: Calf, where they have bought
home, and adds: 1T is always $
good to hear about friends in Lib
= by. Lewis is employed at the Doug
las Aaicraft Co. and likes it es
u pecially we'll The kiddies are get
ting SO brown and fat. Must b
? California sunshine and hom
grown oranges agree with them"
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