The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-07-29

of Moscow, Ida, are in Libby this
week as guests of Mr.. ano Mrs. Har-
old Gonpf.
Miss Betty Baker was home FOR
four days last week from Spokane
where she is student al Kinman
Business University.
Mrs. Homer Campbell left for
her home in Vancouver. Wash, on
Tuesday after having visited here
with her sister, Mrs. F. E. Baker.
Ed. Brandt and brother Fritz
Brandt, arrived in the city Sa.ur-
day from Spokane to spend short
time looking after ranch property
in this section.
Jack SWarens arrived nome Tues
day evening from Portland. Ore,
where he has employment IN ship
yard. He expects TO return to Port
land after a visit with ms family
here.
Mr.. Holz. father of Dave Holz,
former Libby resident, was in the
city from Spokane during the week
He is fuel dealer in Spokane and
was here contracting fer the pur-
chase of wood.
Lieut.. Charley SkranaK was IN
Libby Saturday and Sunday for a
short visit with his parents. He is
IN the air corps and is beng trans
ferred from Denver, Colo. TO an ar
base in Mississippi
Private Anthony Koskv will 81
rive in the city today from Camp
Beale, Calf, for a visit with his
sister, Mrs. Bernard Schlumm ard
family. He is on furlough and will
proceed from here to inc Middle
West to visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Mooney ar
rived in Libby last Thursday after
having spent the past couple of
years in California. Their future
location is uncertain but they WI /
be in the vicinity of kalispel for
the immediate present.
Mrs. Bernard Schlumm and
daughter, Germaine returned Tues
day evening from several weeks
spent visiting in various parts of
Wisconsin. She was called east by
the illness Of sister and left her
in about the same condition.
Shirley Thompson 4ets Monday
night for Susanville, Calf, after
spending several weeks with the
Fred Fisher and Earl Buckingham
families. She is a granddaughter
of Mrs Buckingham. She left with
her grandfather, Louis Thompson
Miss Evilene Haas arrived in the
city during the past week from
Miles City and has taken over tire
local managership of the Western
Union. Mr.. Wise, who has been in
charge here, has been transferred
to Wallace, Ida, and he and Mrs.
Wise have left for that city
Miss Dora Wolf and brother How
ard, of Seattle and Everett, Wash,
left for home Wednesday after
having spent three days here as
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Gleason Pill
cher, Miss Wolf being niece Of
Mrs. Pitcher. She is employed in the
big Boeing airplane factory in Sc
attic as welder.
Little Joyce ST. Marie has a gift
she prizes highly that WAS sent
her by her cousin, Gilbert Lovick,
who is with the armed forces II
North Africa. 1t is a little Jacket
or vest that fits her perfectly. was
made by an Arab of Africa and is
mighty embroidered IN gCid and 9th
er colored threads.
Guests from Friday IL Tuesday
at the f E. Baker home were Mrs.
James Fawbush of Minot, NJ D.,
and Mrs Floyd Howery Of West
hope, N. D. The ladies were friends
of Mr. and Mrs. Baker when they
were young people. Enroute homo
they planned to stop at Great Falls
to visit brother.
Austin Fraser and Lincoln Fraser
have been spending the week in
Libby visiting with their mother,
Mrs. N. Fraser. Austin has been in
the medical eefps at Carp 9ettt;stlszz
Utah, but is being transferred to the
officers candidate school at Camp
Barley, Texas, this being a large
training center for the medical
corps. Lincoln is stationed at Dem
yer, in the medical corps Of the
air force, and returned to duty there
earlier in the week.