The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-12-23

Mrs Julia Beebe, Ural teacher, |
snent the weekend with her family
here.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Tester of Spo-
kane were Libby visitors on Sat
urday.
Mrs. Robert Mcclure and son,
DOYLE. of Ural, were IN Libby last
week end.
Bill and Joe Beagle were IN LIB
bv over the week end as guests OF
their cousins, the Clearys.
Mrs. George Turbyne has accept
ed a position as one OF the nurses
at the Libby General Hospital
Mrs. Paul Pitcher and son are
making an extended visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs {. Holiday
Pvt. c. E. Shafer, who has been
visiting in Libby the past two
weeks, returned to his post at FORT
Lewis, Wash, Tuesday.
Ray Erickson, son of Mrs. How
ard Challinor, is home from MS
/
Bozeman, for the holidays.
Betty Ann Smithberger, who has
been attending school in New YORK
City. is spending the holidays with
her father r. w. Smithberger.
Please see that your fuel oil tanks
! are filled for the over-Christmas
week end. Phone me in plenty OF
time.-E. L. Kemp, Phone l32-K. IL
4 L. ]. Olson, Don Olson, Mrs. Nal
colin Peters and children, Patty
and Don, left Wednesday for
4 Grangeville, Idaho to spend Christ
mas with DR.. and Mrs. Howard
Olson.
Mrs. Allen Campbell left Tuesday
evening for Akron, Ohio, to spend
Christmas with her husband who
will be there with his parents for
the holidays. He is in the armed
forces.
Calvin Downing returned to his
duties at Farragut Wednesday, at
ter spending his furlough in Libby
His mother, Mrs. Downing, left with
him to return to her position IN
Moscow, Idaho.
Mrs. Ed Olson returned to Libby
Saturday after spending week
! visiting with her daughter, Mrs. W
c. Pellet at Duvall, Wash. The
Pellets are the proud parents of
. boy born recently.
Darrell Hafsted is home from the
Hill Military Academy. Portland
Ore, to spend the holidays with his
! mother, Mrs Honora McComas
! and with his grandparents, Mr.. anc
.. Mrs. n. A. Hough.
. Mrs. N. A. Miller arrived in Lib
! by Tuesday evening from her home
! in Nevada for visit with her par
| ents, Mr.. and Mrs H. A. Hough
! She will be remembered as the
former Mary Beth Hough.
Mrs. Peggy Harris has resigned
l her position with the Libby Hos
pital after being with the force
1 there for over I6 years. Mrs. Harri.
!! will be missed by the community
and her many friends will wish hel
I success in the future.
Friends will be interested Il
know that Mr. and Mrs Sheldor
: Thomson are the proud parents o
a baby boy, born December 10, ii
9 Spokane, where Mrs Thomson i
: living at present. Thomson is will
the Marines in New River, N. c.
\ taking advanced training in coas
artillery.
Steady below freezing tempera
a lures. coupled with entire absenc
a of snow, have combined to max
ideal skating conditions. 1t is re
: ported that the ice on Savage lax
is as smooth as glass, with simila
J conditions on TROOPS pond on tn
! Kootenai Many young folks ar
y taking advantage of this to enjo,
. the wonderful, exhilarating sport
4 Pfc. Frank Wood arrived in LIB,
d Saturday evening to spend part Q
! his 15-day furlough with his wife
= and to visit other relatives am
. friends. Pfc Wood is crew chic
Z airplane mechanic with the Al
J Corps at Enid, Okla. Mrs. Woo
q will return with him when h
L leaves December 326 to make he
: home in Enid as fong as he is sta
y toned there.