The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-11-11
LOCAL
HAPPENINGS


Tuesday.
Miss Mildred Fewkes OF Rexford
was a guest over the week END at
the Blackboard home
Mr.. and Mrs. Reid Smith and
Mildred Whitehouse were Kalispel.
callers Sunday and Monday
L. A. Hosea of Troy public adj
minlstrator Of Lincoln county. trans
acted business in Libby Wednesday
Mrs. Marland Adkins and two lit
tie daughters left Wednesday for
Cleveland, Ohio, to visit Mrs. Ad-
kins sister
Marshall Murray, Kalispell at
torney but formerly Of Libby, was
transacting business here the first
of the week
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Larsen are
moving from Eureka to Libby this
Friday. They will occupy the Mrs.
Mary Janet Risley house.
Pvt. PAUL Risley left Friday 10 re-
turn to duty. at the Military College,
Wheaton, Ill, after having visited
his mother, Mrs. Frank Herrick.
Mvron Hampton and daughter of
Trego were visitors here Ray
Hampton returned to their home
with them to spend a few days
hunting.
Mrs. Claud Norris from the west
coast area is visiting her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hansberrv.
and other relatives and friends in
Libby this week.
Jack Deshazer, formerly of Rex
ford. and Dick Larson and Lee
Cummings Of Portland Ore, were
here a few days visiting with
friends and relatives.
Les Bartels and Dean Altman of
Spokane arrived in Libby Wednes-
day evening for a visit with Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Beardsley Mr.. Bar
tells being their son-in-laW.
Mrs. K. E. McMullen, Mrs. Ho-
mer Borgess.. Miss Margaret Slei-
ger and Mrs. Don Leach and lit
tie daughter We're passengers on
the bus to Kalispell last Thursday
Mrs. Bob Nicolai arrived from
San Diego. Calf, Wednesday to
make her home with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. George Smith. as Mr..
Nicolai Is waiting to be sent over
seas
Nine little guests were present at
a surprise party given in honor of
jeanne DoWning's eighth birthday
this week Many lovely gifts were
opened by JoAnne, after which a
dainty lunch wa sserved
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Mass of Glas-
gov were guests at the home of Mr..
and Mrs Frank Pival Wednesday
and Thursday of last week Mr.. and
Mrs. Mass are former Libby resi-
dents and are well known in the
community. {
Mr., and Mrs. B. N. Sharp were
| in from the SnoWshoe mine Monday
shopping in the city Mr. Sharp has
been operating the mine for the past
year or longer but says operations
are slow because Of difficulty in Sc
curing labor.
Donald Dutton, S &c, son of Mrs.
BERTHE Dutton was home over the
weekend His many friends may be
| interested to know he is still sta
toned at Farragut Naval Base, al
though he is expecting to be trans
| ferred soon.
i On Monday hot chimney fire al
the DR. r. NJ Sherman residence
called out the fire department, with
no damage except scorching of the
wallpaper. Oe Tuesday a similar
fire in atAg Nellis house in East
Libby als0 called out the depart
ment.
Miss Lucille Hayden and Mrs.
Ruby Colman spent IL days with
Miss Hayden's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Roy Wells They left Saturday for
| Tacoma, Wash, from where they
will return to Los Angeles where
they are employed in the Navy ship
service
Harry Holz, father of Dave Holz,
former Libby man, and F. Wrinkle, a
brotherinlaW, were in Libby over
the week end to get Mrs. Dave
Holz and little son, who had been
here visiting with her mother, Mrs.
Irene Stevens. They returned to
Spokane Sunday.
Donations for the Junior Recre-
alton Club should be given to Mrs.
Lewis Schikora The young people
are enthusiastic about the club and
patronize the meetings very well,
but more cooperation and help from
their parents is asked, as there is
too much work for one or two of
| them.
/ Mr. and Mrs. Walter Neils left
Sunday for Virginia 10 be present
at the wedding of their son, Ed
ward, to Miss Betty 10 Bouske. The
wedding is to take place on No
vember IL, and will be held in Vir-
ginia because of Edward being sta
toned there in an army camp.
Miss Charlotte Becker was the
guest Of honor at a birthday party
given by her mother, Mrs. Dick
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