The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-06-10
LOCAL |
HAPPENINGS

Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Baker, Jr. OF
Spokane were recent callers IN Lib
by visiting relatives and friends.
Fred Carter left Tuesday for Den
yer, Colo, to attend his brother
/ funeral, who passed away that day
Don Eikof, manager of the Mon
tana Made Single Co. of Troy, was
a Libby business visitor Wednesday.
Frank Doll and family left Mon
day for Fort Benton, where they
plan to remain indefinitely, They
may return to Libby later.
Miss Myrna Brock recently ar
rived in the city from Rexford and
will make her home here with her
cousin. Mrs. Connie Blackwell.
Ray st. Johns was transactng
business in Libby Wednesday COM
ing in from his place north Of Hap
py's Inn on the Pleasant Valley
/ Fisher
| Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Aronson and
two sons of Kalispell drove over to
Libby Sunday morning, so that Mr..
Aronson could conduct services at
the Presbyterian church.
Mrs. N. Fraser left Tuesday for
Milwaukee, Wis, to spend an IN
definite time with her aged mother,
who is 81 years old but who, de-
spite her advanced age. is well and
active.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. f. Winkler had
wire from their daughter, Elsa,
| last Thursday, stating that she and
Ensign John BUSHNELL N S, Navy,
had been married at Atlantic City,
N. J.-Kalispell Times.
Rudy Krebs arrived In Libby
Sunday night in response 10 his
draft call and left for Butte for in
/ duction. He flew from Las Vegas,
New, where he was employed, TO
Great Falls and then came to Libby
by train.
r. N. Whitefield left Tuesday for
Rochester, Mimi, where he will 60
| through the Mayo Brothers clinic
!
Mr.. Whitefield h2s been il poor
| health for some time and hopes the
doctors will be able to find and
remove the causes
The City has installed during the
past week a Stop sign at the in
tersection of California avenue and
Fourth street-at the postoffice
corner. This is one Of the most
dangerous corners in the city from
the standpoint of traffic and the
placing of the Stop sign was a
wise thing.
Recent new corners to Libby are
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Henrichs of Troy.
Mr.. Henrichs will continue with the
forest service and will be employed
at Warland. Mrs. Henrichs will
teach in the Libby schools next fall
They have purchased the former
Hamilton place, later owned by the
late Bert Joughin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Doll have
received word that their son, Eu-
gene c. Doll, was graduated on
May 81 from the Quartermasters
School at Camp Lee, Va, receiving
his commission as second lieuten-
ant. He has now been sent to San
Antonio, Texas, for two months Of
additional training.
The Louis Baker family recently
enjoyed a telephone conversation
with unusual zest when one of the
boys, Corporal Benjamin Baker,
called up from Camp Carson, Colo,
where he is in the armed forces.
He visited for time with eacn
member of the family, the COM
bined conversation lasting about an
hour.
Mrs. Gordon Cornell, after teach
ing In the Libby schools during the
past year, left Friday to be with Mr.
Cornell at st. Maries, Ida She was
accompanied by her little grand
son, Jay c. Jeffrey, who came here
from Casper, Wyo., and who will
spend the summer with them MIR
Cornell came over to help Mrs.
Cornell pack up and get moved
Corporal Charles M. Decker
(Mike) sends news to his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Guerney Decker, to
the effect that he was graduated
on June 3 from the electrical spe-
clalists branch at Chanute Field,
Ill. He writes, 1T has been very
interesting course and / have or
ders to join the 505th Service
Squadron at the army air field in