The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-03-16
LOCAL
HAPPENINGS

4 Miss Alvera Swanson spent SUM-
day and Monday in Kalispell.
Mrs. Ed. Dutton and children are
visiting relatives in Kalispell.
Joe Roe was transacting business
with the Welfare Department in
Libby Wednesday.
4 Apron Sale by Circle B of the
Presbyterian Church on April l,
at Libby Furniture Exchange. 42-45.
i Mrs. Virgil Dutton and children
went to Rexford Monday where they
will spend couple of weeks visit
ing relatives.
Chef Hall is in Libby visiting this
week. He is employed in SYM
thetic rubber plant in Los Angeles,
Calf.
II Pre-Easter Food Saturday,
April 8, at X. M. Co., by the Libby
Woman's Club Watch for further
details! 1t
L. J. Olson returned Tuesday
night from visit with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Malcolm Peters. in San
Francisco.
I Mrs. Ben Larson returned Sunday
from spending some time visiting
her son Hollis and family at Buck
ley, Wash.
! Mike Raker, a former Libbyite,
was a guest at the L. J. Brown home
Wednesday. He returned to Sc
attic today.
Monte Petit spent the past week
visiting his mother, Mrs. Bill Will
liams. Petit is with the army at
Camp Barley, Texas.
Mrs. H. j. McDougall left during
the past week to spend a few days
in Spokane. She accompanied her
son and his wife back to the city
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Knoll and
family moved to Libby this week
from Helena, Mont. Knoll will be
employed at the Snowshoe mine.
If you want to have an ENJOYABLE
evening, plan to attend the Moose
pinochle party Friday night, March
IT, in Moose hall. It is public par
ty and they urge you to attend. II
Mrs. Charles Carr and son, David
left Tuesday for Denver. Colo.
where they will join Mr.. Carr. Mrs
Carr has spent the winter visiting
her mother, Mrs. VIM. Kammeyer
Miss Phoebe Schendel and Vera
Jean Vinion are recent additions tC
the nursing staff at the Libby Gen
eral Hospital. They are classmates
and are from st. Patrick's school
for nurses at Missoula
Rev. Wick, Methodist ministss
from Kalispell and former Libby
resident, was a visitor here this
week He and the Rev. Mr.. Fort are
conducting special work among
pensioners at this time.
Elmer Carroll arrived Sunday
from Wallace, Ida. where ne is en-
ployed in the mines in connection
with the. government. While here he
Ills guest at the home of his sister
inlaW, Mrs. Monte Carroll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Give Roarke arrived
last week from Missoula, Mont. Mr..
Roarke recently sold out his part
nership in The Snowshoe Mine to
the Standard Silver-Lead and Min
ing company. He is now employed
at Libby Motors
Cpl. Sidney Paul Gehrke gave his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert H.
Gehrke, pleasant surprise when
he arrived on furlough from San
Diego, Calf, last Thursday to spend
about two. weeks at home CPL
Gehrke is with the anti-aircraft
coast guard division of the armed
forces
Russell Reedy came home Tues
day for a visit with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Reedy. He is
employed in the Butte mines at a
depth of from 5000 to 1000 feet
where it is SO hot that the miners
work in shifts of As minutes and
then rest is minutes. More recently
he has been working at the $500
foot level where it is more com
Portable. He has been following
mining for tho mast eight wears