The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-03-02
LOCAL
HAPPENINGS

Libby visitor Monday.
Naturalization court will be held
in Libby on March Is.
F. w. Swanson of Troy was trans
acting business in Libby Saturday.
Judge Dean King will be in Libby
Fridav to conduct district court.
Ole Olson, who is now in Spo-
kane, spent the week end in Libby.
M. J. Page of Troy was looking af-
ter business interests in Libby Sat
urday
Mr.. and Mrs. Verne Paddock drove
to Boomers Ferry Sunday on bust
ness mission.
Mrs. Fred Carter visited in Rex
ford last week at the home OF her
son, A. T. Thompson.
Mrs. Ben Deyerle of the Yak
was a visitor this week at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Luxa, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rich Rayome spent
from Thursday to Monday on a bus
mess and pleasure trip in Spokane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred McCrory Of
Kellogg, Ida, were in Libby from
Thursday to Tuesday guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. James Reedy.
The Western News is somewhat
shorthanded this week inasmuch as
our office helper, Mrs. VIM. Baeth,
is i'll at home with an attack Of the
prevailing mumps.
| Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Viebrock OF
Salt Lake City, Utah, left Wednes-
day after spending week here Wis
I iting Mrs. Viebrock's mother, Mrs.
Amelia Spranger
Lloyd Eugene Peterson, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Peterson has
passed his final examinations for
the U. S. navy and left Helena on
Wednesday for Farragut.
A marriage licence was issued
Wednesday, March |, to T. H. Thede
and Maud A. Fehlen of Yakima
4 Wash. They were married the same
day by Justice Of the Peace Wal
lace.
/. ]. Olson and grandson, Donald
Peters, left Sunday evening foI
San Francisco where Mr.. Olson vii.
visit his daughter, Mrs. Malcolm
Peters, and leave Donnie with his
mother.
/ E. v. Koch Of Troy, who is en-
ployed by the J. Neils Lumber
company, slipped while working or
ia cat and broke some ribs. He
was in Libby Wednesday 70 consul
a doctor.
Anna c. Olson. now Of Spokane
but formerly of Eureka, writes fol
change of address and adds. :!
would miss the paper very much
I enjoy the News and pass the pa
per on to others to read.
.. O. Mount, secretary Of the 10
cal Selective Service board, let
Wednesday for Great Falls to appea
as witness in federal court rela
tive to the refusal of Charles Rush
or to comr'-- with the Selectiv'
Service law.
Mrs. Glen Nolop states that the,
have not heard from their son, En-
sign Robert Nolop, for some tim
but they are of the opinion that ~
IS with the u. S. navy somewhere II
the central Pacific. If that is true n
is undoubtedly seeing plenty Q
action
Mrs. Hulda Aldrich and Mr. an,
Mrs. Orville Kelson and two chi
dren of Boomers Ferry came owe
SATURDAY. to visit at the hosco
Garrison home and help Mrs. Gar
rison celebrate her birthday Mrs
Aldrich is the mother and MRS
Kelson the sister Of Mrs. Garrison
Mrs. Gleason Pitcher returne'
Friday from Everett, Wash, Wher
she had been visiting relatives. Sh
: was accompanied by her brother
| Ralph G. Hovey, who came for
visit here at the Pitcher home an
with his brother, V. T. Hovey c
Troy an employee Of the Wester
News
The fire department was Gale
out Wednesday evening by cnln
ney fire in the Mrs. Bertha Cro'
teau house. No damage was don
but Mrs Crotteau says she IS yer
thankful to the firemen for tn
speed with which they responded
the alarm and the good work ats
they arrived.
Captain Lena VanderWood arrive
l last Friday for visit with her pa
+ ents Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wander
wood Captain VanderWood is
nurse in army service and has r.
Gently been stationed in Iran whel
she was in charge Of large ho
pital. She will visit in Libby abol
two weeks.
Mrs. E. !. Crotteau returned
Libby Monday night after havlr
spent the winter at Medford, Ore
visiting her son and daughter-ii
law. On the way home she. stoppe
off in Standpoint to visit Mr.. ar
Mrs. George Langsdorf, former La
by residents. While at Medford ST
also visited Newport, Ore, and oth'
coast cities.
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