The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-05-11


Miss Wanda Mourar of Missoula
was here to attend the Junior Prom.
A. E. Peterson was in Libby Tues
day from his farm south OF town.
Mrs. Mabel Bennett went to Troy
Tuesday where she will visit with
her daughter, Mrs. Anthony Joy,
for some time before going on to
Spokane to visit another daughter.
Mrs. Stuart Risley and little
daughters, Carol Beth and Kathryn,
returned home Sunday evening af-
ter spending two months visiting
relatives in Winona, Mimi, and Lake
Delton, Wis.
Pfc. Paul Deyerle is visiting
friends and relatives here He re-
Gently returned from the Aleutians,
where he was for three years. He
will now be stationed with the army
in California.
T/Sgt. Robert Hampton arrived
Monday to spend about 10 days WIS.,
ting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
M. hampton and other relatives.
Sgt. hampton is with the army at
Camp Cooke, Calf
Pfc. Bismark Carlson arrived
Sunday from Camp Phillips, Calf,
to spend seven days of two weeks
furlough here at the home of his
sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Lud Reinertson
Mrs. Ruth Pitcher recently ac-
copied position at the Libby Of
flee of the forest service. 1t is
season job and will consist chiefly
of gathering and disseminating fire
control weather data.
| Mrs. Ronald Beasley is here from
Navajo, Mont, visiting relatives
and friends. Ronald Beasley, E. M.
| SIC, is in the Hawaiian Islands. He
had previously been an instructor
at Camp Peary, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Beasley had as
their guests Sunday and Monday
Mrs. Jack Harmon and son, Delmar,
of Lethbridge, Alta. Mrs. Harmon is
an aunt of Mrs. Beasley. They left
for Spokane Tuesday
Two men from the regional for
est office at Missoula were in Lib
by this week in conference with
local foresters. Ralph Space, fire
control official. and Mr.. Fitzsim-
mons, equipment inspector.
! Miss Kathleen Bennett left Tues
day for Spokane and other points
west before returning to her home
in Los Angeles Miss Bennett has
been visiting at the home of her
aunt, Mrs. Gunnar Larson the past
two weeks.
! Mrs. L. G. Klenck left Sunday
morning by bus for Bozeman where
she will act as delegate from ST.
Luke's Episcopal church to the 4Ist
annual convention of the diocese of
Montana She will also visit a
week or 10 days with her son-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. X.
Dwinelle in Livingston, Mont.
Mrs. Honora McComas, who is in
training at the WAC camp at Fl
Des Moines, Ia, came west to be
present at the graduation last Sat-
urday Of her sister, Mrs Geraldine
McComas, from the Sacred Heart
school Of nursing in Spokane Re-
turning east, she has stopped in
Libby for visit with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Fl. A. Hough
The Rev FIR. Taylor broke the
news to his pensioners during the
| past week that he had been trans
ferred to the church at Whitefish.
| He will deliver his farewell ser
mon here next Sunday. Father Tay-
lor will be succeeded in Libby by
the Rev. John OMalley, who comes
here from White Sulphur Springs.
| The Rev. Mr.. H. Hasskamp of
Libby's st. Johns Lutheran Church
was in Power, Mont, Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week to attend
the annual spring conference of the
Great Northern Conference of the
N. D.-Montana district of the Luz
theran church. He was the main
speaker at the Conference Service
and delivered theological treatise.
First Glass Petty Officer Irwin
fleSner is spending 80 day leave
with his wife and daughter here.
Petty Officer Flesher has recently
been released from the hospital and
will return to active duty at Treas
ure Island, Calf, at the end of his
furlough. He has spent the past IA
months in the southwest Pacific.
Mrs. Flesher went to Spokane last
Friday to meet him.
Little Miss Sonia Mae Larson,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Gunnar
Larson, was the happy guest of hon
or last Saturday afternoon, when
her grandmother, Mrs. Carl Larson,
gave birthday party for her.
Those asked to enjoy the afternoon
with Sonia were Rita Johnson, Gen
evieve Hayden, Dorothy Rae Croy,
Lorraine Davidson, Sharon Mich
oils, Dolores and Mary Dalton, Lor-
ma Peterson, Delma Torbete, Ro-
berta and Anita Baeth, Dannie Lar
son and Reese Larson.
Libby friends were pleased to
meet the Rev. A. T. Juvland on our
streets again this week. The Rev.
Mr.. Juvland has returned to Libby
to act as supply pastor of the First
Lutheran church until a permanent