The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-08-03
LOCAL
HAPPENINGS


Mrs. Al Becker is in Seattle Wis
ting her daughter, Mrs. Riley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Baeth, Of
Troy, were Libby visitors Wednes-
day.
Frank Opp, of Kalispell, was
business visitor in Libby on Tues
day.
Mrs. Robert Bennett and children
spent last week end in Spokane Wis
ting relatives.
Mrs. Hal Hall arrived in the city
Wednesday night and is a guest of
Mrs. Arleigh Thompson.
r. L. Barton, deputy state exam
liner, has been in Libby on business
several days this week.
Lumber and Sawmill Workers
Union meeting dates. Second and
fourth Tuesdays, 7:30 o'clock shorp.
Frank L. Salter, Eureka, was in
Libby Monday to attend the regular
meeting Of the local draft board.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Leigh have as
their guest this week their niece,
Anne Wallin of Seattle.
Robert Erickson, S ne, has COM
pleted his boot training at Farra
gut, and is visiting with his family
here.
Miss Mildred Buck returned on
Saturday after spending several
days in Seattle visiting friends and
relatives.
Reverend Father Edmund Taylor
and Reverend Father O'Hara. of
Whitefish, were Libby callers on
Tuesday.
Paul Evans, S &c, is visiting here,
having completed his boot training
at Farragut. Evans says ne likes
the Navy fine.
Kenneth Darlington, P. O. SIC,
spent the week end in Libby with
friends and relatives. He is stationed
at Farragut.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Larsen returned
to Libby Tuesday evening after a
three-week trip to San Diego, where
they were on business.
Mrs. Letha Sauer, Mrs. Dick Pow
ell and Mrs. L. D. Williamson spent
few days in Poison this last week
end on an outing trip.
DR.. and Mrs. Roy Sherman and
children returned home Monday af-
ternoon from Flathead lake, where
they had spent two weeks vaca-
ton.
Mrs. Robert Frazier, of Seattle,
arrived in Libby last week to visit
at the home of her mother, Mrs. Os-
car Fields, and with other relatives
and friends.
Mrs. Vernon Crotteau and daugh-
ter, Frances, and Mrs Dolezal and
son, Donnie, went into Spokane
Tuesday where the children will
receive medical attention.
Mrs. Art Barr left for California
Tuesday evening to be present for
graduation exercises Of her daugh-
ter, Rosetta. Miss Rosetta will be
employed in Portland, Ore.
| Mrs. C. E. Priess Jr., who has
been visiting at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Brinton
the past two weeks, will leave for
her home in Missoula in few days.
Mrs. Chas. Krebs and daughter,
Mrs Lodema Frey, are spending a
couple of weeks visiting with
friends in Libby. They expect to
return to California in about another
week.
Corporal Ed Holiday arrived Mon
day evening to visit his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Holiday Corpora,
Holiday will leave August ii for
Camp Mackall, N. c., where he is
with the Glider Infantry.
Mr.. and Mrs, Bradford Smith
of Metaline, Wash, are visiting at
the homes Of Mr.. and Mrs William
v. Dutton and Mr.. and Mrs. Olin
DeShazer this week. The two ladies
are sisters of Mr.. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Nails have
received a letter from their. son
Herbert, who was recently indicted
into the armed forces, stating that
he had been assigned to the air
corps and is being trained for an
aerial gunner.
/ Mrs. Bob Dennis and son left
yesterday for Wallulla, Wash,
where they will live for the pres
ent. Bob is employed at Pasc,o driv-
ing gas and oil trucks, and as soon
as he is able to get government
house for Mrs. Dennis, she will move
there.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Greiner are
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