The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-03-23
LOCAL
HAPPENINGS


shopping in the city Monday
Mrs. Walter Morrison was among
the Troy shoppers in Libby Mon
day.
Pvt. Gene Fletcher is here spend
ing his leave from Morton Air Base.
N. C.
H. A. Geringer was business
visitor in Havre the first of the
week
Don't forget the food sale at the
K. M. April 10, given by the Royal
Neighbors. 44-46
Harold johnson of Trego was
business visitor in Libby the early
part of this week.
Mrs. Lee Sleizer and Miss Mar
garet Sleizer were Kalispell shop
pers last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray st. John of the
Fisher river district were business
visitors in Libby Monday.
Among those to go to Kalispell
the past week were Mrs. VIM. Nell
son and Mrs. Oscar Fields.
The fire department was called
out on chimney fire at the Bill
Nelson home Sunday morning
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fisher and
daughter jeanne visited Mrs. Earl
Buckingham in Spokane last week.
Mrs. Virgil Dutton returned to
Rexford Monday after spending the
week end at home with her family.
Mrs. P. Baxter returned to Libby
last Friday from Havre, Mont,
where she had spent couple of
months.
Mrs. John Cormier left Monday
for Minneapolis after spending
some time visiting relatives and
friends here.
Give the family treat on East
er morning. Serve them hot cross
buns. Get them at the Woman S
Club food sale, at the x. NJ. 1t
The Misses Joan Brown and We
leda Kemis went to Kalispell Sat
urday to shop and on to Columbia
Falls to visit friends, returning Sun
day.
The Catholic ladies will give one
of their justly popular food sales at
the K. NJ Co. store Saturday after
noon, Mch Is. 1t
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cloutier left
last week to spend few days visit
ing Mr.. Cloutier's parents at Shell
ton, Wash They also stopped in
Seattle.
The Fruen Company Of Spokane
sent in a truck and some men the
first part of the week to tear down
the old poWerhouse on the Glacier
Silver and Lead Mining property.
Bob Savage, former j. c. Penney
Co. employee here but now en-
ployed in that capacity at Choteau,
was in Libby Friday for short Wis
it as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
j. Barkee.
Miss Fern Stout arrived Sunday
for a two weeks visit with her
mother, Mrs. Bessie Stout, and other
relatives Miss Stout is employed at
the Swan Island Shipvards in Port
land, Ore, and likes the work very
much.
Mrs. E. P. Woodwork was hostess
to the members of the Double Ten
pinochle club at her home Saturday
night, the affair proving very en-
joyable. High score honors went to
Mrs. Chas. D. Rowe and Walter
Neils.
Mrs. A. E. Barr had the mis-
fortune to catch her heel on the
Hnoleum a week ago Monday caus-
ing her to fall over backwards and
making her seriously i'll for some
time but at last reports she was get
ting better.
The members of the Libby Volun-
teer Fire Department have been
out selling tickets to their annual
Easter ball this week, which proves
to be one of the popular affairs Of
the year in the community. The date
will be April 5.
Miss June Wallace and Mrs. G. f.
Dahl and daughter, all of Seattle,
are visiting at the home Of their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Wal
lace. Miss Wallace will return to
Seattle in few days but Mrs. Dahl
will remain indefinitely.
Cpl. Donald Sleizer arrived last
Saturday to visit his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Lee Sleizer, and other rel
atives. Cpl. Sleizer, who is with the
military police, will return to Fort
Custer, Mich, today He was trans
ferred to Fort Custer from Camp
Williston, New, just prior to receiv-
ing his furlough. d
i Cpl Johnny Corbett arrived
Wednesday evening from Sheppard
Field, Calf, to spend about Is days
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Corbett. and other relatives
here. Cpl. Corbett is mechanic in
the air corps He doesn't know at
present just where he will be sta
toned when he returns to Califor-
MIA.
1t was said that quite a spirited
discussion was heard in some quar-
tiers in Libby the first Of the week
as to the proper time Of the arrival
of spring Some were ready to bet
money that it came on March 20;
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