The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-03-30
LOCAL
HAPPENINGS

Don't forget the Junior Glass Food
Sale, Variety Store, Saturday, 2 to S.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Richards were
visitors in Spokane the first of the
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Baeth were
Kalispell shoppers over the week
end
Mrs. Nora Pomeroy of Eureka
was transacting business in Libby
last Friday.
Don't forget the food sale at the
X. M. April 10, given by the Royal
Neighbors. 44-46
Mr.. and Mrs. c. v. Manion of Kali
ispell were business visitors in Libby
over the week end.
Mrs. Pete Peterson was among
the people going to Kalispell on
the bus Saturday of last week.
Apron Sale by Circle B of the
Presbyterian Church on April /,
at Libby Furniture Exchange. 42-45.
Circle A Of Presbyterian church
will meet with Mrs. Barkee instead
Of Mrs Westman as formerly plan
ned.
Don kreymer stopped Saturday to
visit L. j. Brown while enroute to
Moscow, Idaho, where he is a fly
ing cadet.
Mrs. Anna Christie will leave
Friday for Great Falls for a visit
with her son and daughter in law.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Christie.
E. H. Ely, mining engineer of
Spokane and we'll known in this
district for many years, was a wit
ness IN case in district court.
w. B. Dilley Of Spokane, long
time Libby resident in former years,
was in Libby this week appearing in
a lawsuit in district court relative
to mining property.
Mr.. and Mrs Hans Westman went
into Spokane Sunday, returning
Wednesday. the trip being to per-
init Mrs. Westman to consult a spe-
clallst because Of persistent nose
bleed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Renfro.
former Libby people but now resid-
ing at Vancouver, Wash, are re-
joicing over the birth of son on
March 10, at St. Joseph's hospital in
Vancouver.
Fred Armstrong of Malta was a
guest at the Geo. Baeth home from
Thursday to Sunday of last week.
Mr. Armstrong IS an old friend Of
the Baeths and they had not seen
one another for over 20 years.
Mrs. Dave Holz has received a
letter from her husband, who is
now with the U. S. army in Italy
He writes that he is employed in
the messages department at army
headquarters operating a duplicat-
ing machine.
The members of the Double Ten
pinochle club enjoyed a very pleas
ant evening Saturday as guests of
Mr.. and Mrs George Neils. AT the
conclusion of the card games it was
found that high score honors had
gone to Mrs. August Wichman and
Walter Neils.
Mr.. and Mrs Thos. j. Handley
Of Rexford were in Libby Friday
to attend the sale Of land by Lin
coin county. Mr. Handley returned
home but Mrs. Handley remained in
the city longer to visit her daugh-
ter and son-in-law, MIR. and Mrs.
Raymond Kujawa.
Miss Marianne Strong arrived Fri
day from Great Falls where she had
finished preliminary science
course After a two weeks vacation
spent here with her aunts, Mrs.
Irene Stevens and Mrs. L. S. Welch,
she will leave for Missoula to con-
tinue her nurses training at st.
Patrick's hospital
DR. v A. Hannigan was in Spo-
kane Friday and Saturday attending
a dental clinic. A number Of men
prominent in the profession were
present to take part in the program.
While there Dr. Hannigan met DR..
Howard Olson of Grangeville, Ida,
who was also in attendance. DR..
Olson was a former Libby man.
A recent item in the Great Falls
Tribune tells Of the promotion Of
]. <. DWinelle, former Libby man
and longtime employee of the Koo-
tenal national forest For number
Of years Mr. DWinelle has been at
Livingston. Following the recent re-
tlrement of Supervisor George e.
Martin, Dwinelle was appointed SUI
pervisor of the Absaroka forest.
Russell Reedy went to Boomers
Ferry last Tuesday visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. W. WaWhitcomb. He
returned Wednesday accompanied
by Mrs. Whitcomb, his sister who
was joined here later by Mr.. Whit
comb and their son Jimmie They
returned to Boomers Ferry Sunday.
Russell left Friday to return to
his work in the mines at Butte.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cloutier re-
turned SATURDAY. from Shelton
Wash, where they had visited Mr.
Cloutier's parents. They also stop
ped in Seattle and report that CITY
as busy as ever, Mr.. Cloutier saws
that is especially true Of the water
front where huge ships are tied up
at all the docks and others are pull
ing in and out of the harbor all the
time