The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-02-17

Frank Cada, Of the Ural district,
was a Libby visitor Monday.
The Pine Tree Club will hold its
regular meeting Sunday, Feb. lU
Chas. H. Curtiss of Troy, was
transacting business. in Libby Sat
urday.
Accepted for the Navy this; week
were Gilbert ST. Marie, Joe Siefke
and Bill Williams.
Lumber and Sawmill Workers
Union meeting dates: Second and
fourth Tuesdays, 7:30 o'clock sharp
1t.
Ed Holiday left Saturday after
spending a few days on leave with
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. c. Hoh-
day.
Mrs. Archie Patterson came over
from Kalispell Sunday and spent
some time here visiting her sister,
Mrs, lola WEIGH.
According to Libby dealers, it is
very probable that gasoline rations
will be cut to two gallons a coupon
on or about April |.
H. B. Wallace reports the recent
sale of the former Lester Brown
place to Harold Basham. Mr.. Wal
lace says real estate is quite active
at present.
The Wallace real estate agency
reports that a deal is pending for
sale of the McInturff place in
East Libby and it is expected it
will be sold this week.
Cpl. Leonard M. Spencer returned
to Camp McKael Hoffman, N c.,
last Friday after spending a short
furlough visiting his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Spencer.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ Cady are
leaving today for Standpoint, Ida,
Their son Horace is planning to 60
into the navy and they 60 to see
him before his departure.
The fire department was called
out on hot chimney fire at the
Eldon Schuck residence Monday ev-
ening. The fire had burned into the
roof causing the firemen to be out
for about two hours.
Miss Irene Measure came in from
Snokane to spend the week end
with her mother. Mrs. S. A. Mea-
sure. Miss Measure has accepted a
secretarial position with the Great
Northern in that city.
First Lieutenant. Smith P. Nc
Neill. WHO is visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. McNeill Of Troy,
was a libby caller Monday. Lieu
tenant Mcneil is stationed at1Camp
Howza Texas, and will be home
| for week.
Mrs. j. z. Clark, of Kalispell,
stopped in Libby Saturday for a
! few days visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
James Harris, ST.. She was on her
way to Snokane Mrs. Clark will
be remembered by the old timers
as former resident Of this city.
Pfc. Harold Dutton and Mrs. Dut-
ton will return to California today
after spending week visiting at
| the home of his mother, Mrs. Birdie
Dutton, and with other relatives
Pfc. Dutton is stationed with the sig
nal battalion at Camp Cooke, San
| ia Barbara, Calf
Thomas r. Long of Chicago
stopped in Libby Monday for q
short visit with his father, County
Attorney Thos. D, Long, and Mrs
Long Mr. Long is a member Of the
legal staff of Swift & Company and
was on his way to Portland and
San Francisco on legal matters.
/ Mrs. Charles Libby of Spokane
was in Libby this week visiting heI
parents, MIR. and Mrs. c. c. Jewell
She left Wednesday for Kalispell
for a visit with DR.. and Mrs. Fred
Keller and with Mrs. j. W. Jewell
Her. husband is in the armed forces
land is stationed in Washington
ID. c.
Miss Inez Ratekin, who went tc
| Cutbank last week as a representa-
tive of the Montana Library As
ISOLATION to talk before the Cutbank
Woman's Club on library organiza-
ton, reports that the Woman's club
of that city voted to sponsor q
county library movement for Ola
cier county and will work to that
end.
A group Of farmers in the i'm
mediate vicinity Of Libby are form
ing an organization that they have
named the Libby Producers Associa-
ton. They are featuring high grade
eggs and will call them Tip Tor
Eggs They say the eggs will be
carefully graded and will be of AA
quality. Read their adv. in another
column
Second Lieutenant l.. D. Lamp
ton and Mrs. hampton arrived last
Friday to spend his furlough with
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hampton anc
other relatives and friends here
Lieut. hampton has just completed
his training at Douglas. Ariz. They
will leave today for Albuquerque
! N NJ. where he will enter schoo
Of B-24 instruction, being trained
as one of a bomber crew.
| Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. E. Trautmanr
1 of Billings spent the week end at thf