The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-07-06
| LOCAL
HAPPENINGS


Baenen we're week end visitors in
Occur d'Alene.
Lumber and Sawmill Workers
Union meeting dates: Second and
fourth Tuesdays, 7:3O o'clock sharp.
Miss Elaine Mayer of Trail, B. c.,
is visiting at the home of her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. c. HUI
chala.
Mrs. Elizabeth Thomson returned
from Spokane Saturday, having
been there for the past two months
receiving medical treatment.
John Orr, of Missoula, was guest
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lionel
Shaurette from Friday until Sun
day. Mr.. Orr is a cousin of Mrs.
Shaurette.
Miss. William Shawl and daugh-
ter, Lois, left for Superior Monday,
where they will visit with Mrs.
Shawls sister, Mrs Don Parkins,
and family.
George Fowler left Monday morn
ing for Seattle, where he expects
to be employed. If conditions prove
satisfactory, Mrs. Fowler and baby
will join him later.
Mrs. L. j. Brown and son, Jimmie,
left for western Washington last
Saturday. Mrs. Brown will visit
with relatives and Jimmie expects
| to attend sommer camp.
Mrs. Harold Thomson and two
small children returned from Spo-
kane Saturday, having spent the
past ten days visiting at the home Of
her sister, Mrs. Oscar Westby.
Bert Mouda went into Spokane to
spend the Fourth with Mrs. Mouda
but when he arrived in the city
found Mrs Mouda under the wealth
err with an attack of the flu.
Mrs. Frank Wood returned from
Boomers Ferry with Mr.. and Mrs
Whitcomb and John Reedy on Sat
urday, having spent week visit
ing with them at Boomers Ferry.
James Cohenour of the Lake
creek district, was a business visi-
tor in Libby Saturday. He had been
out in the Silver Butte district help
ing to install some machinery in
the mine that is beginning opera
tons there.
Guests at the James Reedy home
from Saturday until Tuesday were
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Whitcomb and
son James of Boomers Ferry. Mrs
Whitcomb is daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Reedy. Also guest. was John
Reedy, brother Of James Reedy.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Robt. Davidson
and Mrs. Walter Morrison and two
children drove up from Troy Wed
nesday for short visit at the Elmer
Switzer, ST., home. Lieut. Davidson
and Mrs Morrison were one-time
residents of Libby when their ia
ther, James Davidson was manager
Of the former MARI store, now Bur-
gan's.
Gilbert Earle arrived home We'd
nesday night from camp at Green's
boro, N. c., to spend a furlough here
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Earle. He is with the army
air corps and is assigned al the
present to the military police. He
was being given college training by
the government up to the time that
work was discontinued.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Kemp, accom-
panied by Jim Woodwork. drove
to Boomers Ferry Sunday. From
there the next morning, Mrs. Kemp
went on by bus to ST John, Wash,
and Jim took the train for Portland,
Ore, to visit his brother, Charles
Woodwork. Mrs. Kemp went to
visit her father and other relatives
at ST. John. Mr. Kemp expects to
drive to Spokane Saturday where
he will be met by the two travel
ers on their way back to Libby
Miss Inez Ratekin left Tuesday
morning for Cut Bank where she
had been requested to appear at a
public meeting before the county
commissioners in respect TO estab-
fishing county library for Glacier
county. The Women's club OF Cut
Bank has been working to that end.
1t will be remembered the Club
asked Miss Ratekin to appear there
some months ago and discuss with
them county library organization
and other library matters. She con-
ferred with them at that time and
this is her second visit there in re-