The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-08-24
LOCAL |
HAPPENINGS

afternoon from Farragut.
w. o. T. M. Sewing club post
poned until further notice. 1t
John Molyneaux, of Troy, was
business visitor in Libby Wednes-
day.
Oliver Decker and Stanley Pear
son are home on leave from Farra-
gut.
Neil Blanchard of Plains, is here
for a few days with relatives and
friends.
Charles Cameron of Eureka was
visitor in Libby Tuesday and We'd
nesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Newman, of
the Yak district, were Libby call
ers today.
Mrs. Norris Adams and son Dale
left recently for California to visit
| friends and relatives.
Miss Lillian Johansson and Mrs.
Roy Zimmers left Sunday for Sc
attic where they have employment.
William Walker will leave this
week for Spokane and later to west
coast cities on an indefinite stay.
Mrs. Herman Gagel returned from
Havre Friday evening after a 10
day visit with relatives and friends
there.
Rummage Sale in the lobby of the
old Richards hotel Friday, Aug. 25.
Given by the Jr. W. S. c. S. Of the
Methodist church. 1911
S/Sgt. Robert Hampton left We'd
nesday evening for Washington to
visit a sister before going on to
Camp Cooke, Calf
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Barkee re-
turned from Wenatchee Sunday.
having spent four or five days Wis
iting relatives there.
One soldier wrote home that the
home news was SO welcome that af-
ter reading everything else in the
Western News, he reads the ads.
| Mrs. Jim Johnston, daughter,
Lieutenant Judith, and son, Bill,
returned Friday night, after spend
| ing few days vacationing at Nc
Gregor lake
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Noel, who
now reside at Portland, have baby
girl at their house, who tipped the
scales at lbs, the date of her
birth, August l.
|
Ralph Roberts, Jr., with the u. S.
Marines, left Wednesday to return
to duty at Camp Pendleton, Calf,
after visiting here with his parents.
He had been at the San Diego base.
| Mrs Thomas Staudacher and chill
dren, Lois, Jimmy and Dale, left
last week for their home in Ches-
ter. They had been visiting at the
Klas Johansson and Thomas Stau-
dacher homes.
Miss Margaret Noel left Saturday
| for Portland, where she will visit
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
| Noel. She will return home with
| her mother, Mrs. Sherman Noel.
about September /.
| The wind that accompanied the
storm Of last night tore the tops
out of some cottonwood trees and
dropped them across the electric
power line running south of town,
tearing out five spans Of the line.
i 1st. Lieutenant John Harmon
stopped over to see his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Harmon, on his way
to Great Falls, Monday. Lieutenant
| Harmon expects to return in few
days to spend leave with his par
!, ents.
| Andrew Spranger has been spend
| ing the past week in Libby visit
| ing his mother, Mrs. Amanda
| Spranger. He is employed in the
Lockhead airplane plant at Los An
geles, in the engineering depart
ment.
That there is a ready market for
Libby real estate is shown by the
continued sale Of residence prop
critics. This week j. A. Krall re-
ports the sale Of the j. c. Brew
ington house in East Libby to Ray
Cole.
James Nicholson and pranddaugh-
ter, Joan Franctich, Of Wallace, Ida,
are in Libby this week visiting with
Mr.. Nicholson's parents, Mr.. and
| Mrs. M. F. Nicholson, and his sis
ter and her husband, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. j. Nelson.
Mrs. +. f. King and two children
returned to their home iii Mime
apolis Tuesday after spending some
time visiting at the home Of Mrs.
Kings mother, Mrs II. ]. McDou-
gall Miss Carol King Remained for
another week or two and has as
her guest, Miss Derce Qdackenbush
Of Spokane.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mike Of
Tacoma stopped in Libby overnight
Tuesday for visit with Mr.. and
Mrs, E. |. Racicot, Mrs. Millkie be-
ing a niece of Mr.. Racicot. They
were driving through to st. Cloud,
Mimi, where they will make their
home. The two families hadn't seen
each other for n years.