The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-04-20

A. z. Peterson was in town Fri
day from his home east of Libby.
County Commissioner Peter V.
Klinke is in Libby on business.
E. w. Winslow of Troy was a
business visitor in town Friday.
Ray Ellingwood was a business
caller in Eureka Monday
L. D. Frost of Eureka was bus
mess visitor in Libby on Monday.
Frank L. Salter of Eureka was a
business visitor in Libby on Mon
day.
Mrs. Walter Katarzy and Miss
Neva West spent the week end in
Eureka at the w. E. West home.
! Mrs. Pomeroy of Kalispell spent
couple of days this week in Libby
visiting with relatives.
The fire department was called
out on chimney fire at the Roy
Morris home at a. m. Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Monio of
Troy were business visitors in Lib
by Wednesday.
Ed Better of the Yak district
was a business caller in Libby to-
day.
o. E. Fagerberg left for Great
Falls Saturday after spending few
days in Libby with Mrs. Fagerberg.
Mrs. w. w. Blew left Sunday for
San Francisco, Calf, called there
by the illness of her daughter, Mrs.
Dorothy Hough.
Lumber and Sawmill Workers
Union meeting dates: Second and
fourth Tuesdays, 7.30 o'clock sharp.
Mrs. S. N. Plummer and Mrs
Ralph LeDuc were Spokane visitors
from Sunday until Tuesday even
ing.
The Dick Hennessy residence on
Montana avenue has been purchased
| by the H. B. Wallace real estate
agency. After it has been repaired
| it will be used as rental property.
Second Class Petty Officer Alvin
Morton left last Friday evening on
the Empire Builder for Camp Parks,
Calf, after spending a month
leave here with his wife.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Afcen Bellmore
and child are new corners to Libby
from Big Fork. Mr.. Bellmore has q
position with the Mountain States
Power Co.
/ Owen Bateman, Pharmacist Mate
&c, left Friday for Farragut Naval
base after spending weeks fur
Tough with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. F. E .Bateman.
/ Donald Fagerberg, S. &c, has
completed his boot training at the
Naval Training Station at Farragut,
Ida, and is visiting friends and rel
/ atives in Libby
/ While in Libby yesterday DR..
Walter A. Anderson of the Montana
State University was entertained at
dinner by Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. LIE
Due. Libby alumni of the Univer-
sity were other guests present. DR..
Anderson spoke Wednesday even
ing at the school on Education To-
day in Montana
/ Mrs. Agnes Wiggenhorn, deputy
/ state superintendent of pubic( In
struction, of Helena, spent Wednes-
day in Libby going over business
matters with County Superintendent
of Schools, Jessie S. Fagerberg.
Mrs. Lyle Austin and baby son
arrived Sunday from Conrad where
they have been visiting with Mrs.
Austin's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Darlington. They are here for an
indefinite visit at the home Of the
baby's paternal grandmother, Mr..
and Mrs. George Earle.
Judge T. A. Thompson accompan-
led Judge Dean King to Libby Mon
day from Kalispell and renewed ac-
quaintances here during the day.
Judge Thompson will be remem-
bered as judge of this district a
number of years ago. He stopped
here on his way from the coast to
his home in North Dakota.
Pvt. Everett Noel and wife left
Monday after spending the past
week visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Sherman Noel. They will visit
at Lewiston, Ida, with Mrs. Noel's
father and sister from where Pvt.
Noel will return to his duties as
airplane mechanic at Williams Field,
Ariz., and Mrs. Noel will 60 back
to her position as secretary to the
assistant field director Of the Amer
lean Red Cross at Chandler, Ariz.
Second Lieutenant Joe Hills and
wife have spent the past week Wis
iting at the home of Mrs. Hills
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Earle Barkee.
They will leave today for Bend,
Ore, for visit with Lieutenant
Hills brother, Louie. Lieutenant
Hills received his wings and d.
ploma at Fort Sumner, N NJ, April
Is. They will return to that place
where he is to be an instructor.
Word comes to Libby relatives
that Jim Phillips is now owner Of a
funeral home at Fairbanks, Alaska.
The former owner Of the home was
forced to give up the business be-
cause of i'll health and turned it
over to Mr.. Phillips. 1t will be re-
membered he was employed by the
Gompf funeral home in Libby a
number of years ago.
L. ]. Olson was host to the mem
bers Of the Double Ten pinochle
club at his home Saturday night
this being the last party for this
club of the season. The lovely home
was prettily decorated with cut
flowers for the occasion, adding a
pleasing touch of spring to the af-
fair. High score honorS for the