The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-12-21
LOCAL
HAPPENINGS

Paul Mooney is home on furleugh
from the Army
Mr. and Mrs. Geo Baeth were
Trey, visitors Tuesday evening,
Judge Dean King of Kahspell viii
hold district court here Friday.
Mrs Maude Cartwright OF Taco.
ma, Wash, is a Christmas guest o.
Mr.. and Mrs NJ f. Gay.
Bill Echo, of Farragut. spent :
couple Of days in Libby last week
with relatives and friends.
Lumber and Sawmill Workers
Union meeting dates. Second anc
fourth Tuesdays, 1880 O'Clock sharp
wish to announce that my Fash
ion Beauty Salon will be closed foi
about six weeks-Mrs. Alice Lint
ner. IL
Miss Fern Stout, who is employeJ
at Portland. is a recent conner u
Libby for holiday visit with hei
mother.
Mrs Ben Deyerle of the iaas
district was a week end visitor al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Luxa. Jr.
Dale Walker came over from
LewistoWn, Mont, the past week to
make the acquaintance of his new
daughter.
Miss Margaret Redfield is home
from her studies at Oregon State
College, Corvallis, to spend the hol-
idays with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. w. Redfield.
Miss Betty Anne Smithberger ar
rived home Monday from New York
City to spend the holidays with her
father, r. w. Smithberger. .Sne
is attending college in the big me-
tropolis.
Ben c. Pinney writes from the
Veterans Hospital, Los Angeles
and asks that we extend the sea
sons greetings to friends from
Stryker to Libby inclusive, from
each of the Pinney family.
Mr.. and Mrs. P c. Huchala have
received word that their son Tom
who is with the army in Germany
was recently awarded the combat
infantryman's badge for exemplary
Conduct in action against the en-
envy.
Mrs. E. j. Hughes left for Omak
Wash, Tuesday evening to visit hel
sister, Mrs. Julius Botchek, before
returning to her home in Tacoma
Mrs. Hughes had been visiting al
the home of her brother, James
Reedy.
A. M. SIC Norman Venting left
last Thursday evening for Seattle
where he is to be stationed. He
had spent a 30-day furlough here
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Venting, after severa
months service in the south Pacific
A postcard from H. A. Beardsley
from Oakland, Calf, states that hi
and Mrs. Beardsley are having ;
fine visit with their son Charles
and his family 1t brings the fur,
Their news that Mr.. Beardsley j:
working in the Oakland postoffict
during the holiday rush.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis WOODBURY. o.
Clay Center, Kans., are in the city
for visit with Mrs WOODBURY.
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Botcnek
and with other relatives and friends
Also here at this time is their son
Louis E. WOODBURY., Jr, who is or
short leave from his duties at Far
raput Naval Base.
| Mr.. and Mrs Dick Butt were sur.
prised and pleased to receive {
long distance telephone call tht
| first Of the week from their son
Gene Butt, who called to tell then
he had just landed in California
| from over 10 months spent witt
the Navy in the South Pacific. HI
is motor machinist mate Ord class
Gene hopes to be able to get home
| for visit soon. The -all arrived
on Mr.. Butts birthday which made
very nice birthday present fol
| him.
Miss June Wallace and Mrs. Mil
drad Dahl and small daughter, Bet
ty Jean, arrived last week to visi
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H
B. Wallace, and brother, Joe, who j!
home on leave from his duties will
the Navy Miss Wallace is in nurs
es' training at Providence Hospital
Seattle. She and Joe will leav,
about the first Of the year. Mrs
Dahl resides. at Minneapolis ant
will stay Indefinitely as her hus
band, Chief Petty Officer G. F
/ Dahl. is stationed somewhere il