The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-06-08

Gary Thorn of Troy was visiting
in Libby Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Dexter went
into Spokane Sunday.
Mrs. Mike Skranak was passen-
ger to Spokane on the Monday ev-
ening train.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vern Paddock went
into Spokane Sunday for few days
in the city.
Miss Betty Anne Smithberger re-
turned Monday evening from New
York City where she attended school
for the past school year.
Frank L. Salter of Eureka, men,
Der of the Selective Service board,
was in Libby Monday for the reg
ular weekly meeting of the board.
Mrs. Frances WOLF and two chill
dren, Beverly and Bob, left Tues;
day evening for Portland, ORE,
where they will visit for about two
weeks.
Glen Barrett, who is a musician
in the navy and who is home to
spend furlough, went into Spo-
kane Monday night for visit in
the city.
Mrs. Elmer Phillips and children
have moved back to the Phillips
place in the Yak country after
having spent the school year in
Libby.
Mrs. Jessie j. Thomas, librarian
of the Eureka branch library, WIS.,
tied in Libby Saturday and con-
ferred with Miss Inez Ratekin, coun-
| ty Librarian.
/ Ralph Tone and daughter Betty
left Monday evening for Seattle
where Betty will spend some time
visiting her grandparents, Mr.. and
/ Mrs. L. G. Townsend.
Mrs. E. E. Jaqueth and son Rob-
ert will leave Saturday for Seat
tie for a visit with relatives. Before
returning home they will also visit
with the J. H. McCully family at
Ellensburg, Wash.
Miss Carole Staley returned to
her work in Spokane Monday even
ing after having been home for a
visit with her parents and to meet
her brother, Ernest Staley, who was
here on furlough.
Mrs. S. Haug left for her home in
Everett, Wash, last week end Mrs.
Haug was resident of Libby some
20 years ago, and had been here
and in the other end of the county
renewing acquaintance.
4 Petty Officer &c Victor Racicot
will leave tomorrow for Washing
ton, D. c., stopping enroute at Min
neapolis to visit his sister. Petty Of
ficer Racicot has been visiting with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. |.
Racicot.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Darlington of
Conrad came over during the past
week for visit with their daugh-
tiers here, Mrs. Mabel Baenen and
Mrs. Lyle Austin, and also to re-
new acquaintance with many long
time friends.
Mrs. George Turbyne is spending
a week or two with her parents,
DR.. and Mrs. Chas. ]. Martin. 1t.
and Mrs Turbyne have been living
at Great Falls, but he was recently
! transferred to Seattle. She will
join him there later.
Robert Neils left Monday evening
for Eugene, Ore. to attend a meet
ing of the Western Safety Council
This council has as members those
engaged in the logging and lumber
industries in the IL western states.
Mr.. Neils is chairman of the Lum-
Der division of the Western Safety
Council.
i r. w. Smithberger and daughter,
Miss Betty Anne, plan to leave this
week on two weeks vacation much
Of which will be spent playing golf
at Whitefish and loafing on the lake
there. They plan to take time off
to attend the annual convention of
state bankers to be held in Butte
next week.
Libby friends will be interested in
the news that Mr.. and Mrs. j. l..
Brindley have moved north from
Arizona and are now located at
Arco, Idaho, where Mr. Brindley
has a position as electrician at
u. S. proving range. He has APP
parently recovered from the rheu
matte trouble that sent him into the
Southwest.
i 1t Austin Fraser, who is in the
] detachment branch of the medical
corps at Camp Ellis, ILL.,. arrived
last Friday to visit his mother, Mrs.
Nina Fraser, and other relatives and
friends. He will leave Saturday
for Illinois, where he has six more
weeks of training before receiving
his next assignment, which he ex-
poets will call him overseas.
Elmer w. Martin writes to have
/ his Western News mailed to the
naval base at Farragut and adds:
4 enjoy the paper very much. Even
though I'm not so very far away,
I'm still away and there's nothing.
like news of what the people at
home are doing to cure good case
of home sickness. There is some
thing about reading about folks you
know that is real morale booster"
doc" Hines will be the happy
host for the next two weeks of his