The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-03-02
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HAPPENINGS


1 Vatican Riley of Kalispell trans
acted business in Libby Tuesday.
4 Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Beebe of Troy
spent Sunday visiting friends and
relatives here.
i S/Sgt. Darrell McGill left Sunday
after spending his furlough with
relatives here.
\ Ted Polette, who is now residing
in the west coast country, was seen
in Libby Tuesday.
i Mrs. Fred Marvel of Rexford Wis
tied her sister, Mrs. Mabel Bennett,
Sunday and Monday.
Mrs. L. J. Brown returned from
Kalispell Saturday, after spending
I a few days there on business.
Sam Cook of Portland, Ore, OF
4 the Bureau of Public Roads, was in
Libby the first Of the week.
4 Miss Ruth Sykes of Kalispell was
a business Visitor in Libby Thurs
day and Friday of last week.
Rummage Sale in Community
Room March 10, beginning at $3.50
a. m, by the Sr. W. S. G. S. 41-42
i Mrs Martha Agather of Kalispell
was a guest at the home of her son
Mr.. and Mrs A. j. Agather, few
days last week.
Frank Salter, Eureka, member OF
tho Ivof{ hnnrI IN ihhVy Mnv,
day attending meeting of the To-
cal draft board
Il O. H. Nordstrom and Charley
1 Young of Kalispell were attending
to business matters in Libby the
first of the week.
1 Robert Beebe arrived in the city
Friday from an army camp at Fort
Smith, Ark. for a visit with his
parents. He is in the tank corps.
| Mrs. Julius Botchek of Omak
Wash, arrived in Libby Thursday
and visited until Tuesday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. James Reedy
Mrs. J. M. Cairns and daughter
Patricia, accompanied by Marjorie
Hunter and Marilyn Neils, took in
the basketball tournament at White
fish.
/ Word comes from the camp at
Santa Ana, Calf, that Edward
Woodruff hsr recently been CLASH
fled as a navigator He is in the air
corps.
Miss Ida Minde will leave Friday
for Portland, Ore, where she will
seek employment. Miss Minde will
be replaced in the county clerks
office by Miss Mae Paulsen
Mr.. and Mrs. Office Maize re-
turned Friday from Moscow, Ida,
where they have purchased a new
home They will move to Moscow
when the school Term is over.
Paul Neils was guest at the
home of his son, Art Neils, while
in Libby the past week taking care
of business matters at the J. Neils
Lumber company of which he is
president.
| Cpl. Roy Deverle. formerly Of
Troy. visited with friends here
Tuesday. He returned to Camp Van
Dorm, Miss, after spending a short
furlough with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Deyerle Of the Yak dis
trict.
The Junior First Lutheran Aid
entertained their husbands with a
dinner at the Jim Duffy home Sun
day evening. Places were laid at an
attractively set table for 30 Visiting
and singing were enjoyed until a
late hour
Mrs. Geo. Blackwell left Tuesday
for Whitefish where she will visit
relatives for a short while. Mrs.
Blackwell recently returned from
Maiden, Wash, where she had been
visiting her son. She will return
to Washington in the near future.
Miss Ethel Gass left Monday for
Butte to take her physical for in
duction into the WACs. If she is ac-
cepted she will leave for Des
Moines, Ia, to take her basic train
/ ing. (Later-A telegram from Miss
Gass said she had passed the ex-
amination.)
Tech. Corp. Don La Coursiere,
who is with the tank division at
Camp Chaffee, Ark, spent two days
in Libby visiting his sister and
brother-in-la Mr.. and Mrs. Glen
Lannihan. Cpl. La Coursiere will
spend the remainder Of his furlough
with his sister, Lois, in Portland,
Ore, and his father at Everett,
Wash.
Miss Barbara Peterson drove over
from Kalispell Sunday with Rev.
and Mrs. r, j. Prentice and took
train for Spokane that evening
where she is student in nursing
at Sacred Heart hospital. Miss Bar
bara has enrolled in government
service and is being trained to serve
with the armed forces as soon as
her nurses training is completed.
Newton A. Miller arrived in Lib
by last week from Montello, New,
to join Mrs. Miller who had been
spending several weeks here visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. A.
Hough. Mr.. and Mrs. Miller left
Tuesday to drive back home. He
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