The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-08-17
LOCAL
HAPPENINGS

spent the past week WISHING Will
friends at Marion.
Miss Tiny Otis Of Seattle is a
guest at the home of her sister, Mr..
and Mrs. Art Bigler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Gilchrist
and daughter of Warland were Lib
by visitors Saturday.
Mrs. Gunnar Larson and two chill
dren went into Spokane Monday ev-
ening for a few days.
C. F. Metcalf, rancher in the FISH
er river district, was transactlng
business in Libby Wednesday.
See Libby Sash and Door Factory
for storm sash, screens and essen
tial repairs.-Fred Birmingham.
1915
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Thompson and
family, who now reside in Kalis-
pell, spent the week end in Libby
visiting. friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. ]. Barkee left
Tuesday to spend three or four days
visiting with Mr.. Barkee's uncle in
Wenatchee, Wash.
Rummage Sale in the lobby of the
old Richards hotel Friday, Aug Is.
Given by the Jr. w. S. C. S. of the
Methodist church. 1914
Mr.. and Mrs. Acil McCown and
daughters, Connie and Diane, of
Kalispell, are guests this week Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henri Nichol. The two
ladies are sisters.
Virginia Petrusha, yeoman SIC, is
expected home this week end from
Palm Beach, Fla, where she has
been taking advanced training. Yeo-
man Petrusha will be stationed at
Seattle.
Mrs. Harold Rose and children.
Pat and Linda, will leave the first
of next week for their home in
Longview, Wash, having spent the
past two weeks visiting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Bud DunWoody.
Mrs. Mike Dandrea and children
returned to their home in Spokane
Monday, having spent the past two
weeks visiting at the home Of her
sister, Mrs. Gunnar Larson, and
with her mother, Mrs Mabel Ben
nett.
Mrs. M. w. Croucher and son
were in Libby Wednesday, They had
come up from Hayden Lake, Ida,
where they have a farm and where
Mr.. Croucher also works at the Far
ragut base. They came to visit with
friends at Troy
D. O. Mount is spending couple
of weeks on vacation from his
duties as clerk of the local Selective
Service board. He is using much o1
the time in remodeling the former
Kennedy house in west Libby that
he purchased for his own occupancy
some time ago.
Dexter Shaurette was at Butte the
first of the week to visit with his
wifes people and also to meet Mrs
Shaurette who was returning 10
that city from visit with friends
in California. Mr.. and Mrs. Shau-
rette and little son Dale are to re-
turn home this week.
Mrs. Clara Zawadke and daugh-
ter, Miss Gertrude, left Tuesday for
Spokane, where Mrs. Zawadke will
reside. Miss ZaWadke, who has heen
teacher in the Libby schools for
several years, plans to take future
training at the University of Sc
,%+1o NHrr ~ C1nr{sny. 1ac y,.,,..
chased the Zawadke residence.
End 1t. Sheldon Thomson arrived
Tuesday evening to join Mrs
| Thomson, who arrived Sunday ev-
ening from North Carolina, via Spo-
kane, for visit with relatives here
Lieutenant Thomson, who is witt
the Marine Corps, was with heavy
anti-aircraft group in North Care
lima. They will leave this week enc
to visit in Spokane before he reports
back for duty.
Richard Neils and bride arrived
in the city Wednesday noon for {
furlough visit with Mr.. Neils par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Neils
They came from Camp Davis, Calf.
where Mr.. Neils has been training
in the signal corps in a school there
4 He will 90 from here to Camp koh-
Ter, Calf, and soon thereafter vii
be transferred to Camp Crowder
Mo. He and his bride were married
a few weeks ago in Oakland, Calf
Bob Switzer went to Great Fall
last Friday upon the invitation .
Mr.. and Mrs H. B. Hawk, wher,
he was their guest for several day
while taking in the fair in that city
On Monday Mr.. Hawk and Nh
Switzer drove to Libby in ligh
truck Mr.. Hawk came to get SOM
furniture he had while living her,
a few weeks ago when he was en-
played in the sawmill. He is propri
etor of large furniture store il
4 Great Falls.