The Western news., 1944-04-13


Bill Baxter was here during the
past week visiting with his mother,
Mrs. P. Baxter.
E. NJ Slauson was in Libby Tues
day from his ranch on the koote-
mai above Jennings.
L. L. Lake, forester ranger in
charge of the Warland district, was
a Libby visitor Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Throop were
shopping in Libby Tuesday from
their place on the Kootenai.
Roy Wells returned from Port
land, Ore, last Thursday. Mrs. Wells
stayed there as her father is still
critically i'll
| Mrs Ray English and son of STAN
ford, Mont, are visiting at the
home OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. M. Slauson.
Cadet r. H. Deist of Kalispell
stopped in at L. j. Browns on his
way back to Moscow, Ida, where
he is flying instructor.
C. v. Manion, former Libby ga
rage and gasoline man, now of Kali
ispell, was in Libby Tuesday look
ing after business interests.
Owen Bateman, Phi. M 2/c, came
from Farragut Naval Base last
Thursday to spend few days with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. E..
Bateman.
/ Kenneth Dorrington, who is going
| to the dental school at Farragut
Naval Base, was home for Easter at
i the home of his sister, Mrs. Mabel
Baenen.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Foster and
two daughters, Arlene and Nancy,
were here from Spokane to spend
Easter with Mr. Fosters mother,
Anna Foster.
A Raymond Dedidus, who is an in
structor in the air forces, and his
wife and son, will leave this week
for Clovis, N. NJ, where he is to
be stationed.
Cpl. Gordon Slauson will leave
Saturday for Camp Beal, Calf,
having spent Today furlough with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. M
4 Slauson here.
+ Mrs. Clara Woodruff has received
i word that her nephew, Roy Max
I well, passed away April of heart
attack at Sarmes, N. D., where he
was teaching school
4 Mrs. George Finney, sister of Mrs.
i Clara Woodruff, left for her home
in Minnesota Monday having spent
the winter with Mrs. Woodruff and
other relatives here.
i There will be get-together
meeting of the Senior and Junior
lodges of the A. O. u. w. next
Sunday at 2:30 o'clock, in Legion
hall. A large attendance is desired.
i Mrs. M. f. Bergstrom arrived in
the city Monday from San Diego,
Calif for a visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Luxa. She ex-
poets to return to San Diego next
Monday.
Elmer Switzer, Sr., was at Helena
last week comforting with Montana
representatives of the Federal Man
power Commission in regard to la
Dor problems confronting the J..
Neils Lumber Company. -
/ News comes to Mr.. and Mrs. Dick
Butt that their son, Eugene R. Butt,
who is with the navy in the Pacific,
has been advanced from motor ma
chinist's mate third class to motor
machinist's mate second class.
Mrs. Henry Nelson and Mrs.
Claude Denny of Kalispell spent
Saturday evening in Libby, Mrs
Denny visiting with her sister-in-
law, Mrs. Ralph Gunther and Mrs
Nelson visiting with the L. ]. Brown
family.
Mrs. Elizabeth Davidson stopped
during the past week in Libby for
a visit with Mr.. and Mrs. H. A.
Hough, on her way from Illinois to
Santa Barbara, Calf, where she
will make her home She is sister
of Mr.. Hough.
Mrs. L. S. Welch and her niece,
Miss Marianne Strong, drove over
to Kalispell Sunday. Miss Strong
left, on Monday, for Missoula to
take up her nurses training in St.
Patrick's hospital Mrs. Welch re-
turned to Libby Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Larsen and two
small children arrived in Libby
Monday for an indefinite stay in
Libby in order to permit Mr.. Larsen
a well-earned rest He has been en-
ployed for some time in war de-
fense work in La Mesa, Calf.
Mr. and Mrs. r. II. Goodman re-
turned to their home at Edmonds,
Wash, last Thursday, having been
here for the funeral of Mrs. Good
mans mother, Mrs. Eli Rayome.
Mrs. Robert Nicolai and daughter
returned to their home with them
for visit
The First National Bank. of Great
Falls runs an ad in each Sunday
newspaper recalling incidents of SO
years ago. Last Sundays ad. had
one item to the effect that Charley
Rowe OF Fort Benton announced he
would stage dance at the Grand
Union hotel" The late Mr.. Rowe
was for many years a resident of
Libby.
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