The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-07-13
LOCAL i
HAPPENINGS

Next regular meeting of the Wom-
en- of the Moose, Monday, July II.
Mrs. Marie Sundin .of Kalispell,
has been a guest at the Peter Nor
din home for the past two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ramlo and son
of Bend, Ore, arrived to spend the
week end here visiting with rela-
tives.
To celebrate her 9th birthday,
July 9th, Susan LeDuc entertained
eight of her young friends at a din
ner and theatre party
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Baeth and
children returned to Libby Sun
day after a weeks vacation spent in
the Bull Lake district.
Miss Florence Miller is training
for the position in the First State
Bank which has been filled by Miss
John Brown the past year.
Miss Bernice Madison has resumed
her duties in the OPA office. after
spending some time in Rochester
receiving surgical treatment.
William ]. Anderson, who is in
the U. S. armed forces and stationed
in Maine, arrived in Libby Wednes-
day for a short visit here with rel
atives and friends.
Recent house guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph LeDuc were
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Hepner and
daughter Ruth of Brookings. S. D..
and DR.. and Mrs. E. G. Niles of
Portland, Ore.
Mrs. Hilma Gustafson arrived in
Libby Sunday evening after tour
ing the west, visiting with her niece
in Oakland, Calf, and is now spend
ing the summer with her sister and
brotherinlaw, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Nordin.
Rev and Mrs. F. A. Dalton and
Mr.. and Mrs. Bache left Mon
day for Kalispell where they were
to meet Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Bache, who will 60 on to Livingston
with them to attend the To-day
camp services being held there.
Mrs. Leonard Anderson and three
children are spending three-weeks'
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. +. G. Nc
Cumber on their place south of the
city. They will leave in about a
week. A son, Lloyd McCumber, OF
Seattle, is also visiting with them
t A guest Of Mrs. Richard Rayome
from Wednesday to Friday of this
week is her brother, Sgt. Glen
FChounard, who is with the army
at Harrison, Ida, at present. Ser
geant Chounard has seen 81 months
of active service in the South Pa
cific.
Mrs. Fred Clark, Jr., arrived
Tuesday to spend two weeks va
cation here with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs Harold Miller. While her
husband, Lieut.. Fred Clark, is sta
toned in the Southwest Pacific,
Mrs. Clark has employment as a
nurse in a Wallace, Ida, hospital.
A letter from Mrs. j. II. Fowler
advises us that they have moved
from Peshastin, Wash, to Lake
view, Ore, where Mr.. Fowler has
a saving job. They were former
Libby people, and she says, ''The
farther away we get, the more we
feel the need of our Libby paper. =
| Mrs. I. B. Flesher and daughter,
Miss Dorothy, went to Seattle to
spend the Fourth and several other
days visiting with Mr.. Flesher. He
is serving with the Navy, and has
been assigned to duty on mine
sweeper Miss Dorothy returned
home Saturday, Mrs. Flesher on
Tuesday.
Frank Seigmund is in receipt OF
card announcing the marriage OF
Herbert L. Zawadke to Katherine
Margaret Mulroy in Milwaukee
Wis, on June "a. The couple were
married in Gesu church. The bride
groom is with the u. S. navy and
has made friends in Libby who will
wish him much happiness.
| Nels Christianson came in from
Washington to spend the week end
with Mrs. Christianson here. He re-
Gently returned to work with the
Great Northern as a telegraph and
station agent after having been
away from that work for many
years. He has been stationed at
Waverly, Wash, and other places
in the Spokane district.
A wedding of two non-residents
Of little more than the usual in
terest was performed Thursday
night by Justice Of the Peace Wal
lace. The principals were James
Casino Of Los Angeles. Calf, and
Evelyn Murphy of Spokane. Casino
is a well-known prize fighter anc
last week lost bout, by decision
| in Spokane. He showed marks of his
most recent battle at the time of his
wedding.
Jerry Fritch, merchant of Ural
was transacting business in Libby
1 Tuesday He said the Ural distric
was visited the first of the week
with what was practically cloud
burst. Shocks of hay in the field:
were as wet as though they hae
been dipped in the river, and The
highway was somewhat washed ane
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