The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-05-17
Personal Items

Ralph Tone went into Spokane
on Monday to attend to business.
Mrs. Edward Neils and baby ar
rived this week to visit at the Wal
ter Neils home
Brick Wollaston was a business
visitor to Spokane Monday, return
ing the same day.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Hoppe were
called to Malta last week by the
death of her brother.
Mrs. McCombe of Belt, came last
week to visit her grandmother,
Mrs. John Pat of this place
Mrs. Donald z. Dutton left Tues
day for Jacksonville, Fla, to be
with her husband who is stationed
there.
Word was received from Spokane
that Mr.. and Mrs. Ida C. Tester an
nounce the arrival of a daughter,
Tana Ann, May IL.
Mrs. Carl Storbakken and son,
Larry, returned Wednesday of last
week from Spokane where Larry
has been in the hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Haney ar
rived last week from Pasadena,
Calf, to make their home in Lib
by Mr. Haney has employment at
! the J. Neils Lumber mill.
Mrs. Mary Hargreaves returned
Monday of last week from a two
and a half months visit with her
daughter, Mrs. Thomas F. Murray,
and grandson, Terry, of Missoula.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Downey
and family Of Bremerton left Sat
urday after a weeks visit with
Mrs. Downey's sisters, Mrs. OAR
rell Shaurette and Mrs. Ralph
Roberts.
Bill Yost has sent announcements
of his graduation from the Prime
vile, Ore, high school this spring.
Bill was freshman when he left
Libby with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roland Yost
Miss Borghrlde Rolseth, Spokane,
recreational director of the enlisted
mems service club at Geiger Field,
visited over the week end with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Rol-
seth of this place.
t Miss Faith collars, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter collars, came
Friday from Cheney, Wash, to
spend the weekend with her par
ents and Libby friends. Miss Zol-
lars is freshman at the Cheney
college this year.
Mrs Irene Thomas and small
daughters Nancy and Connie, ar
rived in Libby a few weeks ago
from their home in Sacramento,
Calf. They plan to make their
home with Mrs. Thomas mother,
Mrs. D. |. Silvius for the duration.
The ladies of the Norwegian Luz
theran Church were pleasantly sur
prised on Mothers Day when the
men of the congregation honored
them at dinner arranged and pre-
pared entirely by masculine hands
A program was enjoyed after The
dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff Brown and
Mrs. Mabel Weller of Spokane spent
the weekend visiting relatives anc
friends in Libby. Cliff is now EN-.
ployed in the parts department OF
the Kaufman Buick Co, having
received medical discharge from
the Seabees.
Mrs. Oliver Phillips returned
Saturday from a business trip in
Missoula and Helena. On her return
| trip she stopped in Kalispell to
visit the American Legion Auxili-
airy, Dist. 4, Convention. While
there she entertained with a vocal
solo. Mrs. Phillips is state chair
man for the Past Presidents Par
| ley.
i Robert l. Mahar and Russell
Whitefield returned Sunday from
Kalispell, where they attended the
quarterly convention of district
Four of the American Legion. The
men report an interesting meeting
and tell us that 0. K Knapp Of
Eureka, was elected vice command
err Of the district. Grinde Of Poison
was elected district commander.
/ Mrs. Alma Runyon Of Libby was
surprised Saturday evening to see
her sisters husband in a news rec
at the Kootenai Theater, showing 9
group of liberated American pris-
oners released by the American oc-
cupation Of Germany. The brother
in-laW had been reported missing
in action, and lateer it had become
known he was a German prisoner
of war.
CARD OF APPRECIATION
We wish to thank our man,
friends for. their kindnesses shoWr
to us, and also our heartfelt APP.
probation goes to those who Offered
blood donations for Jack. The first
night there were % calls offering
to donate blood, and the Sister al
the hospital said she thought there
were at least 200 calls since then
Again we wish to thank friends
for cards and flowers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold (Jack) Chappe