The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-03-01
LOCAL |
HAPPENINGS

James Irwin and family have
moved TO Hamilton, Ohio
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ole, Troy,
were Libby callers Wednesday.
Superintendent of Schools Jessie
Fagerberg was in Rexford on bust
ness Wednesday,
Dale E. johnson and Clarence V.
Larson, who are in the service, are
here on furlough.
! Word was received by the Ingvar
Ronnings that their son, Magyar,
has arrived in the States.
! S/Sgt Earl Zingleman left last
/ Friday for Hot Springs, Ark, where
he will receive assignment.
| Mrs. E. E. King and daughter,
Marilyn, are guests at the home of
her mother, Mrs. H. ]. McDougal,
! this week.
/ Mrs. Clara Woodruff expects to
leave soon to visit her son, 1t.
Edward Woodruff, who is in the
Army air corps.
Orville Thomas, Harry Rush and
George Hall of Cut Bank, Mont,
were in Libby on business last Fri
day and Saturday
! Miss Winifred Pearson, South
Bend, Ind, arrived Monday to be
guest for sometime at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen E. Nolop.
County Commissioners Klinke,
Mahoney and Hoisington were in
session the first of the week, con-
tinuing their study of land values in
the county with Assessor H. P. Wey-
demeyer.
Gerald Neils, S &c, will leave
Friday for his base in Pocatella,
Ida, where he is taking naval
training, after spending the past
week with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Neils.
Sylvester Hiner, who recently
transferred his business interests
here to Olaf Bondhl will leave to-
day for Topeka, Kansas, to visit
with his daughter, Mrs Hazel Farm
er, who made acquaintance here a
year ago.
1t. Fred Clark. Jr., wired his
| parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Clark,
that he is. in the Letterman Gen
eral hospital, San Francisco, having
arrived in the States February 90
from the Palau Islands. 1t. Clark
was overseas II months.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Gildea re-
turned to Libby Monday from Port
land, Ore, where they had been
since last fall. They expect to re-
turn to that city soon to remain
indefinitely although they say they
still plan to make Libby their home
1t. Paul Pival left on Monday for
New Orleans after a short visit
here with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Pival. 1t. Pival, who is a
dentist in the Navy, will fly to Pan
anna for further duty. He moved his
family to Torrance, Calf, where
they will reside while he is gone
from the States
/ The Rev. Clayton M. Shotwell left
Sunday for his former home at
Cheyenne, Wyo., and while there
will be married to a young lady of
that city. The Rev. Mr.. Shotwell
and his bride will return to Libby
/ in time for him to resume services
at the First Presbyterian Church on
Sunday morning, March 18.
| Mrs. Cliff Gray and son, who is a
sergeant in the Marine Corps, were
in Libby Wednesday from their
home at Leonia. The sergeant re-
Gently returned from 27 months
service in the Pacific and has been
declared unfit for further service
in the tropics. He was to leave to-
day to return to the Marine Corps
base at San Diego, Calf.
/ A fire alarm was answered Mon
day morning by Libby firemen at
the home of Mrs. Eek, in back of
the E. M. Bitternan residence,
when flames from very hot CHM
ney fire were shooting five or six
feet in the air They answered
second call to the Hafferman apart
ments, which. turned out to be a
false alarm, Tuesday morning
Paul Stamschror recently re-
ceived a letter from T/Sgt Igna-
thus (Shorty) Meyer, who is fight
| ing with the American forces in
Belgium. Meyer was recently
awarded the Bronze Star medal for
outstanding services during the
fighting in the European theater.
The citation spoke highly Of the
work performed by him and of its
value to the success of the cam
paign. Shorty" has been in the
Army since 1910 He was former
resident of Libby.