The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-12-06
LOCAL
HAPPENINGS

Mr.. ana Mrs WInam 4anen are
leaving for Spokane to spend a few
days.
Mrs. A. H. Sheldon Tuesday of
last week went to Portland for a
few days.
Emil Daubel returned Saturday
from Spokane, where he spent a
couple of weeks.
Pastor and Mrs. Hjortholm were
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ted
Kessel last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Turk hampton and
Mrs. Fred Hampton were Kalispell
visitors last Monday.
Sgt. Lionel Van Horn and wife
arrived at the home of his mother,
Mrs. Chas. Fox, Everett Wash,
Circle B of the Presbyterian
Church, met Wednesday. evening of
last week with Mrs. Harry Brinton
Mrs. Clifford Houck of Center
vile, Ia. is visiting at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. S.
Fields.
Clifford Anderson returned home
Sunday after three and half years
in the service. He is the son of
Freeman Anderson.
Postmaster DeRosia reports the
sale of the first 5000 Victory Bond
from the Postoffice Tuesday after
noon.
W. B. Brillon and Larry French of
Priest River, Idaho are in Libby
working in the Christmas tree bus
mess.
The county commissioners met
Monday for their three-day session
this month, attending to routine
business matters.
F. c. Robertson of the Libby
Feed Store went last night to Kalis-
pell to attend county agents Feed
& Feeding school.
Wagner Ronning, and his mother,
Mrs. John Ronning, Mrs. Owen
Fields, and Eddie Woodwork were
Kalispell visitors Monday.
tween trains visitor Tuesday in
Libby.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Bosworth and
son. Bobby of St. Marys, Ida, Wis
tied over Thanksgiving at the home
Of Mrs. Bosworth's mother, Mrs.
G. w. Rouse. Mrs. Bosworth and
Bobby remained for an extra weeks
visit, her brother, George Rouse
taking them home last Sunday.
]. L. Stacy, who was seaman sec
ond class with the Seabees until his
discharge November II, was a Libby
visitors Wednesday of last week
while enroute to Eureka to visit his
mother, Mrs. Louis Stengle.
Matt Muller returned to Libby
last Thursday, November 20, from
Great Falls. He has rented a home
here and is expecting his wife to
arrive soon. They plan to make
their home here in the future.
Cpl Homer McRae of Texas ar
rived in Libby Wednesday after re-
ceiving his honorable discharge
from the Army at Fort George
Wright. He will stay with Stef'
Ludvikson, the two being buddies
from Sheppard Field, Texas Cpl.
McRae served overseas in the
Pacific area.
Gov. Ford has appointed Elers
Koch of Missoula, forest service en-
gineer, to the postwar planning and
construction commission succeeding
Maj. Evan w. Kelley, resigned.
Koch was expected to attend his
first meeting of the commission
here Dec. 7-8 when the board con-
venes to consider ALLEGATIONS to
state institutions for repairs and
improvements involving the $4,500,-
600 fund set aside by the 1945
legislature
The L. D. r. of the First Lutheran
Church met at the home of one of
its members. Anna Ronning, on
Monday evening of last week The
program topic was, Christian Voca-
tons. The study was made with
the purpose of seeing what oppor-
tunities there are for girls in Chris
tan service. After the program the
hostess served delicious lunch
The girls also wrapped gifts for
the Seamen's Mission work and
made. plans for their Candle Light