The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-01-04

nesday.
Mrs Rosetta Burke spent the New
Years holiday with friends in Kali
ispell and Whitefish.
Pfc. Clarence Sheafer is now in
Belgium where he is serving as
mechanic with the Army
Mr. Sutherland of Bonners Ferry,
of the u S. customs service, was a
Libby visitor Wednesday,
Howard Turner came in from
Occur d'Alene Tuesday to spend
week here visiting his parents.
Mrs. Ben Larson, who has been
visiting at Buckley, Wash, for
sometime has returned to her home
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Auge and two
small sons were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Emmons hampton during the
holiday week.
Louis Fuller and family of Malta,
Mont, arrived Wednesday for a
visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Fuller while ''Dobie" is here.
Mrs. Earl Buckingham returned
Wednesday from Spokane after
i spending the New Years weekend
visiting her daughter, Miss Yvonne
Hadwen there.
Miss Helen Austin left the first
Of the year for Cheney where she
will attend school She wa SEM
ployed by DR.. v. A. Hannigan prev
ious to her departure.
The Fashion Beauty Salon is now
/ open with Mrs Honora McComas
operating. She is featuring
Helene Curtis Creme Wave, $3.50
/ Ethel Opalescent Creme Wave,
/ $1,000
Because your reporter was mis-
/ Informed there was an error in last
weeks locals concerning Hank Ka-
tarzy. Katarzy is not in the service
but has been employed in Oakland,
Calf.
Mrs. Irene Stevens received
Christmas greetings cablegram
from her son Elmer. who is with
/ the Medical Corps of the Army in
France He says he likes the work
very we'll
Carol, the l0-year-old daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs r. H. Brennan, fell
Tuesday night while skating on the
ice and broke one of her wrists.
TIL fracture was taken care of at
the Libby hospital
Miss Edna Mae Baeth and Miss
Lois Shawl were hostesses to about
| 80 young people from Libby and
Troy last week at a skating party
on Libby Creek. A large pot of chill
was enjoyed by the group after the
skating
Miss Fay collars came from her
studies at the State College Of Edu-
cation, Cheney, Wash. to spend the
holidays with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. w. C. collars. Miss Fern Zol-
lars returned to Cheney with her
for weeks vacation
Miss Villa Edmunds returned to
Libby Tuesday from spending the
holidays with her parents at Sheri-
dan. Wyo. She ran into snow and
cold weather there. It was % below
the night of her arrival and 80 be-
low the night before that.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Jaros left
for Oakland, Calf, Tuesday after
/ a weeks visit here with relatives
/ They will remain in Oakland for
short time before going to Los An
geles where Clarence will report
back to the Navy for reassignment.
Pvt. Earle Winfrey, Jr., stopped
off at home for IL hours last week
while enrcute from Camp Hood,
Texas, TO TT. Geo. G. Meade, Md.
He was travelling by army air trans
port and due to bad flying condi-
tons, was grounded three DAYS.
Otherwise he would have had five
days at home.
| S/Sgt. "Dobie" Fuller arrived in
the States on Christmas day in time
to enjoy his holiday dinner on Angel
Island, after "a months service over
seas in the Medical Corps. He is
now enjoying 2l-day furlough at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Fuller, as we'll as his
first snow in four years.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Bowman ar
rived in the city this week, having
driven through from Pennsylvania.
They report the worst going was in
| Pennsylvania where there was.
heavy snow, some of the easiest be-
ing over the continental divide Mr..
Bowman returns to Libby after an
absence of several years, to do spe-
cial work for the forest service,
which will require a year or two.
Miss Helen Manicke has had as
her guests the past ten days sew
eral of her family, Corporal Ken
meth Manicke, who will leave again
for his duties with the Army at
Camp Gordon, Ga, on Tuesday;
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Withee and lit
tie daughter of Prineville, Ore, and