The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-08-29
All Ready For
Biz Labor Day
Celebration
Baseball League Finals;
Longest Parade Held in
County are Highlights
LIEF ERICKSON WILL
DELIVER AN ADDRESS

Plans for the two big days OF
celebration are rounding out in fine
shape and are practically complete
for the event which will open with
the dance Saturday evening at Lar
sens Inn.
Sunday will be largely devoted
to the Idaho-Montana Baseball Lea
que Finals Mondays program will
open with the Big parade starting
promptly at 100 o'clock In addi-
ton to the floats and mechanical
part of the parade, all the kids are
expected to take part, and are ur-
ged to bring their dogs, bicycle or
what have youw Prizes for the
best decorated bicycle will be $500,
$500 and $500 for first, second and
third prizes. Prizes for pets en-
tered in the parade will be $500,
$500 and S1.00. All who take part
in this parade must be at the School
House not later than 1890, for the
parade will start promptly at 100
p. m. Also the finals of the Idaho
Montana League will be played.
The Longest parade ever held
in Lincoln County" will have in
addition to the kids and their pets,
many beautiful floats. Entrees will
be made from Lincoln County, the
Forest Service, J. Neils Lumber Co., /
many business houses, lodges and
other organizations. Floats will be
judged for a first prize of $50 and /
a second prize of $40 Judges for
the parade will be Sup't Gillespie
of the Libby Schools, Carlton JOug
hin and w. E. Dexter.
Other prizes Monday will be
given for Log Saving, two prizes
for men, $40 and SIS; two for women,
SIS and $3.50 Two prizes of SIS and
So will be awarded the winners of 1
the log chopping contest Prizes of ;
So, So, and 81 will be awarded in ]
the nail driving contest, duplicate
prizes being awarded both men and {
women The telegraph saving con- {
test between teams from Libby and {
has a $40 prize. There will
also be plenty of races with interest {
for all, both young and old +
A special attraction of the day /
will be Bill Bell, the worlds record v
holder for cargoing and packing i
who will give a special exhibition s
IN the grounds to entertain the h
,roWd t.
The baseball finals which will n
,pen Sunday, will begin at 1000
/. m when Libby and Clark Fork
,attle Standpoint meets Copeland
It 200 o. m. and at 500 o'clock Troy
nd Sagle cross bats. Championship =
.ames will be played off Monday Z
fternoOn.
Lief Erickson, democratic candi-
ate for U. S. Senator will be pres
mt and give an address, but the f.
ommittee is unable to give the time AZ
f his speech. This will be broad [,
asst Sunday afternoon with loud n,
oeaker from a car which will tour
he streets. Democrats and Repu- r
llcans. alike VIII be interested IN w
caring what Mr. Erickson has to q
ly. ST.
The Libby School Band will be m
\ hand both Sunday and Monday, &
I'd will be doing its share in the Fl
by furnishing APP H;
-Opriate music whenever and Y,
hereVer needed Ps
The entire celebration is being to,
AIMED and handled by the Lum- RI
IT and Sawmin Workers Local No. Pa
81 and LOggers Local No 1862 Re
it'll the support of the business and 3
OCCASIONAL men from Libby and of
'oy. A large advertisement on p
lge 10 gives full details of the of
Iteration Another advertisement
lderwritten by the Libby business m,
en- also appears in this issue of Re
le Western News. bo
BE sure, and plan on this week ne,
d in Libby" sid
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