The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-05-23


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Donald F. Fagerberg arrived here
Wednesday after receiving his dis
charge from the navy at Bremen
ton.
Mrs. Jessie Fagerberg and Miss
IneZ Ratekin went to Troy We'd
nesday afternoon to visit the schols
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. boy Kelly and Mrs.
Frank Katie of Plains visited Mon
day and Tuesday at the Roy Decker
| home.
Bud Burse, who has been receiv-
ing treatment for bad leg, has been
able to be about town the past
week and expects soon to return to
his duties as manager of Burgan's.
Word from Fort Lewis, Wash,
states Paul P. Shikora of Libby re-
ceived his honorable discharge May
IL, and that Lester W. Flory was
honorably discarged the 18th.
Mrs. John Rubard and daughter,
Phyllis, spent Friday and Saturday
in Kalispell. They were guests Fri
day evening at the Chas. DeVoe
home in Somers.
Mrs. Julia A. Beebe, Montana
State Grange Juvenile Superintend-
ent made trip of inspection to the
Juveniles at Poison, Hamilton and
Avon the first part of May.
Mrs. Fred Rhoades of Cashmere. |
Wash. is in Libby this week visiting
at the Forrest DeRosia home. She |
attended the graduation exercises at
the high school Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Minnie M. Hovey came last |
Saturday from Everett, Wash, to |
visit her son, Vernon T. dovey and |
Mrs. Hovey at Troy and with her
daughter and family. Mrs. Gleason
Pitcher of Libby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Prentice of
Chicago, ILL.,, left Monday after
spending several days here visiting
MIR. Prentice'S daughter, Mrs. Har-
old Chapel. Mr.. Prentice has
visited here on other occasions and
enjoyed renewing acquaintance.
Miss Elizabeth Beebe, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. R. R. Beebe, spent
Wednesday night at her home here.
Miss Beebe, who is an operator for
the Great Northern Railway, was
being transferred to Volcour, where
she will work second trick.
Word from Mrs. J. D. Garrigues,
who has been spending the winter
in California, states she is now liv-
ing on their place in the Yak and
hat her husband is still working
n Los Angeles but will join her
1t their home a little later.
Richard Fields recently purchased
he residence property on the cor
Ter of U. S. Highway No. 2 and l
3alsam Street in South Libby. Mr.. G
Fields purchased the property from c
Earl Lauman. The Fields family S
ire moving into the house this week. 6
There will be meeting of all {
Reserve Officers of Lake, Flathead, +
lincoln and Sanders counties in the ?
easement of the American Legion
at Kalispell May "a at
80 p. m. An effort will be made
t this meeting to activate the Kalis-
eU-Whitefish Chapter, Reserve Of
Icers Association. b
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Johnson and s.
1rs. Johnson's mother, Mrs. Mar s.
nson, arrived in Libby Tuesday, ] r
lay 81, from Los Angeles. Mr.. o.
nd Mrs. johnson will reside here h
nd Mrs. MartinSon will visit here l.
II week and then go on to her ~
ONE in Chicago. "
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest DeRosia and =
mily and Mr. and Mrs. Chris -
amlo spent Sunday fishing near IN
leir cabin which is near Loon Lake. IL
OBJ DeRosia proved the best fisher OF
an Of the group, catching his dc
nit, one of the fish weighing about sc
Z pounds. Forrest DeRosia caught as
with several nice ones in The ar
inch te
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Hovey and co
lend, Glen Porter of Peoria, Ill.
Sited last week with Mr.. Hovey's
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon T.
ovey of Troy. Bill Hovey and
en- Porter are -ex-Marines, Feeei- ri
ng their discharge last fall. They :,
rVed over four years with the -
arines taking part in the Guada- ~ ~.
nal and Okinawa invasions. It es
IS the first time Bill had been "a
me for over three years. l94
a very interesting note was called ant
our attention yesterday concern a
, the Libby High School gradua- ''H
G Class of 40. Forrest DeRosia It
lifted us that he had checked pla
er the list of graduates and over far
y-tWo percent OF the members of onS
class had started school to- cor
her in the first grade in the he'll
by schools. The item may or ~,
y not be unusual but we think ~
s. especially because of the move '0A
Mt of population during the war -
RS. -
Ir. and Mrs. c. H. Curtis of Troy.
lrned Friday from a months
t with Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
liams of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
). Williams is a daughter of MIR.
Mrs. Curtis. Her husband is
nch manager at Cedar Rapids
the General Motors Co. The
stern News enjoyed a pleasant
Saturday from Mr.. Curtis, who
greatly impressed with the crop
spects in Iowa, but says it is
d to be back home again in Lin