The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-02-28
LIBBY ITEMS

The county commissioners are in
session today.
H. B. Wallace was transacting
business Tuesday in Eureka.
E. V. Koch of Troy was a bust
ness visitor in Libby Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Nelson went
to Spokane Monday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Gilchrist were
Saturday visitors here from War
land
1t. and Mrs. Fred Clark visit
ed over the weekend with friends
in Spokane.
Harold Neuman is back in Lib
by after spending some time on the
coast and in Spokane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jess GRIPPE of Troy
were attending to business and shop
ping in Libby Wednesday.
st. Patrick's Dance at Troy High
School Gym, Saturday night, March
It, Seven piece orchestra. TX
Mr.. and Mrs Jess Grippe of Troy
were attending to business and
shopping in Libby Wednesday.
Clyde Cross of Springfield, Ore,
is visiting in Libby at the home of
his daughter, Mrs Ted Graham.
"Chick" Kemmis was over Sunday
from Standpoint, Ida, visiting with
Mrs. Kemmis and their children.
Miss Germaine Schlumm was
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Bernhard Schlumm over the week
end.
Mr.. and Mrs Hugh Hennessy of
Kalispell were here Saturday even
ing for the Firemen's Ladies Night
program.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Westbrook
left Tuesday for Miles City hav-
ing been guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Midyett.
Jimmy Brown was home from
Gonzaga High, Spokane, visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs L. j. Brown
over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Grippe and
Mrs. Joe Collagan of Troy were in
Libby on Tuesday and called at the
Western News Office
Benjamin Baker has returned
home after spending a few days
in Kalispell visiting Patrolman and
wi O4dI CHIC DdhCl
Glen Thorn was over to Kalis-
pell Monday evening where he was
initiated into the Elks Lodge. He
returned home Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Yvonne Hadwen expects to
leave next Tuesday, flying from
Spokane to visit relatives and
friends in San Francisco and other
points on the West Coast.
Wayne and Peggy Shanahan of
Spokane, were here over the week
end, attending the Ladies, Night
entertainment given last Saturday
evening by the Libby Firemen
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Nordin
of Sioux Falls, S D., returned to
their home there after a two weeks
visit with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Nordin and other relatives.
Miss Marguerite Neuman Bell of
Calf, came Friday to
visit at the E. M. Davidson home.
Miss Bell, a former resident of Lib
by, is now on the silver screen"
Howard Ahlskog left Monday to
attend a Blister Rust meeting in
Spokane. He was accompanied by
c. B. Hand, the ranger at Troy, 4
and they will be gone for a week .
Miss Joyce Morrill, who is in nur-
ses training at st. Luke's Hospital
Spokane, came last week to visit
with Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Beebe. Miss
Morrill, is daughter of Mrs Beebe.
Tracy McElroy was up Tuesday
rom Troy caring for business mat
.ers. Tracy recently operated both
he Kootenai Laundry and Cleaners,
out now has the Doonah Hotel in
Troy.
Three young men from Libby, so
We are told, while looking for hor-
es on the horse range above Jen-
lings, roped deer, picked the ticks
,ff him and then turned him loose
gain.
The Rev. and Mrs. F. A. Dalton
anne over Monday from Cut Bank,
where Mr.. Dalton is now stationed.
hey returned home yesterday. The
)altons recently moved to Cut
Bank from Libby, where Rev. Dal-
on spent 8 years as pastor of the
assembly of God.
Pfc. Ned L. Decker, son of Mr..
nd Mrs. Fred R. Decker, 609 W.
9th ST., Bend, Ore, and husband
f Maybelle Hall Decker, has been
ischarged from the Army today
t the Fort Douglas Separation.
enter Pfc. Decker, who served
months overseas, is authorized to
rear the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
ibbon and the Victory Ribbon.
rior to entering the Army May
4, 1945, Decker was employed as
tractor driver at Libby.