The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-02-27
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

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Thursdays of each month at thu
club. If
Mrs. Tom Burch Of Eureka anc
Mrs. Jessie LaByer of Rexford were
business visitors Thursday of las
week in Libby.
Elmer Brecto of Spokane arrived
here Saturday to spend few days
with friends. He returned to Spo-
kane Monday.
E. E. Jaqueth left this morning
for Butte to attend a Chevrolet
Dealers meeting. He expects to
return home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Nelson left yes
terday for Verndale, Mimi. where
Mr.. Nelson is transacting business.
They will be gone about two weeks.
Mrs. Alice Davidson, who is en-
ployed at the South Libby Purity
Store, was of from work the first
Of the week on account of illness.
The Masonic Lodge held its an
nual Washington's Birthday Ball
Friday evening at the Moose Hall
Good music was enjoyed and a
tasty lunch served to the 100 in
attendance.
Mrs. Sevria Green left Monday
for Havre, where she has sold her
residence property. She went to
dispose of her household property
and expects to return home the last
of the week.
w. c. collars, chairman of the
board of education for School Dist
riot No. 4, states that Monday
morning the board accepted the
resignation of Robert Koch, an in
structor in the high school.
Paul Apologize and Earl Polda
were arrested by officer John Smith
and pleaded guilty before Judge
Switzer of exceeding the IL mile
speed limit in the school zone. They
were fined in the sum of S. each.
Mrs. P. A. Tondevold came Satur
day from Seattle for a few days
visit at the home of Libby friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Chapman and
family moved Monday into their
new modern home at Utah Ave. and
Lincoln Blvd.
Robert Lee Kerns who enlisted in
the Air Corps last January, is sta
toned at San Antonio, Tex. Word
from young Kerns states he is en-
joying his work and that he and
Gordon DeRosia are located near
one another. /
Miss Helen Swimley and Miss
Dolores Oertell went to Great Falls
Wednesday of last week, where they
visited relatives, stopping Saturday
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Falls, to take in the final game of
the tournament.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Roberts and
Gary drove to Hot Springs, Satur-
day taking Mrs. Julia Hayden, who
returned home to that town after
being employed in Libby. The
Roberts returned home Sunday.
They report no snow at Hot Springs
and garden work about to begin.
Have you seen the Refs Scandals
display in the lidVxwindow at the
Miller Clothing Store7 The display
is touring the Northwest and is
spending the entire week in Libby.
Mrs. Give Roark visited over the
weekend with her mother, Mrs
David Lea and other relatives in
Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Rusher re-
turned Sunday from Tacoma, Wn.,
where Mrs. Rusher has been ser
iously i'll, suffering from bronchial
at the home of her :
brother, w. T. Simon of that city.
She is improving steadily but it
will be several weeks before she
will be able to be out and around
again. II
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Neils left
of last week for Port
and, San Francisco and Oakland, |
California. Mr.. Neils expects to at
end the Western Pine Association
Meeting which is on in San Fran
,isco, today, tomorrow and Satur-
lay. They will also visit relatives
n California, and plan to return
home about the 10Th of March. A. /
/. Agather left Monday to attend
he Western Pine Association meet
ng, and r. r. Veldman left Tues
lay. Mr.. Veldman is chairman of
he Associations traffic division.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. ]. Barkee retur-
led home Sunday evening from
The Dalles, Oregon. Mr.. Barkee at
ended a Penny managers meeting
asst week in Spokane after which
lie and Mrs. Barkee drove on to
he Dalles to visit at the home of
Or. and Mrs. Joe Hills and daugh-
er, Diana Male. Mrs. Hills is a
laughter of the Barkees. They re-
,ort a pleasant trip by auto with
he exception Of the road from the
daho State Line to Moyie Canyon,
which is in very bad condition Mrs.
|. ]. McDougaI of Spokane, accom-
anied the Libby folks home for a
ew days visit