The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-05-27
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

r. w. LeDuc left Saturday fo
Salt Lake City where he was ;
passenger on the special Ford trair
for San Francisco to attend a show
ing of the new Ford l949 models
The group which left Salt Lake CITY
was termed the Ford '49ers." Each
member of the party was giver
"levies" and l0-gallon hat. The
Libby dealer expects to return home
the latter part of this week.
William M. Williams was a bust.
ness visitor in Spokane the latter
part of last week, going Friday by
rail He returned home Sunday
evening and reports that for miles
the train crept along behind a work
train which was unloading rock
ballast and rip-rapping the track to
protect it from the flood waters.
At one section by Deep Creek,
water was over the track Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. I. Crotteau returned last
Wednesday afternoon from Anchor
age, Alaska, where she has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. James
Phillips, for the past eight months.
Gene Huchala, freshman at the
State University, Missoula, visited
last week with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Peter Huchala, making the
trip by plane.
Mrs BERNARD ScbIunop, vUae IN
Spokane last week to attend the
Spring Concert given by Holy
Names College. Her daughter, Miss
Germaine appeared in the string
quartet, choral numbers and the
orchestra. Miss Germaine is
'cellist.
The Rev and Mrs. Clayton M.
Shotwell and son of Terry expect
to visit with Libby friends next
week. The Rev Shotwell, who is
the Presbyterian pastor at Terry,
served the Libby Church several
years, leaving here in l947 to move
TO Terry.
Mr. and Mrs E. D Winfrey went
to Spokane Sunday, returning Mon
day. They took Delbert Cox, whose
home is at Greenacres. Delbert,
who has been employed at The
Floral Shop, was a member Of the
Lbs. Class of '48.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Rittenhouse
of Minneapolis have been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Harris of Fish
er River for a month, stopping on
their way to and from the coast
They like this part of the country
very much and are expecting to
move here.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wiedeman
Of the Yak, who recently returned
from the State Republican conyen-
ton in Helena are stranded in Lib
Lumber and Sawmill Workers
Union No. 1881 meets the. Emo and
4th Tuesday of each month.
Charles Hutton, Firetender lie,
has re-enlisted in the Navy follow
ing a visit with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Hutton. He left for
San Diego to begin his two years
service.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dean COPYRIGHT
drove to Spokane Monday evening,
returning Tuesday, having gone to
attend the funeral services of Mr..
Courtright's aunt.
The Senior Ladies Aid of the
First Lutheran Church will have a
Food and Fancy Work sale at Adj
kins Grocery on Saturday, May 20
The sale begins at 1000 a. m. 5l-3c
Mr.. and Mrs. Magyar Ronning
who came up from Bozeman to at
tend the graduation of Mr.. Ron
ning's sister, Anna, returned to
Bozeman last Sunday. Magyar
graduates from the College at Boze-
man this spring. His major is
agricultural engineering. He plans
TO take post graduate work in this
field.
The Senior Ladies Aid of the
First Lutheran Church will have a
Food Sale at the Adkins Grocery
On Saturday, May 90. The sale will
begin at 1000 a. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo S. Starr and
daughter Muriel of Troy were Lib
by visitors Saturday.
Mrs. Alma Ross, formerly of Eur
eka but now of Kalispell, was in
Libby Friday on court business.
Mrs. Ross said she would shortly
be leaving for a visit in Michigan
and would like her papers sent to
her while there, as she couldn't get
along without The Western News.