The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-01-22
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Virgil Dutton drove over from
Columbia Falls Saturday to attenC
the funeral of his grandfather
CHARLES Steele. He started bacl
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Hayes O.
Duluth, Mimi, left for Seattle Tues
day after spending the past five
days visiting with his sister, Mrs
F. H. H9mlin and family.
The city streets have all beer
scraped Of snow sufficiently now
TO make parking possible. Sanding
Of corners and crossings is being
done consistently by Ray Dun
woodie and helpers to lessen the
hazards of city driving.
The Episcopal Guild will hold a
food sale Saturday, January "a, at
Adkins Market.
L. E. Jones, Great Falls, presi-
dent of Hall-Perry Mfg. Co., Butte,
was a business visitor Thursday of
last week in Libby, and while here,
visited at the home of his friends,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Partlow.
Lumber and Sawmill Workers
Union No 1881 meets the End and
4th Tuesday of each month.
X. l. Endicott was a business
visitor the latter part of the week
in Spokane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Holmgren re-
turned Friday from a three days
visit with friends in Kalispell
Art Brock, Libby Dodge dealer
returned Monday evening from
Dodge truck dealers meeting. NJ.
Brock reports a wonderful line of
trucks this year which he states
IS the greatest line of trucks on
the market and consists of over 200
different models.
Vernon Roberts successfully pas
sed the navy exams in Butte last
week, and according to word re-
ceived in Libby, last weekend was
en- route to Utah and Nevada
". F. W. Meetings the LIST and 3rd
Wednesday of each month at the
club.
Elmer Switzer, ST., and his son.
ln-law Ray Croy went to Spokane
Saturday evening, returning Sun
day with Mr., SWitzer's car, which
was wrecked December 27, and has
been undergoing repairs.
Lee Tinker returned Tuesday Of
last week from months visit in
Hillsboro, Wis, with friends and
relatives. He reports steady win
ter weather with plenty of snow
fall and near zero temperatures.
This was the first family reunion
at Christmas time that Mr.. Tinker
has attended for 40 years. While
in that section, he enjoyed visiting
the Kaiser Frazer plant at Willow
Run, Mich
1t has been reported to this pub
location that the Mayor Of Ripley
reports excellent prospects for big
ger and better gophers this COM
ing spring on his South 40.
A letter from R. S. Steiner,
states that the Big
Mountain ski lift is now in daily /
operation as are lodge and auxiliary
The lift is Con-
STAN Thar rising $3.50 feet with (
a drop of over 1000 feet. White
fish as been awarded the National /
Open Races for March l949. This
is one of the biggest ski races in
the United States
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Stickney
Of Portland, Ore, announce the
birth of Robert Douglas Stickney,
a seven pound and six ounce son,
whose birthday is January 20. Ac-
,ording to his dad, Robert Douglas
IS very pretty baby" Mrs.
is the former Janice Har-
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Donald Hargreaves, Libby.
Mrs Elizabeth Thomson returned
Saturday evening from a visit OF
several weeks with her son, Shell
Ion Thompson and family, at
Okanogan, Wash. Mrs. Thomson IS
now assisting in the care OF Mrs.
Gibson. who is seriously i'll.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Neils returned
nome Saturday evening after stay
IF several weeks in Portland.
Mrs. George Smith returned on
sunday from Renton, Wash, where
he spent the past month with her
laughter, Mrs. Robert Nlcholal ana
Mrs. Sam Vartanian left Sunday
or Spokane for a check-up at the
Clinic.
-Rummage Sale January "a at 9:OU
/. m, in Community Room, by Pep
omiss.