The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-09-09
Fair Celebration Is Success;
Fine Parade; Good Ball Games

Another successful Western Lin
coin County Labor Day Fair and
/ Celebration has passed into history
and Chairman Lloyd Midyett and
his committees have ample reason
to take satisfaction in the results
OF their planning and work. From
the first hard fought ball game I'm
/ III the last prize was awarded BY
the Libby Fire Department, there
was plenty of entertainment for ali.
Approximately 1000 people visit
ed the grounds Sunday and Mon
day to view the displays, watch the
woods contests and enjoy the close
hard fought ball games. The bia
spectacular parade, larger and NOR
impressive than ever thrilled Ire
crowds as it swept from the school
grounds north to Second street
thence a block west to Californ{s
Avenue and back south 10 Sixth
Street Inasmuch as space win moi
permit comment on all the floats
individual comment will not Be-
made.
Prizes were awarded as follows:
Best Decorated Float - Bowlker
Distributors, K " Grange, All
Club; Most original float-Garden
Club, Modern Arts Club; Decorated
cars-C & H Garage, Libby Motors,
Jaqueth's Inc. Boys Decorated
Bikes-Chas. Pilny, Dale Shaurette,
Gordon Carroll; Girls Bikes-Trene
Williams, Nancy Adkins, Mildred
johnson; Comic Boy-Wayne Olson,
David Young, Rodney Delaney:
Comic Girl-Linda Roberts and En-
lily Stephens, celia Mae Boothman,
Rosie Van Horn; Horse and Rider,
Men - Ray Nixon, Frank Sweet,
Dick Madison: Women-Mabel Cow
IN, Janice Slauson Russell, Vivian
Stol; Children Donald Brown.
Billy DeShazer, Gene Hall: Miscel-
aneouS Dwayne Hamann, Ted
<essell, Robbie Barenz
Youngsters entering the parade
Who are under II years were given
icketS to a free show at the Dome.
With approximately IFS tickets be
ng dispersed, Those not receiving
heir tickets if they were eligible
or them will receive them if they
ontact the committee
In the Sports, prizes were award
d for oman saving, Bud Peck and
'uzz Spencer, "a seconds through
"a inch log; Frank Sweet and
i'm Shanholtzer, 34.3 sec, Carl Orr
nd Ray Orr, 37.2 sec; Women
ars. Chas Piiny and MRS. BAY 20
,al. 44.5 sec; Mrs. Peggy Harris
md Mrs. Jack Lebert, 46.7 sec
Log Bucking - Jim ShanhOltzer,
min. 48 Sec: Bud Peck, min.
% sec. Marvin Nellis. / min. 546
&c.
Chopping- Willard Orr. ola sec;
Spencer, 2l.75 sec; Lou Auge,
rs sec. Nellis was only 2 tenths
second behind Auge.
Mailing Ten nails, Elmer Lue-
acke, 1872 sec. Joe Seifke, II sec:
m ShanholtZer, 202 sec. Women
6 nails, Mrs Durwood Preston,
80 sec; Mrs Peggy Harris. 1865
C.; Mrs Jack Lebert 204 sec.
All the entertainment was good
Id highly appreciated, but maybe
ompf's Little German Band made
e biggest hit of the entertainment
appearing in costume and
.nerously playing in a manner
hich delighted its hearers. A par
hute jump, feats of magic, music.
ncing and the games of chance
contributed to the general mer-
nent of the occasion.
The baseball tournament was of
p-nOtch performance with the first
Y seeing Libby win 10 over Bon
r and Simchuk of Spokane take
koa, Wn., with a 81 score. Mon
Us play-of for top honors ran
IL innings before the tie of IL
IS broken by Simchuk which won
st money from Libby with a
score. Tekoa broke a tie score
tn Bonner of 6-6 when it ham
sred out an 8-6 score in the 10th
hing.