The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-09-01
Labor Day Fdir-CeIebrdtiOn
Features Many Attractions

The Western Lincoln County Fair
& Celebration is all ready and wait
ing for the opening game, accord
ing to Chairman Lloyd Midyett of
the Celebration Board The
agricultural and other displays in
the Fair this year will be greater
than ever, stated County Agent
Robinson, chairman of the Fair
committee.
Kenneth Davis, Portland, execu-
tive Secretly, Northwestern Council
of Lumber and Sawmill Workers
union, will be the speaker of the
day September S.
The event which runs three days,
Sept. 3-4-5, features an eight-team
baseball tournament with teams
from Montana, Idaho, Washington
and British Columbia contending for
the $1,000 cash prize money. The
following teams will play the first
round as follows: First game
Tekoa, Wn. VS.. Bonners Ferry; Sec
ond game-Simchuk, Spokane VS..
Libby KeglerS; Third game-Kim-
berley, B. G. VS.. Bonner Mont |
Lumber Jacks; Fourth game-Lev-
itch jewelers., Spokane VS.. Troy.
The Libby team which is con- |
ceded to be one of the best teams
in Western Montana will be
strengthened by the addition Of sew
eral good men Included will be |
Stanley Syskowski, leading pitcher
in Butte's Copper League. Jim
Prescott, Spokane catcher, who !
caught last year for Notre Dame I
will also appear with the Kegler
aggregation.
Monday mornings program will
be free to everybody. This will in
clude log chopping and saving con-
tests and the childrens sports
events. Generous prizes are being
offered for all these events which
will furnish plenty of excitement
for both participants and the spec
tators.
AS usual, the big parade promises
to be one of the outstanding fea- {
lures of all three days. With more t
prize money and greater interest
shown, Chairman Escott expects a
huge and Vari-colored parade at /
100 p. m. Monday. The parade t
forms at the high school and moves r
down through the business district
where all can enjoy it. I
In discussing the parade Escott e
stated that 1t will start at 100 o. C
clock sharp. All entries should be S
ready to go at 1890 p. m. lined up h
on Lincoln Boulevard. Floats will
line up east of Montana avenue by f
the Presbyterian Church. Children
also will congregate there. Riders [
will form on the Boulevard east of v
Louisiana. Free theatre tickets will L
pc given all children under IL years
IF age who are in parade entries. l.
The line of march, stated Escott, 3
will be down Mineral, and west on d
second street, thence south on Cali Il
ornia to disband at the Court
House el
In addition to the regular fair dis a!
'lays by both adults and All men, G
'ers; the baseball tournament the al
parade and other attractions, the last 81
light will feature a Radio Variety Ice
'how, starring chorus girls, a news E
Commentator, a male quartette con-
listing of Burton Baker, Jim Maui G.
er, Fred Brown and Joe Apologize in
inging Westerns, Spirituals and Sc
Their types of favorites, a dance or
heStra and many other interesting M
vents to interest and amuse the K
arge crowd Which Will be in at kt
enhance.
Listen to the Red & White Food Ike
torres broadcast over KXLY (for- G.
lerly KFPY) from BIS a. m. to
AS a m. tomorrow friday morn Ell
ag. The Libby FART Celebration by
rogram is being announced at that
me through the courtesy of the Ell
0onsors of the program. Ri
You are urged to come to the
air and meet your friends in Lib w
y September 3-4-5. Three days Ii
18th not a dull moment in them by
ven carnival rides and attractions
n the kiddies and others. See you re
lis week end! st
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