Iowa
Old Press
Oelwein Daily Register
Oelwein, Fayette County, Iowa
Monday, February 10, 1936
Page 5, Column 1
PERSONALS
--Frank Kiple of Jesup visited friends in the city today.
--Wendell Clark was a business visitor in Stanley this morning.
--W.R.C. Supper M.E. Church Feb. 12, 30c-adv.
--A. W. Stewart was a business caller in Cedar Rapids, Saturday
morning.
--Robert Buchanan was a business caller in Cedar Rapids, Saturday
morning.
--Carl Miche, who resides north of the city is seriously ill,
suffering from mumps.
--Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Betts of Fairbanks were city visitors
Sunday evening.
--Andy Mahoney of Stanley spent the week end with relatives and
friends in the city.
--Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Wilcox of McGregor visited friends in the
city over the week end.
--Mrs. Lucille McDermott, who has been ill at Mercy Hospital was
removed to her home, Saturday.
--Mrs. E. A. Clason is a patient at mercy Hospital where she will
undergo an operation tomorrow.
--Miss Ivah Schortau spent Thursday in Sumner visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Schortau.
--Henry Ziegler of Westgate underwent an operation for
appendicitis at Mercy Hospital Friday evening.
--Frank Sherman of Independence attended the funeral of his
niece, Mrs. Ethel Hebrank, Saturday morning.
--Miss Leota Firicks and Miss Darlene Bonosky of Sumner returned
to their homes in Sumner after visiting friends in the city.
--Josephine Levendusky of Fairbank is recovering at Mercy
Hospital from a fractured leg. She was brought here Friday
afternoon.
--Asa Freeman from Minneapolis, Minnesota arrived in the city
Saturday morning to attend the funeral of his niece, Mrs. Ethel
Hebrink.
--Miss jean Platskey of Chicago has spent the past few days in
the city visiting at the home of her mother, Mrs. P. Platskey,
who has been ill.
--Garrold Sherman of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is visiting relatives
in the city. He was called home by the death of his sister, Mrs.
Hebrank.
--Mr. and mrs. Joe Schaefer returned to the city Saturday from
Dubuque where they attended the funeral of Mrs. Schaefer's niece,
Mrs. Martina Carroll Farni.
--Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gregory are the proud parents of a baby son
born at Mercy Hospital yesterday afternoon. The baby weighed six
pounds and fourteen ounces. He will be known as John Carl.
Something no doctor ever advised. "Tire yourself out doing
the family washing, and you'll always be immune from poor health
and happy." Just Phone 254. CITY LAUNDERING CO. - adv.
Friends of J. W. Reed will be sorry to learn that he is seriously
ill at his home on Second Avenue Northwest. His daughters, Mrs.
Cecil Price of Troy Mills, and Mrs. James Madison of Cedar Rapids
have been called here by his illness. Two sisters, Mrs. Norton
and Mrs. Henderson of Independence have also been called here.
GEORGE DAGUE DIED AT FAIRBANK
George Dague, seventy eight years of age, died at his home in
Fairbank about noon yesterday. The Brant funeral home is in
charge of service. Mr. Dague has been a resident of Buchanan
county about forty years.
MRS. ETHEL MARY HEBRANK -- OBITUARY
Ethel Mary Sherman was born in Edgewood, Iowa, Nov. 20, 1902 and
passed away at Mercy hospital, Oelwein, Ia., Feb. 4th, 1936. She
was married to Harry J. Hebrank June 9, 1920 who proceeded her in
death eight years ago, having died Nov. 16, 1928 at Mercy
hospital. To this union one child came to gladden the home, Eula
June, 11 years, who is left to mourn the departure of the
deceased. Others left are the fiance, Victor Schima; father and
mother, Mr. and Mrs. John Sherman; one sister,Mrs. Eveah Elliot;
one brother, Garrold Sherman; niece, Rose Elliot; nephew, Gordon
Elliot; uncle and aunts and several cousins and a large circle of
friends. The funeral was held from the Sacred Heart church,
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock and burial in the Woodlawn
cemetery.
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LAST CALL FOR CHRISTMAS SEALS
Mrs. Pearl Schneider is making one last request to people who
still are holding their Christmas Seal letters. Please see that
they are returned to her or to the box at the Gas Office, within
the next few days. The final report of the chairman is due by the
15th of this month and there are still more than two hundred
letters unaccounted for. You are under no obligation to make
explanations about why you didn't return them sooner but please
attach your name and drop them at the Gas Office in order to help
get the matter cleared up satisfactorily.
OELWEIN STRUGGLES FOR STORM RELIEF - PROBABLY LESS
SUFFERING HERE THAN IN MANY PLACES BUT PLENTY OF INCOVENIENCE.
You may not have received your Sunday paper yesterday, but
sometime during the day your milkman finally got through. Local
dairies reported that their supplies of milk were delivered from
the country with the use of bob sleds, and their own delivery
conveyances were able to supply all customers during the day.
Attendance at church services was extremely sparse. All Catholic
services were held, as were those in the Baptist church. Lutheran
and Presbyterian congregations were notified that there would be
no Sunday school or church. At the Methodist and Christian
churches brief serves were held in basement rooms for those who
came despite the low temperature and deep snow-drifts.
A beer truck with a cargo weighing thirteen tons was stuck in a
snow-bank between here and Maynard, and with the aid of three
trucks and a wrecker from the Chevrolet garage, it was finally
moved, and a day and a half.
Father White of the local Sacred Heart church, and Father Holman,
of the Catholic church at Hazelton, were forced to remain
twenty-four hours at the Will Hall farm after they were stalled
north of Oelwein while returning from Maynard late Saturday
afternoon. The hearse, bearing the body of Father Bacci, was also
stalled on Number 11, Saturday night, and it was not until the
snow plow came through yesterday, that the twenty eight cars
marooned between here and Maynard, were able to proceed.
By putting on extra trucks, coal companies reported that
unusually heavy orders were all delivered Saturday night. In most
cases the business houses remained open for only a short time in
the evening, while some of them closed at six o'clock.
The body of Robert Stewart, who died Friday night, remained at
the A. W. Stewart home in the country, today. The undertakers,
who made a trip out to the farm by bob-sled, Friday night, were
unable to return. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
The C.G.W. ran no trains yesterday, most of their snow plows
being stuck at various points along the system. No service is
promised before tomorrow at the earliest. Newspapers from Cedar
Rapids, Waterloo, Des Moines and Chicago were not delivered in
Oelwein until this morning. Chicago papers came in by star route,
having been sent on the Illinois Central as far as Independence.
About 200 students from Junior and Senior High schools are
absent. The majority of the absent one are country pupils unable
to reach town. Three teachers are marooned out of the city,
having spent the weekend away from here. Sue Schmidt and Lillian
Chivington, who went to Iowa City Friday night, are still there
today. Inez Johnson, music supervisor drove to Jefferson, near
Des Moines, Friday night and has been unable to get back. Miss
Nelle Greene, principal of Harlan school, who spent the weekend
in West Union managed to get into Oelwein about nine o'clock this
morning. Grade school report most pupils present, with the
exception of those absent from illness.
FUNERAL OF REV. FATHER J. V. BACCI
Funeral services for the late Father J. V. Bacci, were held this
morning at the Sacred Heart church with Archbishop Beckman of
Dubuque as celebrant. Very Rev. Fr. Martin, of Waterloo acted as
assistant priest. Deacon, Fr. Holman of Hazelton: sub-deacon,
Putz, of Sacred Heart, Waterloo and second assistant deacon was
Father Torphey of Fairbank. Father Doherty preached the funeral
sermon. Father Ed Cooney of St. Joseph's, Waterloo acted as
master of ceremonies. Visiting priests who attended the services
this morning were: Fr. Burns, Winthrop. Fr. McKinley, Manchester;
Fr. Wm. Rowan, Editor of the Witness, of Columbia College,
Dubuque; and Fr. Toomey, of West Union. Burial in Woodlawn
cemetery will take place tomorrow morning after a private mass
which will be at nine o'clock.
MEANING OF SINE DIE
Adjourned sine die means adjourned indefinitely, no date for
continuation having been fixed.
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FRANK J. LIMBACK DIED SUNDAY - DEPUTY COUNTY TREASURE
DROPPED DEAD in the YARD of HIS HOME in WEST UNION
Frank J. Limback, aged 64 years, deputy treasure of Fayette
county, dropped dead at his home in West Union Saturday afternoon
about 4:30 o'clock. It is thought that battling the cold and the
blizzard was more than his heart could stand and it brought about
a sudden exhaustion and death. It seems that with the storm
raging he left his duties as deputy treasurer a little earlier
than usual Saturday, leaving the office about four o'clock. His
wife had telephoned him about a short time before about the
condition of the storm near his home and warned him about trying
to walk home. He good naturedly remarked to her that he would be
able to make it all right, and left the office. His home is at
the extreme northwest edge of West Union, he owning and operating
the Green Mill group of cottages on No. 18 and living in the big
house adjoining them on the east. He had just reached his home
and entered the yard when he fell to the snow drifts there. His
wife watching for him at home, looked out at 4:30 P.M. and saw
him lying in the snow. She called help and he was soon brought
into the house, but too late as he died almost immediately on
falling to the snow banks, the physician declaring his death was
due to heart failure brought on by over exertion.
For the past 16 years Mr. Limback has been in the county
treasurer's office as deputy, he having been in the county
treasurer's office for one year also at Waterloo. He was also
deputy clerk for five years under County Clerk Winston. He was
born and raised at Dyersville, Iowa, coming to West Union about
17 years ago. He was a man held in the highest esteem by all. As
an official he was obliging, cheerful and efficient, and made a
friend of all with whom he came in contact. During the war he was
a member of the county draft board at West Union and did splendid
work in that capacity, along with his other duties. Mr. Limback
had announced his candidacy for the republican, nomination for
treasurer and was preparing to make a race for the place. He
would have been a most popular candidate and would have received
a heavy vote for the post.
He leaves his wife prostrated with grief, and one daughter, the
latter being Mrs. Beamer, of Glendale, Calif., who is expected to
arrive in West Union soon, when definite funeral arrangements
will be announced.
FUNERAL OF ROBERT STEWART LATER.
Owing to the blocked condition of the roads, no definite time for
the funeral of Mr. Robert Stewart, whose death has been announced
in these columns, can be definitely given as yet.
STORK RACES WITH THE BLIZZARD
Hawkeye, Iowa - Dr. W. E. Welch, with four drivers and four teams
raced against the elements Saturday night to aid the stork in
bringing into the world two fine baby boys. About 10:30 Saturday,
with the wind and the snow beating furiously outside, the doctor
was called to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bartells, four miles
from town. With eyelids frozen to frost bitten cheeks they
finally arrived in time to aid. The drivers who worked in relays
and made their way across field along indiscernible paths,
frequently becoming lost in their work, were Lee Pleggenkuhie,
Irvin Reisner, Edwin Hochberger and Richard Ott. After the baby
boy came into the world the doctor was called back to town to the
Lloyd Lalone home where at 6:00 A. M. Sunday, another baby boy
came into the world. All concerned are doing nicely, despite the
terrible race and exposure to the weather produced by some 15
degrees below zero.
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