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Heir. "State Historical Society VOL. mo. LX PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, IHUSSDAY. JUNE 1, 1944 NO. 43 Death Of Margaret Hodgert, Long Time Resident Pies at Hospital After Illness That Has Covered Sr :rne Time Here I Since Babyhood This morning at 2: JO o'clock at the St. C!af ln-H ne'e hncnital ai Cm it- ha. .Margaret C. Hodgert. 70. passed away after a long period of failing herPh, taking from the or.. inn nit y one of the lonr time residents. Miss Hodgert was operated on last week but little hopes were held of llel' recovery. Margaret C. Hodgert, daughter of James and Margaret Hodgert, was born in Glasgow. Scotland. November IS, 1S73, and when a baby was brought by the parents to the United Stvos, thy coming west and settl ing at Plattsmouth. where fov many years the father was engaged sr- a carpenter and contractor. The fam ily erected tiie heme at Main and Tenth street where they resided un til the passing of the parents.. Mr liodgci t v.as one of the contractors on the Columbian school building and remained active at his trade as long ad his physical condition per mitted, many of the homes and busi- ness houses of the city represent his , work. With the death of the parents, Misr Hodgert sold the home in 191S. siree has made her home with Miss Margaret Ma-.ies. an old and devoted friend who Hstiktwl in ber eare ' ciov n through the vc-.ire and v. as a ! friend indeed to the departed. Margaret Hodgert was a devout ri?mlM- of the Presbyterian faith all of her lifetime and while health permitted enjoyed the participation in the affairs cf the crurcii. She was treasurer over thirty years of the Christian endeavor of the (Lurch and aetive it: the Sunday school and church. . Miss Hodgert v.as an artist in needlework and f- r the last years has devoted her attention to this vp'-k and specimens of her work are te be louud in many Plattsmouth homes. There are no relatives living ir the United States as f ir aj known to the friends here. The body was brought here te the Saltier funeral home at 4th ar.d Vine streets where the funeral ser vices -v ill "oe held on Wednesday afternoon at 2: SO with Dr. 11. G. McChiskj of i i-.'iat ing. Friends 'bat may wish to take a last farewell may call at the funeral home Tuesday from C to a and from 7 to 9 p. m. The interment will be at the Oak Hi'l oemete'y beside the parents. County Court Happenings Friday in the county court Judge Pa il E. Fauquet heard a number of j probate matters that were pending. ; J . t lltfll 1.1.. (I? il S 1 I ' li li'. UU1111C sion cf the will cf Eiastus M. Evans !.; ,...:.. i the county and the appointment of Lewis Rogers as executor made. The petition was heard for the admission of the last will and testa ment (.; William Steinhoff deceased and the curt ordered the appoint ment of Minnie Steinhoff. of Lin coln, as the executrix. Hearing was also had in the es tate af Hans H. Srcll. deceased. Enjoy Short Outing County Assessor W. H. Puis and Mrs. Puis departed Saturday for a short oatin-r and vacation, Mrs. Puis going to Hartington, Nebraska, where sae will visit her sister, Mrs. Ousta Jurgon and family for a few uays while Mr. Puis is visiting ?.t the homes his children in Omaha and expecting to ret nn with their Tuesday to attend Memorial day. Marrieed At Court House County Judge Paul E. Fau-iuet Saturday afternoon: laid aside the usual routine of rourt matters to perform the marriage service lor Fay Vet-don Harriger; of this city and Gladys Ii ee'Liibhart tf Omaha. The gr. om is a .farmer :an'a the' bride is an employe of the Martin, bomber plar.t. The ne4y we4s afe4e make their home ij;tiimyirr3 ;PIattsn,outhinsGame The Plattsmouth town team Sun- fay was winner over the lauor. la.. i earn by the seore of 9 to 2. the locals holding the lead f'om thi start and I v. iih the hii'ling of Fox anil Yroman. ;ha the lowans at their mercy. Tim jwiH be ;ne of te last sanies fur 'Kip" as he exn?cts soon to te called to the naval service in a verv short jtbne. Lan did the catching for i-inttsmouth. The batteries lor Tabor were Linburger, Chambers and Bar tholomew. The feature of the game was the home run by Bob Woster for Plattsmo'.ith. This is the second Iowa team , be defeated in the last t'.o weeks as j (1 VTiwood was defeated a wee!; ago ISir.day by the scor of 12 to 11. New Tax Measure Places 30 Million In Withholding Class Will Simplify Returns and To Some It Means Higher and to Others Lower Taxes Washington. May 31. ( CF The annual complexities which faeeu the 50OoO.OO federal income tax- payers have been eased r st r- at a per $00,000,000 capita cost or I in a 11 .1 vpar The goernment took the loss of 60, y 00,000 a year, according to u' i'41 'n -a e-n:iiiiiea, wucu 1 e'upnl Roosevelt signed the in- dividual income tax simppfcation j bill. j The new system teehniea'ly be- , came effective immediately in most i : respects, but actually few taxpay- j jcrs will know it until next year, it j . vill mean higher tacs for some and J lower taxes for others. but the changes arc small. New withnolding rates, which will take a larger bite out of weekly pay envelopes in some cases and a smaller bite in others, will become effective Jan. 1. For 30,u'JO,000 taxpayers, tht bill eliminates the necessity of filing returns in 1 i-3 5. Instead, these per sons those who earn less than fo, 000 a year and whose income from sources not subject to with-! holding does not exc eed SI 00 will j file their withholding cceipts as j their tax reports. The internal reve- j n ie collectors will do the figuring and determine whether the taxpayer ' owes an additional amount or is en titled to a refund. Two other types of simple forms will be provided for the remainder cf the 50.000.ooo taxpayers. An es timated 10.000.000 those whose in come is under ?r.000 but who re ceive nore than tH-0 fiom sources not subject to withholding or who want to claim more than the auto matic 10 per cent for deductions al leve'l under tiie new la-.v will use one form. In pacing vhe simplified system ; of reporting, congress wiped out the j i present six per cent normal tax, 'graduated surtaxes and victory tax i of three per cent. It replaced them i with a new three per cent normal 'tax on all ineome over $500; nov 'graduated surtaxes ranging from : (per cent on the first 52.000 to 91 per cent on all over $200,000; and a uniform exemption fo $500 for the taxpayer, plus $500 for a wile and ?500 each for every other de pendent. Returns From the West R. C. Jahrig. who has been at New castle, vYyoming. called' by the ill ness of his brother-in-law", Julius Back, returned home Sunday after noon. He louud the brother--in-law undergoing hospitalization and in (,uite serious condition from a heart ailment and also found his sister, Mrs. Bock, in poor health. Mr. Jahrig reports the country as looking green and in excellent shape as there has been a great deal of rain in that part of the country. Goes To Iowa Mayor and Mrs. It. It. Hayes de parted Sunday for a business trip to northern Iowa, visiting their farm in the vicinity of Sac City, and also at Fort Dodge, Iowa, where their daughter, Mrs. George E. Sayles has a residence property. They plan to be absent fo a number of days. Pretty Church Wedding Held At Nebraska City Miss Arlene Sue Gnvndman Marri ed to Lieutenant John L. Tidball at Bethel Evangelical Church In a verv charmingly arranged wddinr at the P.-tnel Evangelical church at Nebraska City, Saturday evening at S o'clock. Miss Arlcii" Sue (Jrunuman, daughter rf ?ir. and Mrs. John Grundman of Nebraska i City, to Lieutenant John L. Ti lbail ! III, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John L. Tidball II. of this city. The church was lovely with bas kets of v.lnte lilacs and bridal wreath to form the background for the ceremony. Rev. George I-'uensing read tlu marriage lines for the service before 175 guests. Nuptial music was played by Mrs. V.. M. Whitteti. chjrch organi-t, and Charles I. Sager, nrofessor oi' music at Pi.ane College. Crete. cang "Ich Lcibe Dich," and "Because," before the ceremony. The bride looked lovely in a bite lace and net wdeding gown. The bodice of white lace had a sweet heart neckline edged in net. The full-gathered skirt of white net ex tended ir.ty a long train. Her finger tip veil of white illusion fell from a crown of iut and lilies cf the val ley. Her bou'iuet was gardenias ar.d lilies of the valley. Miss Phyllis Jahnsor. of Omaha as bridesmaid wore pale pink mar quisette made with a sweetheart neckline and carried pink and white roses. Betty Page, Fairbury, lit the tapers on the altar. Lieut Hugh Renard. David City, war best man. and ushers wore Pf:. John 3). Pollack, and Charles E. MoMunn, Omaha. The wedding recti t son was held at Hotel Grand. Assisting at the reception were Barbara Boier and Marion Cusack, Omaha, sorority sis ters fo the bride, and Doris West- t fall and Lois Grundman, Nebraska City. The bride attended Doane Coilege for two years, finishing her sopho more year in February. She is a member of Phi Sigma Tau sorority. Lieut. Tidball attended Doane where be was affiliated wih Alpha Omega fra:ernity. lie v as a senior when lie j entered the Armj Air Fore: in (February, l!i. He received ad vanced training at LaJunta. Colo., (where he giaduated May 23 as a j second lieutenant ' Guests from out of the city were jMr. and Mrs. E,igar Wescott, Oma tha: Mr. and Mr. Richard Spangkr, j Plrttsmov.th: Mr. and Mrs. Karl Kocn, Prescjue Isle. Main-?; Mr. ard (Mrs. Carter Strard and Stephen, ! Dayton, O ; Miss Fhyllis Dennison. j Minneapolis, and Lt. and Mrs. Ray iSandvig. Sioux Fa'ls, S. D., and Mrs. I". H. We:;cott, Plattsmouth. - c 1 til j VdUlie oerious:y 111 Fred Kehne, one of the old highly respected residents of and this portion ot Cass county, is in serious condition at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Fral Tschirren. Mr. Kehne has been in failing health for the past two years and at his advanced age of S2 nas made his condition more serious. Enjoy Vacation Trip Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wooster of this city are enjoying a short vaca tion this week as Mr. Wooster is off from his work at che U. P. 'hops at Omaha. They are spending a few days with ineir sen and daughter-in-law, Mr. a"d Mrs. Raymond Woos ter, and th-2 grandsons, at Lincoln, and from there go to Denver, a former home for a visit with old friends. Before they return home they expeof to visit the relatives of Mrs. Wooster at Pewese, Nebraska, and vicinirv. An Appreciation To the relatives and old friends in and near Muiray and Plattsmouth vho remembered me with birthday cards, I want to express my heart felt thanks and appreciation. , , James Gilmour i Drowns In Platte River Saturday evening I'mil Kotovei, 1G, of 910 Atlas street. Omaha, was drowned in the Plaite river not far ireen the Plaite river bridge north of this city, one half mile cat of Piaymore park. He was rep;ted to be a good i v. irnmor and had bent atte npting jto cross the river from south to jthe north bank when he was taken I i,h ,ran-r-s and was unable to make i lie distance to safety. I The body was recover?! by Fire i man Lloyd Piksa of the Omaha fire I rescue i bridsre squad, one ir.n. east of tne near the north bank of the ... 1 iv,;r- For more than an hour the Ires'-ac s-uad and medical aid from .n bciLv v.,nicci un:i .lie youin iMti t( r.o avail. Deputy .Sheriff Enu l y Doody w as called t the scene of the accident and assisted in the ofiorts to revive tiie v-oiith. The companions of the drowned boy were Leo Dobrovolny, f 12 Atlas street, Leo Pobrovo'in. jr.. 912 Atlas street, Richard Yin)!:. H'i2 Homer ;-.tre?t. John Tluva. S2-! Worthingtou street, all of Omaha. Germans Claimed To Have Lynched U. S. Airman Presidents of Bombed Cities Take Eevenge on Airmen That Para- chnte to Earth London, May al. ( TP I A dispatch to the Stockholm paper Tagens. Nyheier said that oflicial German circles Berlin j news- ' today j had ! an ! confirmed the mob lynching of American airman shot down in cen tra! Germany. The dispatch also ciiu.ted German authorities, in the fit st official com ment on the reported rbooting cf 47 British and allied airmen at a Ger man prison camp as denying that any airman was lynched after once becoming officially a prisoner of the German go v e r n m e n t . The dispatch said that an ' inlari ated croud' killed the one surviving crev.- member of an American plane which crashed at an unspeeitiod German village. It. added that offi cial German circles claimed the lynched American had been aboard a plane which mac hinegunued a crowd of chureh-goers, killing sev eral women, old men and childieu. The alleged confirmation ol the lynching of the American followed the: German propaganda hysteiia pace set recently by propaganda minister, Joseph GoebKls. himself, when he wrote in the nazi party organ that the government could no longer protect "terror" raiders from the "mad fury" of the German popu lation. Since- Goebhels' keynote am. ounce inert, which was broadcast by the uazi radio, German r.cv.f broadcasts have been full of alleged reports that German civilians were niccuiub- mg to the dictates ei iiieir mad i i fnrv " . The Stockholm Aftonbladet said I j,, ., Ttpilin ;)i.Ti t fli llint five Ameri can fliers had been lynched oy "an infuriated crowd" before police could intervene. The fliers had para chuted to earth, the dispatch quot ed a traveller from Leipzig as ray ing, after machine gunning hundreds of peaceful neonle." Feeling Much Improved Mrs. Philip Leper?, who returned the past week from Rochester, Minnesota, where she was operated on at the St. Mary's hospital, is feeling much improved and Saturdaj' was in the city to look after the family shopping. Mrs. Lepert was able to be; home f'r the graduation cf her dauglifci. Miss Louise and her son, Arthur. Louise is to look after the household work at the home during the recuperation of the mother and Arthur is expecting soon to enter (he United States navy. Card Of Thanks I wish to thank all those who sent :ards and flowers to me while I was confined to the hospital. They were very much appreciated. David B. Robinson Prominent Eagle Lady Found Dead At Home Monday Sheriff Joe Mrasek Attorney Walter H. Case One of Suicide and County Smith FLid Shei nt Joe Mrasek and County Attorney Wa'tT If. Smith were call eel to Eagle: late Monday, when the iiieless body of Agnes Kotelhut, G5. was tounei in her h:ne in the town, dying apparently by her own banc";. Mrs. Ketelhut has been in ill health for ti e past fifteen years and tins hid evidently caused her to l commit suicide by hanginsr. Mrs. Ketelhut had tide oie end of the ro.ie to a door knob and then through into a closet and there she was found her head a short way fr.mi the fl or and de:id evidently for some time. The deceased lady was a member ; of one of the well known families 'of western Cass and eastern Lan caster c on a' y and has made her home in that locality for her life time. There are surviving tour timers. Mrs. Kate Oberle, Eagle Mrs. Mar tha Frank, Walton; Mrs. Fiances fctange, Lincoin; Mrs. Myrtle Asch-1-jcti, Wray. Colorado; five brothers, Reynard of Eagle: Henry and Otto. 'Lincoln; William Milwaukee. Walton; Albert The funeral will be at 2 p. in. Tb.ursdiy at Roper Sons. Lincoln Rev. Lcland Lesher will officiate and Vera Upton will sine. Burial will be- nt El:uv. ood. Makes Real Estate Sales T. H. Pollock, the real estate deal er, has closed the sale of two very a'.traetive pieces of resident priper ty in the last few days that shows the ready demand for real estate cf tnis tpe. The Ray Shafer residence-, just cast of the city I.all, vas sold to Ray Bryant, local garage operator, who i v. ns abuting property on the south v. ect of the residence. Thic is an ex i c lient two story and baceuient brick building. The brick residence at 7th and Vine streets, owned by Mrs. Maltie I'genbei ger cl Los Angeles, was pur chased by j-ouis Naeve. who plans on having the house remodeled into apartments. The program calls for a great deal of additional w nk on the- house. Visit Old Home Mr. and Mrs. Gust Carlson, of Val ley, Nebraska, were in the city to day for a few hours, coming down to look after the decoration of the family graves in Oak Hill .-emetery. While liere tney were callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George F Kenney, old friends. Seek Sale License Two applications for the sale; of real estate for the purpose of care cf minor heirs have been filled in the office of Clerk of the District Court C. E. Ledrway. In the mat'er of the application of Morris D. McGrew, guaidian of Morris eDan McGrew and Newell H. McGrew, minors, license is asked to Eel real e-st.ite. j In the matter of the guardianship jot' Shirley Ann Meisinger and Ken- Mtn Meisinger, minors, license to sell real estate is asked. Note Of Thanks Having returned to my home I wish to take this opportunity to ex press to the many friends and neigh bors my deep appreciation of their thoughtfulncss during the days that I was at the St. Catherine's hospital and the St. Mary's hospital at Rochester, Minnesota. Their flowers, feifts, cards and letters will long be very pleaasntly remembered. Mrs. Philip Lepeit Visiting At Lincoln Mrs. W. A. Swatek is in Lincoln where she will spend a short time locking after the care of her small grandsons, children of Mr. and Mrs. George F. Swatek, while the moth er is at the hospital. To Hold Check-Up A Summer Health-Check-Up for all children who expect to enter school next fall for the first time will be held in the Central building on Friday morning, June 2, 1944 beginning at : o'clock. This health check-up is being held in cooperation with the State Department ef Health, under the direction and administra tion of local do'tors and with the assistance: of the local Woman's club and the school nurse. Immunization for Diphtheria and Small Pox will be administered to the children whose parents desire this done. This, ot course, will be open to any older Jhild, should par ents wish Mnmunir.atiou for other of their children also. The fee will be- SI, .00 for services. ! ProvimonK mav also be made at this time for dental as well as tuber tuiiu :ests, if mothers lncjuir-i while registering for the health check -up. American Bombers Make Attacks On German Rail Heads Pour Bail Centers Suffer Prom the Hard Blows of the 500 Fort resses a:id 1,200 Fighters London, May 31. (UP) Ameri can heavy bo.nbcrs hit Germany for ihe fifth straight day today when a force of nearly l.T'.e planes smash ed at four rail centers in the Ruhr aiici an airbase in northeastern France. About 500 FIjing Fortresses and Liberators of the? U. 3. 8th air force, supported by more than 1 ,2 0 fighters, attacked German rail yards at Hamm, Osnabrock, Sthwerte and Soest, along with the Luxdnil air drome vest of Ilulhouse in France. Bad weather impeded acria! opera- lions over parts of western Europe aiu. anneaied to navj contributed to the aecr?as. in the strength of to- e:ay s attack Ironi the 2,200 plane fleet out in the previous three days. A headeiuarters communique an nouncing die five-way attack by heavy bombers fn medium force said they wire escorted by more than 1,200 Lightnings. Mustangs and ' Thunderbolts of ihe Sth and 9th ; air forces. , About 200 Marauder medium ! bombers, n aintaining the pressure of German communications behind I the west wall hit three bridges across I the neine in an afternoon raid on northern France. Fellowship Group The Westminster Fellowship group, which is the ycung people's see icty of the Presbyterian church, met Sunday evening in the beauti ful outdoor "living rcoiu ' of Mr. and Mrs. John Sattler. The worship service was in charge of Millie Kozacek and Jerry Jones, and was in keeping with the Memorial season. Twenty-three were present. Monday evening. May 29, this j-roup is having an outdoor supper at Ihe rame place. Tnis is to honor the boys who are leaving for the service in the very near future. Called on Sad Mission This afternoon Attorney A. L. Ti.ld departed for his old home a Beaver. Ohio, called there by the death of his bister, Mrs. Jennie House, So, who passed away last night after an illness of some dun ticn. Mrs. House has not bttcn well and several months ago Mr. Tid1 visited her in the Ohio home for a short time. He expects to be absent for the nevt ten days to attend the funeral and visiting with the old friends. Visit In Missouri Mr. and Mrs. Vernon T. Am, Jr., and their little soil, departed Sun Gay for Lafayette .Missouri, where Mrs. Arn and son plan to spend some timo in visiting with the relatives of Mrs. Am in that section. Mr. Arn will return this week to look after his business at the Black & White market. Memorial Day Observed Tuesday . In Plattsmouth Business Houses of the City Join in Observance and Many Galher at Oak Hill Cemetery Plat'smouth joined Tuesday in the annual niemoiial day observance, a day that was brought closer to every man and woman in the city, because of the fact that again our nation is at war and in the past year there have been a numbe" ot the boys dear to all, that have been called to make the supreme sacrifice. The memorial services were held at the Oak Hill cemetry under the auspices of the Hugh J. Kearns post of the Ameiican Legion with Com mander E. 'J. Vrorian in charge. The Boy Scouts of America as sisted in the service with Jimmy Al kire serving as the bugler, in the assembly call and the taps at the conclusion cl the services. The color bearers comprised Her man Ellii.gscn and George Clevengfr, of the local Legie n post. At the G. HA. R. mound the pledge of allegiance to the flag was led by Ray Tincher of the Boy Scouts. The latter part of the program was at the American Legion plot and was opened by the- singing of "America" 13- the audience. The Lincoln's Gettysburg address wa? given by Miss Catherine Ceinis. in a very inspiring manner. The roll call of the World War dead No. 1 for the year showed the naTnes of Joe Koubek and William Baldwin, while in the World War No 2 the group comprised Pvt George Lepcrt. Pfe Preston Dan ie's. Jr.. Tech. S;?t. James H. Jones, U. air force Staff Sgt. Charles I ennett. U. K. air forces, Lt Edward Hadraba, V. S. air corps. SS Oral Campbell. Sgt. Robert Clark, Lt. William E. Evers. The address was by Rev. J. W. Tacnzler. pastor ef the First Chris tian church, who made a most elo quent plea that the sacrifices that the men of the nation had made, might not be in vain. He pointed to the fact of the sacrifice of the veter ans of the last war, that today mil lions or more of the youth of the and was battlin? mer the whole world in the present struggle. The speaker urged that the nation de mand and see that a peace was made anl protected so that within another Quarter century the nation inuet noi: send their sons to war. The veterans wreaths were of the American egioh menioi ial poppies prepared by the women of the Auxil iary. An Appreciation I with to take this means of sin cerely thanking the local chapter cf the Daughters of the American Revo lution for the "Good Citizenship" medal I received this morning. I fcha.ll be proud to wear it and keep it. My thanks and gratitude also go o my teachers and classmates who chose ine for this honor. Eugene C. Smith, Jr. New Priest Installed There, was a large congregation present Suuday evening at ;'ie in stallation eeremonies for Rev. Ed ward C. Touchtik. new pastor of the Holy Rosary ehun-h. Rt. Rev. Mon signor George. Agius, the dean of the Plattsmouth Deanery, served as the installing priest, giving the charge to Father Touchek of the new patina i'iid was assisted in the ceieir.ouies by Father John Kelly, who has ecrv eel as the administ vitor uf the; par ish. Assessors Work Complete Saturday a number of the pre cinct assessors were completing their work and turning in their schedules to County Assessor W. H. PuIb, umonj those making their returns being V. O. Luuduerg of Nehawka precinct. Eel S. Tutt of West Rock Bluffs, and Mike Vete.snek of Platta mouth precinct. ' Bay War Bonit