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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1969
Page
8
Mr and Mrs Victor Willenhiller of Oklahoma City spent Friday and Saturday with his cousin Dwight Burney and family. Mr and Mrs Roy Nelson of Clarks were guests in the Leslie Adelson home after the program on Saturday night.
Mr and Mrs Dwight Burney traveled to Lincoln on Tuesday to meet the plane carrying Mrs Burneys daughter Mrs Don Pierpont Dawn and Diane of San Francisco Natalie Hahn arrived on the same flight after two months in Japan. Mr and Mrs Glen Brazda and family of Fullerton hosted weekend guests at the Robert Brazda home. Additional visits include Mr and Mrs Robert Carlson and family of Marysville Kansas and Mr and Mrs Carl Brown of Lincoln with Harold Carlson.
A farewell letter from a 4-H group leader in Japan recounts six weeks living with host families on farms and in cities. She shares worries and joys, describes injuries and mishaps, expenses, communications with family, and the ambassadors' effort to foster American–Japanese goodwill before returning to Ohio State University for a master's in Public Relations.
The notice lists several Polk County tracts for sale with acreage 40 to 160 acres each. Locations include near Stromsburg and west of Polk, noting improvements such as pasture, barns, and cultivated ground. Irrigation development is highlighted for several lots.
Tract 5 in Merrick County covers 394 acres about 1 mile west of Silver Creek on Highway 30 with river frontage and irrigation potential. Terms require 15 percent cash at sale with balance due March 1 1970. purchaser receives 1970 wheat crop. Abstracts and cure deeds provided. seller pays 1969 and prior taxes.
Miss Natalie Hahn spoke of her experiences in Japan at Polk High School on Friday afternoon. Cindy and Debbie Larson of Lincoln were guests of their grandparents over the weekend, celebrating Bean Day with the Adelsons and Mrs Prinee of York.
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