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Lie I gh m-geWoman Tells About Czechoslovakia TripCzihosbvS Wh0 retu-!i^^om a visit to“They would like (o come to the U. S. but their government won’t let them go, says Mary Kobav, who lived in Fayette County until about seven years ago when she moved to Mrnes-sen.A sister of Mrs, Leonard fHelen) Cherison of Smock, Mary was bom in Suhahora, Czechoslovakia, a village near the Polish border. She came to the U. S. at the age of nine.Now a widow, she keeps house for an uncle, Ignatius Balazija of Monessen,When Mr. Balaiija decided to take a trip to the old country he had no difficulty persuading Mary to go along. She was anxious to see Suhahora again.Tew* Changed She found that Ihe town has changed considerably. It is largerDANCING TON'JTE 1M1TA1 Y HA! Land now has electric lights and other modern facilities and conveniences.Mary and her uncle spent irost of their 2 1/2 months abroad inand around Suhahora.- . - ;We were in Prague only four days and as a result I can't tell you much about conditions in the cities,’’ she says. It is my opinion, though, that the people, whoXeL0n farrn5 arc much. betteroff because they can raise their ow* food.”Mary says the Czechs aren'tstarving—there is'no scarcity of bread, potatoes and cabbage and such items are cheap-but their lot, compared tc. that of an American, is hard.RestiveThe young people are especial-ly resiive, the former Smcck woman discovered. Five dollars{CMllBHM Mhp(, CM. 1)
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Uniontown Evening Standard
Uniontown, Pennsylvania, US
Sat, Dec 01, 1956
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