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—v'wv.‘v'' ■' .IllfefM#; vti':•Viv.V:‘X- .■tfiftii iff ■*!.. iwiih a hiii r iisdidedions inreece.4’ • 5** VV'!' *• s-#-*» Jv ■»*. v j“X* v-kv**- ^.v, ,.i.. •ON THE STEPS OF THE Par-the non are shown, James Fa-kides, (left) cousin of Mrs. Zis-sides, and to the right Mrs. James Fakides and Mrs. Zis-sides. In the background can be seen the column^ of the Parthenon which is regarded as the finest example of Doric art architecture.Leaving Greece after spending a year there, Mrs. Gust Zissides, the former Mabel Vourgias, andher husband, a machinist for the railroad there as well as here, are at present residing with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gust Vourgias, 853 E. North.Because she was able to spend time living among the people she had a different story to tell of Greek life than if one were onlytraveling through the country. Mrs. Zissides told of how her cousin wrote of the desperate conditions in Greece and it was only after staying there a while that she realized how lucky she was to be an American citizen.The lack of refrigeration or any means of keeping food makes it necessary to go to market every day. If you had American dollars to buy articles and food with, you got along pretty well. The rate of exchange when she first got to Greece was 15,000 drachmas and before she left it had gone up to30.000 drachmas. One curious thing she mentioned was that a silver dollar could be exchanged for only23.000 drachmas.She also mentioned what a long process it was to cash a check. It was necessary to fill out many blanks, have it pass through five or six hands and then she said itpCOUSINS OF Mrs. Zissides, (left) Mr. and Mrs. James Fakides, and Mr. and Mrs. Gust Zissides (right) are shown amid the ruins of the Parthenon. The . Parthenon is not too far from the house where Mrs. Zissides lived in Greece.Open House WillHonors F. TracysAn open house will be held honoring Dr. and Mrs. Floyd Tracy of 122 Maple Ave. Sunday afternoon in the home of their son, Douglas Tracy, 692 N. Kellogg St.
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Galesburg Register Mail
Galesburg, Illinois, US
Wed, Oct 07, 1953
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