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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1977
Page
6
A nostalgic view of Graettinger during its thriving past. Buildings appear new and the main hill posed challenges when rain drenched streets. The image was provided by Bessie Howard from the Graettinger Photograph Studio run by Miss C M Johnson with Emmetsburg roots and Graettinger Ruthven branches.
Graettinger PeeWees win 19-6 at Ruthven while Mites fall 8-3 as Ruthven errors fuel Graettinger offense. Terril doubleheader: PeeWees lose 1-7, Mites win 7-3 with strong fielding and pitching by Besan. Next, Graettinger-Milford results: PeeWees 3-21, Mites 8-1, all at home.
The family of Mr. and Mrs. Finner Schoen of Palmer held a Sunday anniversary dinner at Hillcrest Supper Club for their parents 55th wedding anniversary. Carnation corsages and boutonnieres honored the couple with many relatives in attendance from Palmer Manson Ringsted Spirit Lake Sioux City and Ringsted.
In Comitan they wait for a bus to the Guatemalan border at 10:00 A.M. After a month near Cristobal they escape and plan to travel through Guatemala to Panama, Peru, or Ecuador. They caution against Colombia due to a 10 percent currency cut and bank fees. They recount Meera Gupta’s trek and rescue by Indians in La Grandesa, the villagers’ welcome, and her decision to become a traveling health worker for pregnant Indigenous women. They arrive in Huehuetenango with easy border crossing and cheap lodging, noting colorful local attire and a busy welcome from guides.
The writers describe a plan to travel from Guatemala City through Quezaltenango Chichicastenango and Lake Atitlan toward Tikal and Flores. They note malaria pills and the route via the mountain road, with Tikal described as hot and deep in Peten jungles. They promise to write again soon.
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