Dorothy Robinson Community: Glouster Date: May 11, 1998 Interviewer: Carol Buchman

How did Dorothy's mother earn a living during The Depression?

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00:02:10:    During World War II we needed stamps to buy sugar and coffee.

00:02:20:    For fun, we'd go to shows, neighbor's homes, ride horses and baseball.

00:02:50:    Assassination of John F. Kennedy? I was in Columbus and it was depressing.

00:04:10:    Church was cool, I used to sing in the choir.

00:04:43:    Worked at Union Lunch at $1.04 an hour.

00:05:48:    Peoples values then? Not very different from now.

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