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Friday, April 15, 2016

Mrs. Beason of Pembroke Sews for Enjoyment and to Save Money; Miss Edna Latham of Washington County Markets Turkeys to Remodel Home, 1938

April, 1938, Carolina Co-operator
Robeson County
Mrs. W.R. Beason, Pembroke, Robeson County, says that it pays to sew at home, for during the past year she made approximately 50 garments at a saving of $91.50. Some of these garments were made from leftover material or from old clothes at a savings of form one-third to one-half of the cost. Mrs. Beason found both the work and the fact that she was affecting a real saving, fascinating.
Washington County
Miss Edna Latham of Washington County realized $150 from her turkeys in 1937 and plans to use her cash in paper and paint for the interior of her house.

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