Sadie Arnovitz Appleman, Interviews with Jews in Utah, Accn 998

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v J adie Appelman p.23 sid ~ said, look sadie. You've g t to k ep bus . You 'v go t to do something. He's an attorney and h g t m to d from the office, collectionwork . And I did collections for him in my hom first. Thenl went to his office and did c lle ti ns. Then I did collections for--opened an offi e downtown the- ft ~ Shubach Jewelry and I worked for him and for SHubach Jewelry andthat's where I worked for years . I worked for about 10-11 years. I worked with Shubach and did collections. [what is collections?] They had--my brother had bought an account e~ an 80,000 accent and it was all debts that hadn't- the fellow went broke and he bought the--w all the 80 thousand dollars worth that was owing--the jewelry store. Anderson Jewlery. And he said he'd buy it if I would take over to collect. Cause he knew if I ever applied myself I would do well and I did very well. So after Shubach found out that I had done so well. they asked me to have an office there.ia= SHttcb And Shubach Jewl. used to be on the corner of 3rd So. and Main. And I worked there with them and when I quite, I retired, I felt like I had really wanted to retire. You know after a long time because it was hard work. Collectionsisnot easy. You know, delinquint. That's not easy. That's very difficult work. L How would you go after someone ..... . SA W Well, I wuld either write them letters, put-- first, I'd make a call and then I'd write letters to them and tell them if -- they it;s got to be paid and if they didn't pay it, why I would have them turned over to the -- and havethem sued-- I would sue them. And I did. I did sue them, quite a few of them. And I used to go to court. And I' liked it because I'd get among people and that's what saved my life, was working and then of course w right ~w. my husband had a little stock aR in a little different things and this is what I've been doing now, taking care of my own affairs all by myself. Aea And this is what I do. I take care of myself and I don't have to come to my children. And I don't have to--my husband left me so that If I didn't go to work, I could have-- I had to--have been in a bad way. So I decided I Heve-t- I got to do something that I have to make a living, so I won't come my children. And this is exactly what I'm doing. to my family or to L After yours husband died, did you move out of the house you two occupied. SA This t the house. 41 years. And he's been gone 36 years. L So when didyou leave theFederal Heights area. SA I lived there 11 years. and 41 over here. L so when you first got married you l~aved there. SA No When I first got married, I lived in Bingham Canyon.