A peach of a cobbler: Champaign woman's 50 years in shoe business

CHAMPAIGN – Shoes always have been a part of Erma Ballard's life. Her first job was in a shoe factory in Flora.

She learned how to repair shoes about 50 years ago and never stopped.

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