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OHB 0054

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeTURBEVILLE, Clarence S. (b. 1912)
ProfessionsFounder
EmployersBomber Bait Company

About this oral history

Interview ID #OHB 0054
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionOne of the founders of Bomber Bait Company, Gainesville, Texas. Family background; employment by father selling appliances, butane gas systems, and sporting goods in Gainesville, 1934; sale of butane business, 1944; experimentation with fish baits; partnership with Ike Walker in founding Bomber Bait Company; growth and increase in personnel; sales through manufacturing representatives; sale of company to Van Ellis, 1968; comments on bait production; views on attempt to organize union; development of plant in Mexico; employment of workers in rehabilitation hospital; factors in developing successful business; civic activities; contributions of Ike Walker, Van Ellis, and Mrs. Case in building successful business; views on trends in bait production.
Interviewer(s)Floyd Jenkins
Physical Description69 pp.
Terms of UseOpen