OHB 0054 | Oral History

OHB 0054

One 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.

About this Oral History

Physical Description 69 pp.
Terms of Use Open
Interviewer(s) Floyd Jenkins
Date of Interview June 17, 1981

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