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OHB 0065

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeWALKER, Ike (b. 1905)
ProfessionsFounder
EmployersBomber Bait Company

About this oral history

Interview ID #OHB 0065
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionOne of the founders of Bomber Bait Company, Gainesville, Texas. Family background; farming during Depression in Olton, Texas; employment as a gasoline retailer in Olton and tire repair operator in Gainesville; interest in designing fish baits; development of Bomber Bait Company with Clarence Turbeville; problems obtaining supplies at end of World War II; designing hard baits; expansion of market; sale of company; views on success of Bomber Bait and failures of other bait companies.
Interviewer(s)Floyd Jenkins
Physical Description63 pp.
Terms of UseOpen