Oral History Interview with C. S. Turbeville, June 17, 1981

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Interview with C. S. Turbeville, one of the founders of Bomber Bait Company in Gainesville, Texas, regarding his family background, upbringing on the farm, connection to business and the stores his family owned, research and testing of baits, fishing tournaments, and involvement in the Chamber of Commerce. (appliance store)

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73 p . ; 28 : ill.

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Jenkins, Floyd & Turbeville, Clarence S. July 17, 1981.

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Interview with C. S. Turbeville, one of the founders of Bomber Bait Company in Gainesville, Texas, regarding his family background, upbringing on the farm, connection to business and the stores his family owned, research and testing of baits, fishing tournaments, and involvement in the Chamber of Commerce. (appliance store)

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Summary: Interview with Clarence S. ("Turby") Turbeville concerning his experiences as one of the founders of Bomber Bait Company in Gainesville, Texas. Turbeville discusses his family background, his employment by his father selling appliances, butane gas systems, and sporting goods in Gainesville in 1934, the sale of the butane business in 1944, experimentation with fish baits, and his partnership with Ike Walker in founding Bomber Bait Company. He also talks about the company's growth and increase in personnel, sales through manufacturing representatives, the sale of the company to Van Ellis in 1968, bait production, attempts to organize a union, the development of a plant in Mexico, as well as the employment of workers in a rehabilitation hospital, the factors in developing a successful business, and his civic activities. Turbeville also comments on the contributions of Ike Walker, Van Ellis, and Mrs. Case in building a successful business and the trends in bait production. At the end of the interview, a one-page leaflet is inserted titled "A tribute to Clarence Turbeville, the Bomber Bait Man. Congratulations! From Van Ellis and the Directors and Shareholders." The leaflet describes the influence of Turbeville, as well as the history of the Bomber Bait Company and of Bomber baits.

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Jenkins, Floyd & Turbeville, Clarence S. Oral History Interview with C. S. Turbeville, June 17, 1981, book, July 17, 1981; Denton, TX. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2085609/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Oral History Program.

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