Gail Whitmer Interview, 1981
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Interviewer
Al Doering
Interviewee
Gail Whitmer
Date Recorded
5-19-1981
Date Digital
7-6-2020
Location Recorded
Grandview Apartments, Morris, Minnesota
County
Stevens County
Keywords
Taxicabs--Minnesota--Morris; Business enterprises--Minnesota--Morris; Businesspeople--Minnesota--Morris; Local transit--Minnesota--Morris
Description
Gail Whitmer bought the Morris Taxi Service in late 1959. He was familiar with the taxi company because he was in a unique position of being the former night driver for Mr. Luckens "Morris Taxi" company. He worked out of the Merchant's Hotel and had two taxis.
In this interview, Gail Whitmer talks about different people he transported, costs of operation, and city involvement. He decided to sell the business in 1968 because of an arthritic hip. However, he never was able to sell the business as he could find no buyer.
Run Time
00:25:16
Language
English
Original Format
Audiocassette
Digital Identifier
SCWhitmer01
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
3430
Recommended Citation
Whitmer, Gail, "Gail Whitmer Interview, 1981" (1981). Stevens County. 40.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/stevenscounty/40
Primo Type
Audio
Notes
The digitization and transcription of this oral history was made possible in part by the people of Minnesota through a grant funded by an appropriation to the Minnesota Historical Society from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Any views, findings, opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the State of Minnesota, the Minnesota Historical Society, or the Minnesota Historic Resources Advisory Committee.