Gail Whitmer Interview, 1981

Gail Whitmer Interview, 1981

Authors

Gail Whitmer

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Document Type

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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

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.

Original Format

Audiocassette

Digital Identifier

SCWhitmer01

Repository

West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)

Local Identifier

3430

Primo Type

Audio

Gail Whitmer Interview, 1981

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