German and Czech Employees

ID: 1523 ~ Source: Schwecke, Alton H., interviewed by Lois E. Myers, December 9, 1998, in Waco, Texas. Baylor University Institute for Oral History, Waco, TX. View the full interview
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Alton H. Schwecke speaks of General Tire in the 1940s, and explains how the company hired German and Czech farmers because they proved to be reliable workers.

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By Geoff Hunt
General Tire & Rubber Company came to Waco in late 1944, the company’s second plant after its Akron, Ohio, headquarters. The company originally constructed the plant in order to supply equipment for the US Armed Forces during World War II. By…