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The Crain Companies began as “Paul Crain Wholesale” in Searcy, Arkansas in the early 1950s. “Mr. Paul”, Larry Crain Sr.’s father, started out “peddling” tire repair items, health and beauty aids, fishing tackle and other general merchandise out of the trunk of his car. His customers were primarily small town “mom and pop” grocery stores and service stations. His business grew first into a van and later to a small “warehouse” (his garage) and an association with other peddlers, namely Hartsell Capps and Wendal Pettus. The seat-of-the-pants operation grew up to the time that Larry Crain, Sr. came on the scene in 1966. Larry had graduated from the University of Arkansas with an accounting degree, passed the C.P.A. exam, worked three years for the Peat Marwick Mitchell accounting firm, and decided he wanted to go into business for himself.