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First days of McDonalds!

The claims here contradict both the article on the McDonald brothers and the one on the McDonalds corporation. The other articles suggest that the McDonald brothers had more than one restaurant and had started franchising before Kroc joined them. The claim here that Kroc "booted out" the brothers strikes me as, at the very least badly, phrased.

BBO (talk) 11:59, 23 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The McDonald's started off in 1937 with "The Airdrome" restaurant in Monrovia, moved the whole building to San Bernardino in 1940 and opened their first three franchises (Phoenix, Saginaw and Downey) in 1953. The Downey one, at the junction of Lakewood Bvd and Florence Ave, is still operating. 6 July 2011 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.22.177.206 (talk) 17:53, 6 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Correction: the reference to the second franchise being in Saginaw, Michigan is incorrect. The first franchise in Michigan was not until 1957 in Lansing. Therefore the second franchise in 1953 was the one in Downey, California. 24 July 2011 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.22.163.60 (talk) 16:36, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Ray Arthur or Ray Albert? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.222.110.171 (talk) 20:38, 14 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Origins

I added his fathers origin in the Czech Republic. The village he came from is today named Břasy but used to be called Stupno, according to the Wikipedia article. Just wanted to mention this. /BobbyRipper

"Years later, he returned the favor by coming to Ray Dambaugh's funeral in Evans City, Pennsylvania to pay his respects."

I don't think attending the funeral of someone who once did you a favor qualifies as "returning the favor." Can something less awkward be added? Or the reference to this funeral deleted entirely? I don't believe it qualifies as a landmark of his "Early life and career," informative link to the Evans City, Pennsylvania Wikipedia page notwithstanding. Relgif (talk) 19:58, 11 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ray Kroc, Prince Castle Multi-Mixers and the McDonald's

The article says he was working as a Prince Castle Multi-Mixer salesman and had sold some to the McDonald brothers. When was this? The reason I ask is because the Prince Castle website says that the Prince was founded in 1955 but the History of McDonald's page has Kroc visiting McDonald's at San Bernardino in 1954! 23 July 2011 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.22.189.158 (talk) 22:37, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

stroke / heart failure / diet ?

any info if ray was always eating the burgers and french fries? would be an interesting health angle.

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 The article says he was working as a Prince Castle Multi-Mixer salesman and had sold some to the McDonald brothers. When was this? The reason I ask is because the Prince Castle website says that the Prince was founded in 1955 but the History of McDonald's page has Kroc visiting McDonald's at San Bernardino in 1954!  23 July 2011  <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/92.22.189.158|92.22.189.158]] ([[User talk:92.22.189.158|talk]]) 22:37, 23 July 2011 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
+== stroke / heart failure / diet ? ==
+any info if ray was always eating the burgers and french fries?  would be an interesting health angle.