Businessman Ray Kroc (above) (October 5, 1902 – January 14, 1984) took over the small-scale McDonald’s Corporation franchise in 1954. The present McDonald’s corporation dates its founding to the opening of a franchised restaurant in Des Plains, Illinois
( shown below), the ninth McDonald’s restaurant overall.

The Des Plaines, Illinois McDonald’s, mid 1960’s

Little orphan Annie debuted on WGN radio in Chicago and eventually aired
coast to coast on NBC’s Blue Network until 1942. For most of the shows run, 
Chicago actress Shirley Bell (below) played Annie. The initial sponsor of  
the show was chocolate flavored Ovaltine. Little Orphan Annie was one 
of the first comic strips adapted to radio. It was inducted into the Radio
Hall of Fame in 1990.

Shirley Bell played Annie 

The announcer for show was Pierre Andre

The Little Orphan Annie secret decoder ring 

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