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A CLOSER LOOK AT A FAVORITE SNACK FOOD

Little Debbie Fundraising | Little Debbie

McKee Foods Corporation is a privately held and family-owned
American
snack food and granola manufacturer headquartered
in
Collegedale, Tennessee.The corporation is the maker of
Drake’s Cakes, Fieldstone Bakery snacks and cereal, Little
Debbie snacks, and Sunbelt Bakery granola and cereal.
The
company also formerly operated Heartland Brands.

The company was founded during the Great Depression in
the 1930’s by Oather "O.D." McKee and Ruth McKee (below).

Oather started out selling 5¢ snack cakes from the back of
his 1928
Whippet
in the Chattanooga area.



McKee Foods Corporation History | McKee Foods

Od and Ruth Mckee Little Debbie Snacks Story
As a vice president and director on the McKee Foods Board
of Directors, real-life Debbie, aka Debra Mckee Flower (above)
manages the business.

Little Debbie Oatmeal Cream Pies 2 BOXES Work School Snack - Picture 1 of 1

Ruth McKee, book lover, bookseller - StarTribune.com

Logo of McKee Foods Corporation


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GROUP’S FOUNDING MEMBER HAS DIED

 Bachman-Turner Overdrive founding member Tim Bachman dead at 71 ...   
Tim Bachman (left) founded Bachman-Turner Overdrive
with his brothers and Fred Turner.

Tim Bachman, Formerly of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Again Charged With Sexual Assault
Timothy Gregg Bachman (August 1, 1951 – April 28, 2023)



    
    

Tim Bachman, a founding guitarist of Bachman-Turner Overdrive
has died at the age of 71 after battling cancer.      

Tim’s death was confirmed by his brother Randy Bachman and
his son via social media.

    
   

  

Save A Child from Sexual Abuse by 3:15 PM: A Founding Member of Bachman-Turner-Overdrive Charged ...

Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Greatest Hits Live [New CD] Alliance MOD - Picture 1 of 1

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COMING SOON TO A STORE NEAR YOU

Wendy's Chili with beans will be sold in grocery stores later this spring.

The Ohio-based fast-food company Wendy’s is partnering with
Conagra Brands, a Chicago-based consumer packaged goods
company, to sell its branded chili at grocery retailers and select
online retailers beginning this spring.

Wendy’s is a international fast food restaurant chain founded
by
Dave Thomas on November 15, 1969, in Columbus, Ohio. Its headquarters moved to Dublin, Ohio, on January 29, 2006. As
of December 31, 2018, Wendy’s was the world’s third-largest
hamburger fast-food chain with 6,711 locations, following
Burger King and McDonald’s.

(From Wikipedia)

Dave Thomas Biography - Childhood, Life Achievements & Timeline
Rex David "Dave" Thomas (July 2, 1932 – January 8, 2002)

Thomas named the restaurant after his eight-year-old
daughter
Melinda Lou, whose nickname was "Wendy".

Wendy Thomas of Wendy's.jpg
Melinda Lou "Wendy" Thomas-Morse.

Wendys Logo Png Transparent PNG - 600x400 - Free Download on NicePNG

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SINGER/SONGWRITER HAS DIED AT 81

8x10 Photo of 1976 Folk Rock DAVID CROSBY Stills, Nash & Young | eBay

David Crosby interview: 'You hope to wake people up' - oregonlive.com
David Van Cortlandt Crosby
(August 14, 1941 – January 19, 2023)

(FOXNews) – David Crosby, a founding member of The Byrds
and Crosby, Stills & Nash, has died after a long illness.

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MARCH OF DIMES FOUNDED ON THIS DAY

President Franklin Roosevelt and Basil O’Connor count dimes at the White House desk in 1944, after the President founded March of Dimes to fight polio.
President Franklin Roosevelt (left) and Basil O’Connor
count dimes at the White House desk in 1944, after the
President founded March of Dimes to fight polio.
(March of Dimes)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, an adult victim of polio, founded the
National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, which he later
renamed the March of Dimes Foundation, on January 3, 1938.


William Clark Gable
(February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960)

Polio was eventually cured because he founded the March of Dimes! - Picture of Little White ...

A Brief History of the Fight Against Polio | Rotary Club of Westbrook-Gorham

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