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The original five-stool Canteen Lunch was opened in 1927 in a different location, and moved to its current address in 1936. [1] The “Canteen Lunch” was originally established in 1927. In 1936, the business relocated to its present location under the second street parking ramp in Ottumwa, Iowa.
In 2006, Maid-Rite had a ten-year plan to open more than 1,000 restaurants throughout the United States. [2] In November 2007, Maid-Rite announced an agreement with Hy-Vee Food Stores, a Midwest-based grocer, to operate restaurants in their stores. [3] As of January 2025, there are 19 locations in Iowa, and 11 locations in other states. [4]
The original Maid Rite sandwich from the 1920s is a ground meat sandwich with pickles, ketchup, mustard, and onions. Hot beef sandwich is made with leftover pot roast topped with gravy and mashed potatoes. [69] Iowa is the leading pork producer in the United States. [70]
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Kids around Des Moines, Iowa, will go trick-or-treating on Halloween day for the first time since 1938, but only due to forecasted rain and storms ruining their traditional "Beggars' Night."
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Twenty-Four Hours A Day, written by Richmond Walker (1892–1965), is a book that offers daily thoughts, meditations and prayers to help recovering alcoholics live a clean and sober life. [1] It is often referred to as "the little black book." The book is not official ("conference approved") Alcoholics Anonymous literature.
The Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop in Springfield, Illinois, is one of the few remaining early Maid-Rite franchises in the United States. This specific shop, built in 1921, claims to have the first drive-thru window in the U.S. [2] The building, along historic U.S. Route 66, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.