On Sun, 23 May 2021 14:25:35 -0600, wolfy's new skateboard
> wrote:

>On 5/23/2021 2:21 PM, Dave Smith wrote:

>> And who was McDonald? Probably not the guy from the farm.
>>
>Right you are!
>
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richar...urice_McDonald
>
>"The McDonald brothers €“ Richard James (February 2, 1909 €“ July 14,
>1998) and Maurice James (November 26, 1902 €“ December 11, 1971) €“ were
>American entrepreneurs who founded the fast food company McDonald's.
>They opened the original McDonald's restaurant in San Bernardino,
>California in 1940, where they created the Speedee Service System to
>produce their meals, a method that would become the standard for fast
>food. After partnering with Ray Kroc in 1954, they continued to run the
>company until they were bought out by Kroc in 1961."
>
>
>Now the real sleuthing must start - just WHO was the Burger King?!?!?
>
>Bonus round - solve for Burger Chef.
>
>Have at.

Well, it wasn't a person. Wikipedia speaks of "the founders and
owners, Keith J. Cramer and his step father Matthew Burns".