The Maid-Rite in Canton was owned and operated by the Lawrence family. I sent their son Tom a copy of this message and this is his reply: Lucille, thank you. I really appreciate your sending me this. I knew that the Maid-Rite had it's origin in Iowa. I was born in Newton, Iowa, and the Maid-Rite there is what had inspired my dad to start his own. We traveled all through Iowa and Illinois looking for a spot to build. We got to Canton, and he said "This is it". He liked the town instantly, and so did the rest of us. Thanks again.   Tom   Tom Lawrence was in the Canton High School class of 1954. Lucille Wattles X-Message: #3> > Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2003 15:53:57 -0500 > From: Margaret Parsons <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Subject: [ILFULTON]More about Maidrites > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > They say that the third time is charm. This is the third time that I have > tried to post this since the subject of MaidRites came up. It could be > classed as genealogy because my family came through Fulton County > on their way west. One daughter married and died in Fulton County. > > The daughter of my great grandmother's brother, Graham Lowe, > married Ira Kerr. He and his wife were the ones that invented > Maid Rite Sandwich. I am from south-eastern Iowa and > Maid Rites were in all of the towns. I knew that Ira and Gertrude > lived in Illinois but never thought about this until after I have > been reading your remiensences.When they came to see us there > was a new bunch of outgrown clothes for us to wear. This > was in the depression and this gift was very much.appreciated. > > Margaret Parsons >