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Mar 14, 2023 · RossHelen/Shutterstock. Sherb Noble was already in the ice cream business before the McCullough's approached him with their new soft serve creation. A graduate of Iowa State College's vocational dairy program, Noble operated his own self-titled Kankakee ice cream store alongside two others, working with the McCollough's as his suppliers.
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Dairy Queen ( DQ) is an American multinational fast food chain founded in 1940 and currently headquartered in Bloomington, Minnesota. [5] [6] The first Dairy Queen was owned and operated by Sherb Noble and first opened on June 22, 1940, in Joliet, Illinois.
Jun 21, 2021 · Sherb Noble was a dairy entrepreneur who opened the first Dairy Queen store in Joliet, Illinois, on June 22, 1940. He named his store after his friend John McCullough's idea of calling the cow the queen of the dairy business.
Mar 17, 1991 · Sherb Noble (1908-1991) was a businessman and the original Dairy Queen operator. He started his dairy business in Clemons, Iowa, and later expanded it to Kankakee, Illinois.
Mar 19, 1991 · Mar 19, 1991 Updated Jan 26, 2015. Sherwood ``Sherb' Noble, one of the men credited with founding Dairy Queen stores, has died at age 82. Noble, who died Sunday in this northern Illinois...
Mar 17, 1991 · Sherwood Dick "Sherb" Noble. Born 19 Mar 1908 in Clemons, Marshall County, Iowa, United States of America. Ancestors. Son of Earl Hubert Noble and Christine Verona (Dick) Noble. [sibling (s) unknown] [spouse (s) unknown] [children unknown] Died 17 Mar 1991 at age 82 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois, United States of America.
Apr 29, 1991 · Sherb Noble was a Kankakee ice cream store owner who tested soft ice cream in 1944 at the request of the McCulloughs, the founders of Dairy Queen. His store attracted a mob of customers who loved the new product and helped launch the franchise.
