Dexter Daily Statesman: Photo: From root beer & ice cream, local drive-in evolved into a major Dexter institution

Dexter, Missouri · Sunday, November 8, 2009

From root beer & ice cream, local drive-in evolved into a major Dexter institution

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Mike McCoy photo Leon and Gwen McGarrity opened the Daisy Queen in 1949 on Highway 60 in the middle of a popcorn field. The name was changed to Dexter Queen a year later. They sold the business in 1980 and retired. They are shown on the deck of their home in Dexter.