“The Story of Moberly’s Pig ‘N Bun” - Moberly Monitor-Index

“The Story of Moberly’s Pig ‘N Bun” - Moberly Monitor-Index

The economy in Moberly was still feeling the effect of the 1929 Depression. Albert Patrick and his friend, Maurice Autenreith decided to start a drive-in restaurant on South Morley at the edge of town in 1934. With farmland across the road to the south, they built a small building on one acre of land. These young men learned the trade and perfected their barbecue sauce to use on the meat that they cooked over hickory wood in an open pit. Their f…