liles, charlie
unknown – unknown
- Name variants
- Charlie Liles; Liles, Charlie
- Record count
- 10
- Sources
- life_events,v2_names
- Places seen
- Dexter
- First event date
- 1913-07-02
- Last event date
- 1929-06-14
Timeline — 13 events
- 1913-07-02 Dexter. Quoted in the Sporting Gossip column with a joke he once made to the editor after being frisked of a cigar; same column reports Malden beat Dexter 3 to 0 in Sunday baseball Quote: "Malden 3 Dexter 0"
- 1913-07-02 Dexter. Quoted in the Statesman's 'Sporting Gossip' anecdote about frisking a cigar out of his shirt pocket Quote: ""When you die, will your personality and realty to your family but bequeath me your gall.""
- 1913-07-16 Named in the Statesman column regarding attesting a story about Ira White and Gene Childs Quote: "Then to try to get Charlie Liles to stain his reputation for veracity by attesting such a story!"
- 1913-08-06 Dexter. Humorous column item lists watering places tried by the writer, including the horse trough near the Iron Mountain depot and Creel Springs, Ill., and claims one cured Charlie Liles of the pip in 26 minutes by the watch Quote: "which cured Charlie Liles of the pip in 26 minutes by the watch"
- 1914-09-23 Dexter. Editorial on Dexter's denominations notes colored Baptists and African Methodists will be supplied when Charlie Liles, a Jeffers named in the piece, and "the author" complete the organization of their church
- 1914-11-11 Dexter. Charlie Liles invited four men for a spin in his auto, starting 4 miles from town Co-mentioned: J. F. Blankenship; Cummings; Ira White; Wm Ringer. Quote: "Charlie pulled the bubble-buggy wide open"
- 1915-11-05 Dexter. Charlie Liles of Dexter brought 32 candidates from his home town on a special train to the Odd Fellows grand lodge at St. Louis; Liles, district deputy grand chancellor, responded in the usual dramatic manner when called upon Co-mentioned: Drummond. Quote: "Charlie Liles of Dexter who brough…
- 1917-03-30 Dexter. Bought the $250 Edison machine from the Dexter Piano Co.'s newly opened line and sent it home Co-mentioned: Dexter Piano Co.. Quote: "when Charlie Liles bought the $250 machine and sent it home."
- 1924-07-04 Dexter. Charlie Liles and Jim Calvert have shown themselves to be somewhat progressive in their activity to have a Red Cross Rest Room for visitors in the upper story of the township building Co-mentioned: Jim Calvert.
- 1924-08-15 Dexter. Charlie Liles is the Religious Editor of The Statesman, per the Facts for Press Association Visitors list ('Ask Charlie Liles about Shintoism. Ask Charlie Liles about Paganism.') Quote: "He is the Religious Editor of The Statesman"
- 1928-06-15 Dexter. Roastmaster at the hunting club banquet Tuesday evening, where nearly 200 assembled at the Township building and feasted at the Presbyterian church on a spread prepared by the Christian ladies Quote: "Charlie Liles, the inimitable Roastmaster of so many like occasions"
- 1929-06-14 Dexter. Charlie Liles became a grandfather on the birth of a baby girl to Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Clowe, Jr., last Saturday morning Quote: "Ed Clowe and Charlie Liles made grandfathers"
- (undated) Cape Girardeau. The Cape Knights of Pythias sent an S. O. S. call by radio for help at a Tuesday-night feed, and Dexter sent Charlie Liles and Doc J. Will Smith up with brains to keep the Cape going Co-mentioned: Doc J. Will Smith. Quote: "they sent us a 'S. O. S.' call via radio and we sent said Ch…
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