weeks, charlie
unknown – unknown
- Name variants
- Charlie Weeks; Weeks, Charlie
- Record count
- 16
- Sources
- life_events,v2_names
- Places seen
- Dexter
- First event date
- 1914-06-24
- Last event date
- 1931-09-04
Timeline — 24 events
- 1914-06-24 Dexter. Charlie Weeks is building a piazza to his Stoddard street home, which will add much to its beauty and convenience Quote: "Charlie Weeks is building a piazza to his Stoddard street home, which will add much to its beauty and convenience."
- 1915-03-24 Dexter. Left last Wednesday with two cars of poultry for New York with R. F. Jean, one of six Dexter shippers sending poultry east this week Co-mentioned: R. F. Jean. Quote: "Six Dexterites are in New York city this week on fowl business"
- 1915-12-10 Dexter. Charlie Weeks has built a foyer to his theatre [date from clip_id] Quote: ""Charlie Weeks has built a foyer to his theatre.""
- 1916-03-24 Dexter. Charlie Weeks is making his theatre more popular every week; the Pathe Weekly grows better, Neal of the Navy develops more strongly each episode; Saturday night shows of five big reels; Diamond from the Sky Friday nights; shows every night; Weeks' Theatre every Monday: Neal of the Navy, Path…
- 1916-06-23 Charlie Weeks bought a new Crow-Elkhart brand buzz-buggy automobile, as did Esq. Cummings and Ed Hubbard Co-mentioned: Cummings; Ed Hubbard. Quote: "They are the Crow-Elkhart brand of buzz-buggies"
- 1916-12-01 Dexter. "The Iron Strain" shown Thursday evening of last week was the finest picture ever shown in Dexter [date from clip_id] Quote: "Charlie Weeks is putting on some high class stuff now."
- 1917-03-02 Charlie Weeks has booked the great 9-reel sensation 'Civilization' at Week's Theatre, admission 50c and 25c, expected to draw from Cairo to Popular Bluff Co-mentioned: Week's Theatre. Quote: "Charlie Weeks has booked the great 9-reel sensation, 'Civilization'"
- 1920-10-22 Dexter. The Pathe picture Charlie Weeks gave at his show house Thursday night of last week was one of the finest yet given Quote: "The Pathe Picture Charlie Weeks gave at his show house Thursday night of last week was one of the finest yet given."
- 1924-10-24 Dexter. Poison put out last week killed Cato, the fine coach dog belonging to the Calvert brothers, and Charlie Weeks' bird dog along with other dogs; the paper decries the method of getting rid of 'super-useless dogs' Co-mentioned: Calvert brothers. Quote: ""Cato, the fine coach dog belonging to th…
- 1925-09-04 Dexter. Charlie Weeks gave Dexter something real good in that Monday night picture, 'Pampered Youth'; the reviewer would welcome more such Quote: "Charlie Weeks gave Dexter something real good in that Monday night picture, 'Pampered Youth.'"
- 1926-10-08 Dexter. Week's Theatre installs a Reproduco pipe organ; installed last Friday evening Quote: "WEEK'S THEATRE INSTALLS REPRODUCO PIPE ORGAN HERE"
- 1927-11-25 Dexter. Charlie Weeks is putting on 'The Big Parade' at Weeks Theatre Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, November 29-30 and December 1 Quote: "It is away ahead of 'What Price Glory.'"
- 1928-03-09 Dexter. Charlie Weeks and Earl Evans, responsible for the month's entertainment, furnished the Dexter Kiwanis Club Tuesday dinner program: Miss Lois Hart's comedy reading 'Talkative Tillie,' and songs by Mr. Tom Toole of Bloomfield with Miss Frances O'Farrell at the piano Co-mentioned: Earl Evans. Q…
- 1928-03-23 Dexter. Charlie Weeks is building another 'filling station' just a few feet west of the one now occupied by Reak's; D. E. Adams will occupy it and sell hot dogs and hamburgers Co-mentioned: D. E. Adams. Quote: "Charlie Weeks is building another 'filling station' just a few feet west of the one now o…
- 1928-07-06 Dexter. Charlie Weeks, who built himself a theater in Dexter from a small beginning and installed the latest up-to-date picture equipment, is celebrating the twenty-first anniversary of his business this week; his many friends hope his business will grow for another 21 years Quote: ""Charlie Weeks h…
- 1929-01-18 Dexter. Installed a new electric 'music maker and talker' in his theatre to put on the 'talkies'; it plays pipe organ, talks, and sings Quote: "Charlie Weeks has installed a new music maker and talker in his theatre"
- 1929-03-29 Dexter. Charlie Weeks, owner of Dexter's local theatre (Weeks' Theatre), assures patrons he will soon install the best talking-picture equipment available, giving the same service as St. Louis' biggest houses Quote: "Weeks' Theatre Here Will Be Talkative"
- 1929-04-05 Dexter. Weeks Theatre has purchased the latest improved talking equipment and will play Vitaphone and other talking pictures; Charlie Weeks is determined to have the best apparatus Co-mentioned: Weeks Theatre. Quote: "SEE WHAT YOU HEAR AND HEAR WHAT YOU SEE"
- 1929-04-19 Dexter. Charlie Weeks' new talking outfit drew about 500 people Wednesday night; he is keeping his house up to the front and earns the commendation of Dexter and vicinity for his enterprise Quote: "We heard Charlie Weeks' new talking outfit Wednesday night"
- 1929-04-19 Dexter. Charlie Weeks' new talking-picture outfit at his Dexter theatre drew about 500 people Wednesday night and was declared a success and a big advancement over the silent picture Quote: "Weeks has one of the best outfits"
- 1930-04-18 Dexter. Weeks Theatre is installing a new air-cooling system, the Arctic Nu-Air Cooler, which changes and cools the air silently and without interference with the talking apparatus Quote: "Trust Charlie Weeks to keep his fun palace up to now."
- 1930-04-25 Dexter. 'Happy Days' showed at Charlie Weeks' pleasure palace last Monday evening; the columnist enjoyed it Quote: "We saw Happy Days at Charlie Weeks' pleasure palace last Monday evening, and enjoyed it"
- 1930-11-28 Dexter. Chauffeured a pair of baby mules to the delivery wagon for that grocery (in Dodd's 1898 relics) Quote: "Charlie Weeks"
- 1931-09-04 Dexter. Charlie Weeks excavated a basement and placed his furnace in it, and is constructing something resembling the bird cage in Forest Park in the southeast corner of the theatre Quote: "something that looks like the bird cage in Forest Park"
Dates and spellings are preserved as found in the source records; contradictions are kept, not smoothed over. See the methodology for how this archive handles uncertainty.