smith, chick
unknown – unknown
- Name variants
- Chick Smith; Smith, Chick
- Record count
- 9
- Sources
- life_events,v2_names
- Places seen
- Dexter; Dexter, Missouri
- First event date
- 1911-08-09
- Last event date
- 1929-11-08
Timeline — 13 events
- 1911-08-09 Member of the Stoddard County Niagra Falls party (as printed) leaving Cairo August 8 Quote: "The following people from this county will compose a Niagra Falls party, leaving Cairo August the eighth:"
- 1925-06-26 Dexter. Chick Smith sold his hamburger stand last Saturday to Mr. T. C. Smith of Morehouse; T. C. Smith, an experienced caterer who ran a stand at Morehouse for several years, will operate it with his wife, serving old-fashioned barbecue and boiled ham Co-mentioned: T. C. Smith. Quote: "Chick Smith…
- 1926-04-09 Dexter. Opening his hamburger stand just south of the Minton-Carter Hdwe. Co. this Saturday Quote: "Chick Smith is opening his hamburger stand just south of the Minton-Carter Hdwe. Co., this Saturday."
- 1926-10-08 Dexter. Hamburger King Quote: "Chick Smith, Hamburger King"
- 1926-10-22 Dexter. Chick Smith's dog chased automobiles down Walnut street during the Dexter pup parade Quote: "Chick Smith's ... was chasing automobiles down Walnut street"
- 1928-03-30 Dexter. Chick Smith, the Hamburger King, built and started the Dixie Cafe, which he sold to A. J. Fritts Co-mentioned: A. J. Fritts.
- 1929-05-17 Chick Smith, 'The Hamburger King,' ran Chick's Bar-B-Q, Chick's Hamburgers at 5c, and Chick's Egg Sandwich at 5c Quote: "CHICK SMITH—The Hamburger King."
- 1929-05-17 Dexter. Chick Smith, 'the Hamburger King,' purchased the Stumble Inn last Wednesday, buying the stock of Mr. Stone and the building of J. Ray Smyth, and assumed charge Co-mentioned: Mr. Stone; J. Ray Smyth. Quote: "has purchased and last Wednesday assumed charge of the Stumble Inn"
- 1929-06-14 Dexter. Chick Smith, 'The Hamburger King', sells Chick's Famous Hamburgers for 5c each, 'Buy 'em by the sack' Quote: "Chick Smith, The Hamburger King"
- 1929-06-28 Dexter. Chick Smith's Open Kitchen advertises sandwiches from 5c; 'Chick Smith, The Hamburger King.' Quote: "CHICK SMITH, THE HAMBURGER KING"
- 1929-08-09 Dexter, Missouri. Chick Smith, The Hamburger King: breaded veal sandwiches 15c, veal croquettes 10c, breaded pork sandwiches 15c, Chick's hamburgers 5c Quote: "CHICK SMITH, The Hamburger King ... Buy 'em by the sack at CHICK'S"
- 1929-11-08 Dexter. partial-page screenshot; Chick Smith has returned home again after an absence of several weeks Quote: "Chick Smith has returned home again after an absence of several weeks."
- (undated) Dexter. 'Chick' Smith is sporting the very latest in cash registers at his Locust street eatery. People come miles just to hear him ring up the sales
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.