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==Events==
==Events==
 
* [[May 11]]: The Ink Spots headlined a concert at [[Boutwell Auditorium|Municipal Auditorium]].
* [[July 11]]: The "Sergeant Gene Autry" radio variety program aired live from [[Boutwell Auditorium|Municipal Auditorium]] on the CBS Radio Network.
* [[October 4]]–[[October 19|19]]: The [[1943 Alabama State Fair]] was held at the [[Alabama State Fairgrounds]].
* The [[Works Progress Administration|WPA]]'s Recreational Demonstration Area at [[Lake Tranquility]] was donated to [[Oak Mountain State Park]].
* [[November 9]]: [[Brookhaven Methodist Church]] in [[Powderly]] was destroyed by fire.
* November 9: The [[Rock Mountain Fire Lookout Tower]] was dedicated to [[Alabama Wildlife Federation]] president [[Tedd Joy]].
* [[November 14]]: A fire at the [[Morris Hotel]] damaged the upper two floors.
* [[December 9]]: "The Battle of Music", with the [[Fess Whatley|Fess Whatley Orchestra]], [[Bob Harris' Orchestra]] & [[Sun Ra|Sonny Blount's Band]] was held at [[Boutwell Auditorium|Municipal Auditorium]], benefitting the [[Negro Tuberculosis Association]]
* The [[Birmingham Red Cross]] began operating from the [[Southern Club]] building on [[20th Street North]].
* Free French Air Force cadets graduating from preflight screening at Craig Field in Selma were brought to [[Tuscaloosa National Airport|Van de Graaff Field]] in [[Tuscaloosa]] for primary flight training.
* [[Ida Moffett]] organized Alabama's first Alabama Cadet Nurse Corps.
* [[Montgomery Highway]]'s stone bridge over [[Lakeshore Drive]] was dedicated as the [[R. H. "Bob" Wharton Bridge|R. H. "Bob" Wharton Cloverleaf Bridge]] in honor of [[Jefferson County Commission]] president [[Bob Wharton]].
* The [[Alabama Army Ammunition Plant]] in [[Childersburg]] began producing deuterium-enriched "heavy water" for use in reactors.
* The annual [[Starlight Opera]] series debuted at [[Birmingham-Southern College]]'s [[Munger Bowl]] stadium.


===Business===
===Business===
 
* [[Newman Waters]] purchased the [[Watts Building (1928)|Watts Building]] on [[20th Street North]], the [[Phoenix Lofts|Phoenix Building]] on [[2nd Avenue North (Downtown)|2nd Avenue North]], and the [[Lyric Building]] on [[3rd Avenue North]].
* [[Sam Pizitz|Sam]] and [[Isadore Pizitz]] took over operation of [[Pizitz]] department store.
* [[O'Neal Steel]] was awarded a War Production Board contract for gun platforms, ship superstructures for destroyer escorts and landing ships.
* [[American Cast Iron Pipe Company]] produced 50,000 airplane engine cylinders per month for the War Production Board.
* [[Burr & Forman|Benners, Burr, McKamy & Forman]] became [[Burr & Forman|Benners, Burr, Stockely & McKamy]].


====Establishments====
====Establishments====
* [[Edward Cusick Sr]] founded the [[Rock Wool Manufacturing Company]] in [[Leeds]].
* [[Frank Hardy]] founded the [[Hardy Corporation]] mechanical contractors.
* [[Milton Magnus Sr]] founded [[M & B Hangers]] in [[Forest Park-South Avondale|South Avondale]].
* [[James Sulzby Jr]] and [[Thomas Sulzby]] founded the [[Sulzby Realty Company]].
* [[Herb Wingard]] opened [[Herb's Hardware]] in [[Trussville]].
* The law firm of [[Dominick, Fletcher, Yeilding, Wood & Lloyd]] was founded.
* The [[NelBran Glass|Nelson–Brantley Glass Company]] was founded.
* [[DSW|Dixie Saw Works]] was founded.


====Disestablishments====
* The [[Birmingham City Commission]] revoked the business license for the [[Star Barbecue]] on [[5th Avenue North]].


===Government===
===Government===
 
* [[January 19]]: [[Chauncey Sparks]] succeeded [[Frank Dixon]] as [[Governor of Alabama]].
* The [[Works Progress Administration]] concluded its operations in Birmingham.
* [[1943 Alabama legislative session]]
** Resolution in support of the creation of a Jewish state.


===Education===
===Education===
 
* [[Holy Family Cristo Rey High School|Holy Family Catholic High School]] was founded with [[John Rice]] was pastor.
* The [[University of Alabama]]'s medical program was formalized as a four-year [[UAB Heersink School of Medicine|medical college]].


===Media===
===Media===
 
* [[WJLD-AM]] began airing contemporary gospel music


===Religion===
===Religion===
 
* [[December 5]]: The [[Shades Valley Presbyterian Church]] was organized.
* The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints purchased the former [[Virginia Samford Theatre|Little Theater]] at [[Caldwell Park]] out of foreclosure.
* [[Felix Shevinsky]] succeeded [[Louis Levy]] as president of [[Temple Beth-El]].
* [[Pleasant View Missionary Baptist Church (Airport Hills)|Pleasant View Missionary Baptist Church]] was organized in [[Airport Hills]].
* [[Westminster Presbyterian Church]] was founded as a mission in [[Titusville]].
* [[Marshall Seifert]] was made rector of [[All Saints Episcopal Church]].
* [[Hopewell Road Church of God Cemetery]] opened.
* [[Grace Life Baptist Church|Loveless Park Baptist Church]] was organized as an outreach of [[2nd Baptist Church of Bessemer]].


===Sports===
===Sports===
 
* [[January 1]]: Texas College defeated [[Tuskegee University|Tuskegee Institute]] 13-10 in the [[Vulcan Bowl]] at [[Legion Field]].
* January 1: The [[1942 Alabama Crimson Tide football team]] defeated the Boston College Eagles 37-21 in the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida.
* [[April 24]]: [[John Conway]] and [[Charles Aleno]] set a [[Birmingham Barons records|Birmingham Barons record]] by taking 3 at-bats in one inning against the New Orleans Pelicans. Conway set his own separate record for recording three hits in that inning.
* The [[Birmingham Barons Hall of Fame]] was founded with [Yam Yaryan]], [[Eddie Wells]], and [[Whitey Glazner]] as its inaugural class of inductees.
* The [[1943 Birmingham Black Barons]] won the Negro American League pennant.
* [[Snitz Snider]] served as Athletics Director and Football Coach for the [[Samford Bulldogs|Howard Bulldogs]].


==Individuals==
==Individuals==
 
* [[Bobby Bowden]] was confined to bed for six months with rheumatic fever.
* [[Luther Bozeman]] succeeded [[Bun White]] as [[Sheriff of Shelby County]].
* [[Bobby Bragan]] was traded from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Brooklyn Dodgers.
* [[Harvie Branscomb]] succeeded Crane Brinton as editor of ''The American Oxonian''.
* [[Ottokar Cadek|Ottokar Čadek]] joined the faculty of the [[University of Alabama School of Music]].
* Drummer [[Wilson Driver]] took a job with the Chock Full O' Nuts coffee company.
* [[Bob Evans]] succeeded [[Shug Jordan]] as head coach of the [[Auburn Tigers basketball team]].
* [[Robert F. Gibbons]] joined the English department at the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[Hugh Martin]] and Ralph Blane were hired by MGM to write songs for "Meet Me in St Louis".
* [[John Newsome]] succeeded [[Luther Patrick]] as Representative of the [[9th Congressional District of Alabama]].
* [[R. B. Nichols]] succeeded [[James M. Ward]] as principal of [[Shades Cahaba High School]].
* [[Joe Rumore]] began working at [[WAPI-AM]].
* [[Charles Todel]] took vows as a Salesian monk.
* [[Ronald Weathers]] and [[Robert Adams]] joined the staff of {{BN}}.


===Births===
===Births===
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* [[July 17]]: [[Frank Limehouse]], Episcopal priest
* [[July 17]]: [[Frank Limehouse]], Episcopal priest
* [[August 3]]: [[Larry Drummond]], vice-chair of [[Drummond Company]]
* [[August 3]]: [[Larry Drummond]], vice-chair of [[Drummond Company]]
* [[August 12]]: [[Sam Frazier Jr]], blue musician and songwriter
* [[August 16]]: [[Woody Peoples]], football player and coach
* [[August 16]]: [[Woody Peoples]], football player and coach
* [[September 4]]: [[Nina Ireland]], artist and philanthropist
* [[September 12]]: [[Tennant McWilliams]], historian and dean of the [[UAB School of Social and Behavioral Sciences]]
* [[September 12]]: [[Tennant McWilliams]], historian and dean of the [[UAB School of Social and Behavioral Sciences]]
* [[September 17]]: [[Charles Ezell]], restaurateur
* [[September 17]]: [[Charles Ezell]], restaurateur
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* [[Bob Rosser]], engraver
* [[Bob Rosser]], engraver
* [[Kenneth Spencer]], [[Birmingham Police Department]] officer
* [[Kenneth Spencer]], [[Birmingham Police Department]] officer
* [[Patricia Shuttlesworth Massengill]]
* [[Bunny Stokes]], banker and real estate executive
* [[Bunny Stokes]], banker and real estate executive
* [[Marti Turnipseed]], Civil Rights activist
* [[Marti Turnipseed]], Civil Rights activist
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===Graduations===
===Graduations===
* [[Marvin Bass]] earned a bachelor of science at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.
* [[Asa Carter]] graduated from [[Calhoun County High School]].
* [[Ryan deGraffenried Sr]] graduated from [[Shades Cahaba High School]].
* [[Roland Frye]] earned a bachelor of arts at Princeton University.
* [[Harry Gilmer]] graduated from [[Woodlawn High School]].
* [[Robert Guillot]] earned a bachelor of science at [[Auburn University|Alabama Polytechnic Institute]].
* [[Revis Hall]] graduated from Gordo High School.
* [[Marguerite Harbert]] graduated from [[Birmingham-Southern College]].
* [[James Hatcher]] graduated from [[Birmingham-Southern College]].
* [[Fred Horn]] graduated from [[Phillips High School]].
* [[Caroline P. Ireland]] graduated from Whittier College in Whittier, California.
* [[Alexander Lacy]] earned a bachelor of science in chemistry at the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[Timothy Leary]] earned a bachelor of science in psychology at the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[Alice Lee]] graduated from the [[Birmingham School of Law]].
* [[Vaughn Mancha]] graduated from [[Ramsay High School]].
* [[Ernest Palmore]] earned a master's degree in agribusiness at [[Tuskegee University|Tuskegee Institute]].
* [[Charles Speir]] graduated from [[West End High School]].


===Marriages===
* [[February 13]]: Aviator [[Anne Kidd|Anne Dickson]] married [[James Kidd Jr]].
* [[Jessie Hale Downs|Jessie Hale Davis]] married [[Jimmie Hale]].
* Writer [[Margaret Walker]] married interior designer Firnist James Alexander.
* Shop clerk [[Lurleen Wallace|Lurleen Burns]] married [[George Wallace]].
* Fashion consultant [[Cecil Roberts|Cecil Johnson]] married [[David Roberts III]].
* [[Betsy Eason|Elizabeth Gordon Brock]] married [[Eason Balch]].
* [[Minnie Gaston|Minnie L. Gardner]] married [[A. G. Gaston]].


===Marriages===
====Divorces====
* Pitcher [[Satchel Paige]] was divorced from his wife, Janet.
* Publisher [[Mildred Brown]] divorced pharmacist [[S. Edward Gilbert]].


===Awards===
===Awards===
 
* [[Miss Birmingham]]: [[Toula Fulford|Toula Hagestratou]]


===Retirements===
===Retirements===
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* [[March 10]]: [[John A. Carroll]], furniture dealer and namesake of [[John Carroll Catholic High School]]
* [[March 10]]: [[John A. Carroll]], furniture dealer and namesake of [[John Carroll Catholic High School]]
* [[April 18]]: [[W. W. Walker Sr]], founder of [[Walker Drug Co.]]
* [[April 18]]: [[W. W. Walker Sr]], founder of [[Walker Drug Co.]]
* [[May 13]]: [[A. D. Smith]], President of [[Samford University|Howard College]]
* [[May 11]]: 12 workers were killed in the [[1943 Praco No. 10 Mine explosion]].
* [[May 13]]: [[A. D. Smith]], President of [[Samford University|Howard College]].
* [[August 3]]: [[George Menefee]] tire dealer
* [[August 28]]: 28 workers were killed in the [[1943 Sayreton No. 2 Mine explosion]].
* [[August 29]]: [[Erwin McCrossin]], engineer and mine safety inspector
* [[August 29]]: [[Erwin McCrossin]], engineer and mine safety inspector
* [[October 14]]: [[Nimrod Scott]], [[Mayor of Ensley]]
* [[October 14]]: [[Nimrod Scott]], [[Mayor of Ensley]]
* [[November 22]]: [[Henry Steagall]], U.S. Representative
* [[November 22]]: [[Henry Steagall]], U.S. Representative
* [[Frank Hewitt]], [[Jefferson County Treasurer]]
* [[William McAlpine]], president of the [[Alabama State Federation of Civic Leagues]]
* [[Max Pizitz]], retailer
* See also: [[List of homicides in 1943]] and [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1943]]
* See also: [[List of homicides in 1943]] and [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1943]]


==Works==
==Works==
* [[January 29]]: The ''[[USS Birmingham (CL-62)]]'' light cruiser was commissioned by the U.S. Navy.


===Books===
* ''Bright Is the Morning'' by [[Robert F. Gibbons]]


===Buildings===
===Buildings===
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* [[110 North Chalkville Road|Herb's Hardware building]] in [[Trussville]]
* [[110 North Chalkville Road|Herb's Hardware building]] in [[Trussville]]
* [[Mount Lebanon Baptist Church]] in [[Forest Park-South Avondale|South Avondale]]
* [[Mount Lebanon Baptist Church]] in [[Forest Park-South Avondale|South Avondale]]
* [[Northington General Hospital]] in [[Alberta City]]
* [[Queen City Pool and Pool House]] in [[Tuscaloosa]]
* [[Queen City Pool and Pool House]] in [[Tuscaloosa]]
* [[St Peter Primitive Baptist Church]] in [[Bessemer]]
* [[St Peter Primitive Baptist Church]] in [[Bessemer]]
====Renovations====
* [[Birmingham Terminal Station]] renovations (cleaning, painting and new fixtures)
* [[Erskine Ramsay Hall (Miles)|Erskine Ramsay Hall]] at [[Miles College]] was renovated to serve as the school's library
====Demolitions====
* The [[Drennen's]] building at 123 [[20th Street North]] burned down.
* [[Wenonah School]] was destroyed in a fire caused by a lightning strike.


===Music===
===Music===
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===Film, Radio and TV===
===Film, Radio and TV===
 
* "Women in Bondage" with [[Gail Patrick]]


==Context==
==Context==

Revision as of 16:17, 2 November 2023

1943 was the 72nd year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

Business

Establishments

Disestablishments

Government

Education

Media

  • WJLD-AM began airing contemporary gospel music

Religion

Sports

Individuals

Births

Graduations

Marriages

Divorces

Awards

Retirements

Deaths

Works

Books

Buildings

Renovations

Demolitions

Music

Film, Radio and TV

Context

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