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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
* The [[Birmingham Festival of Arts]] was held as a "[[Festival of the Seven Arts]]". | |||
* [[Birmingham City Schools|Birmingham]]'s [[P. D. Jackson-Olin High School|Western High School]] was renamed [[Western Olin High School]]. | * [[Birmingham City Schools|Birmingham]]'s [[P. D. Jackson-Olin High School|Western High School]] was renamed [[Western Olin High School]]. | ||
* [[Fountain Heights Methodist Church]] purchased the former [[Weather Forecast Office Birmingham]] on [[13th Street North]]. | * [[Fountain Heights Methodist Church]] purchased the former [[Weather Forecast Office Birmingham]] on [[13th Street North]]. | ||
* [[September 17]]: Actress Gloria Swanson made special appearances at the downtown [[Loveman's]] store. | |||
* September 17: The [[Crestwood Civic Club]] was organized. | |||
* [[A. H. Parker High School]] was first accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges. | * [[A. H. Parker High School]] was first accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges. | ||
* [[April 18]]: The [[1953 Siluria tornado]] killed eight people and caused damage to the [[Buck Creek Mill]]. | |||
* [[April 19]]: The [[Birmingham Transit Company]]'s last streetcar trip was completed on the [[No. 27 Ensley No. 38 South East Lake streetcar line]]. | |||
* The The [[Red Gap Branch]] of the [[Birmingham Mineral Railroad]] between [[Hedona]] and [[Irondale]] was abandoned. | |||
* [[November 13]]: A fire seriously damaged [[Edgewood Elementary School]]. | * [[November 13]]: A fire seriously damaged [[Edgewood Elementary School]]. | ||
===Business=== | ===Business=== | ||
* [[Robert Luckie Jr]] founded [[Luckie & Co.]] | |||
* [[Michael Matsos]] opened a second location of [[La Paree]] restaurant in the [[Holiday Inn]] on [[Bessemer Super Highway]]. | * [[Michael Matsos]] opened a second location of [[La Paree]] restaurant in the [[Holiday Inn]] on [[Bessemer Super Highway]]. | ||
* [[Bert Bank]] founded the [[Alabama Football Network]]. | |||
* Storer Broadcasting of Toledo, Ohio purchased [[WBRC 6|WBRC-TV]] for $2.3 million and switched it from Channel 4 to Channel 6. | * Storer Broadcasting of Toledo, Ohio purchased [[WBRC 6|WBRC-TV]] for $2.3 million and switched it from Channel 4 to Channel 6. | ||
* The [[Birmingham News|Birmingham News Company]] purchased [[WVTM|WAFM-TV]], [[WAPI-AM]] and [[WAPI-FM]] and moved their studios to [[Red Mountain]]. | * The [[Birmingham News|Birmingham News Company]] purchased [[WVTM|WAFM-TV]], [[WAPI-AM]] and [[WAPI-FM]] and moved their studios to [[Red Mountain]]. | ||
* Pasquale and Vincent Gramaglia founded [[Pasquale's Pizza & Pasta]] in Cincinnati, Ohio. | * Pasquale and Vincent Gramaglia founded [[Pasquale's Pizza & Pasta]] in Cincinnati, Ohio. | ||
* [[Wright Dairy|Riverbend Farm]] in [[Ragland]] ceased bottling and distribution of its dairy products. | |||
===Government=== | ===Government=== | ||
* [[February 23]]: The city of [[Alabaster]] was incorporated. | |||
* April: [[Cooper Green]] resigned from the [[Birmingham City Commission]] to become a vice president of the [[Alabama Power Company]]. | * April: [[Cooper Green]] resigned from the [[Birmingham City Commission]] to become a vice president of the [[Alabama Power Company]]. | ||
* The [Birmingham Department of Parks and Recreation]] purchased the [[Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens|Arlington]] home in [[West End]] for $53,000, raised through private donations. | * The [Birmingham Department of Parks and Recreation]] purchased the [[Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens|Arlington]] home in [[West End]] for $53,000, raised through private donations. | ||
* [[May 5]]: [[1953 Birmingham municipal election]] | * [[May 5]]: [[1953 primary elections]] and [[1953 Birmingham municipal election]] | ||
* [[Jimmy Morgan]] succeeded [[Cooper Green]] as [[Mayor of Birmingham|President of the Birmingham City Commission]]. | * [[Jimmy Morgan]] succeeded [[Cooper Green]] as [[Mayor of Birmingham|President of the Birmingham City Commission]]. | ||
* [[October 6]]: The city of [[Midfield]] was incorporated. | * [[October 6]]: The city of [[Midfield]] was incorporated. | ||
* [[October 13]]: The city of [[Adamsville]] was re-incorporated. | |||
* [[Hal McCall]] succeeded [[James Robertson]] as [[Mayor of Tuscaloosa]]. | |||
===Religion=== | ===Religion=== | ||
* [[May 3]]: [[Concord Highland Baptist Church]] was dedicated. | |||
===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
* The [[1953 Birmingham Barons]] began a three-season association with the New York Yankees. | * The [[1953 Birmingham Barons]] began a three-season association with the New York Yankees. | ||
* [[May 18]]: [[Harold Grote]] tied a [[Birmingham Barons records|Birmingham Barons record]] with two home runs in one inning. | * [[May 18]]: [[Harold Grote]] tied a [[Birmingham Barons records|Birmingham Barons record]] with two home runs in one inning. | ||
* [[August 28]]: The [[Southside Ball Association]] | * [[August 28]]: The [[Southside Ball Association]] Little League team from [[Avondale Park]] defeated New York 1-0 to claim the 1953 Little League World Series. | ||
* [[Sam Hairston]] was named Most Valuable Player of the Western League. | * [[Sam Hairston]] was named Most Valuable Player of the Western League. | ||
* [[Shug Jordan]]'s [[1953 Auburn Tigers football team]] went 7-3-1 and lost the Gator Bowl to Texas Tech. | |||
* Pitcher [[Virgil Trucks]] was traded to the St Louis Cardinals. | |||
==Individuals== | ==Individuals== | ||
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* [[James Permutt]] succeeded [[Fred Nichols]] as president of [[Temple Beth-El]]. | * [[James Permutt]] succeeded [[Fred Nichols]] as president of [[Temple Beth-El]]. | ||
* U.S. Attorney [[Tom King]] was made Chief Administrative Assistant to U. S. Representative [[George Huddleston Jr]]. | * U.S. Attorney [[Tom King]] was made Chief Administrative Assistant to U. S. Representative [[George Huddleston Jr]]. | ||
* [[R. G. Armstrong]] made his Broadway debut in "End as a Man." | |||
* [[Cliff Holman]] was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army. | |||
===Births=== | ===Births=== | ||
* [[March 1]]: [[Luther Strange]], former [[Attorney General of Alabama]] and U.S. Senator | * [[March 1]]: [[Luther Strange]], former [[Attorney General of Alabama]] and U.S. Senator | ||
* [[May 9]]: [[Ron Jackson]], professional baseball player | * [[May 9]]: [[Ron Jackson|Ron "Papa Jack" Jackson]], professional baseball player | ||
* [[May 22]]: Radio disc jockey [[Coyote J. Calhoun]] ([[Jim Battan]]) | |||
* [[June 12]]: [[Charlie Moore]], professional baseball player | * [[June 12]]: [[Charlie Moore]], professional baseball player | ||
* [[July 15]]: [[Hugo Black III]], attorney | |||
* [[July 22]]: [[Tony Petelos]], [[Jefferson County Manager]] | |||
* [[July 28]]: [[Don Black]], [[Ku Klux Klan]] leader and "[[Stormfront]]" founder | |||
* [[August 14]]: [[Harold Jackson]], newspaper columnist | |||
* [[August 23]]: [[Billy Shields]], professional football player | |||
* [[September 16]]: [[Jerry Pate]], professional golfer | |||
* [[September 19]]: [[Ann Florie]], [[Leadership Birmingham]] director | |||
* December: [[Eli Gold]], sports announcer | * December: [[Eli Gold]], sports announcer | ||
* [[December 20]]: [[Steve Orel]], founder of [[World of Opportunity]] | |||
* [[Emory Anthony]], attorney | * [[Emory Anthony]], attorney | ||
* [[Robert W. Carter]], Chief of the [[Adamsville Police Department]] | |||
* [[Cathy Sloss Jones]], real estate developer | * [[Cathy Sloss Jones]], real estate developer | ||
* [[Myron Massey]], [[Fairfield Police Department]] | * [[Myron Massey]], [[Fairfield Police Department]] | ||
* [[Michael Melvin]], Chief of the [[Kimberly Police Department]] | |||
===Marriages=== | ===Marriages=== | ||
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* [[Theodore Peoples]] married [[Annie Louise Peoples|Annie Louise Berry]]. | * [[Theodore Peoples]] married [[Annie Louise Peoples|Annie Louise Berry]]. | ||
* [[Freddie Rogers]] married [[Pearlie Rogers|Pearlie McCarthy]]. | * [[Freddie Rogers]] married [[Pearlie Rogers|Pearlie McCarthy]]. | ||
* [[August 22]]: [[Bill Steltemeier]] married [[Ramona Steltemeier|Ramona Schnupp]]. | |||
===Awards=== | ===Awards=== | ||
* [[Birmingham Woman of the Year]]: [[Eleanor Bridges]] | * [[Birmingham Woman of the Year]]: [[Eleanor Bridges]] | ||
* [[Miss Alabama]]: [[Virginia McDavid]] | |||
* [[Mr Crestwood]]: [[Carl Johnsey]] | |||
* [[University of Alabama]] [[Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award]]: [[George Murray]] | * [[University of Alabama]] [[Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award]]: [[George Murray]] | ||
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* Composer [[Ezra Sims]] earned a diploma in Chinese from the U.S. Army Language School. | * Composer [[Ezra Sims]] earned a diploma in Chinese from the U.S. Army Language School. | ||
* Pastor [[Fred Shuttlesworth]] completed a bachelor's degree in English from the [[Alabama State University|Alabama State Teachers College]] in Montgomery. | * Pastor [[Fred Shuttlesworth]] completed a bachelor's degree in English from the [[Alabama State University|Alabama State Teachers College]] in Montgomery. | ||
* [[Gene Bartow]] earned a degree from Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri. | |||
* [[Ward McIntyre]] graduated from [[Birmingham-Southern College]]. | |||
===Deaths=== | ===Deaths=== | ||
* [[June 27]]: [[Mary Anderson (inventor)|Mary Anderson]], | * [[May 30]]: [[Oscar Wells]], banker | ||
* [[June 27]]: [[Mary Anderson (inventor)|Mary Anderson]], real-estate developer, rancher, viticulturist and inventor | |||
* [[August 15]]: [[Erskine Ramsay]], mining engineer, inventor and philanthropist | |||
* [[Ned McCormack]], [[Homewood Police Department]] | |||
:''See also: [[List of homicides in 1953]]'' | :''See also: [[List of homicides in 1953]]'' | ||
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===Buildings=== | ===Buildings=== | ||
* [[ | * [[June 11]]: [[Howard College]] broke ground for its new [[Shades Valley]] campus. | ||
* The [[Alabama Theatre]]'s projection system and screen were upgraded for CinemaScope. | * The [[Alabama Theatre]]'s projection system and screen were upgraded for CinemaScope. | ||
* The connector between [[U.S. Highway 31]] and the "[[Florida Short Route]]" in [[Rosedale]] was begun. | * The connector between [[U.S. Highway 31]] and the "[[Florida Short Route]]" in [[Rosedale]] was begun. | ||
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* A playing field was constructed on the east side of [[Phillips High School]]. | * A playing field was constructed on the east side of [[Phillips High School]]. | ||
* A parsonage for [[ChristWay Church|North Birmingham Church of God]] on [[32nd Street North]]. | * A parsonage for [[ChristWay Church|North Birmingham Church of God]] on [[32nd Street North]]. | ||
* [[Minor High School]] stadium | |||
==Context== | ==Context== |
Revision as of 16:07, 13 July 2018
1953 was the 82nd year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.
Events
- The Birmingham Festival of Arts was held as a "Festival of the Seven Arts".
- Birmingham's Western High School was renamed Western Olin High School.
- Fountain Heights Methodist Church purchased the former Weather Forecast Office Birmingham on 13th Street North.
- September 17: Actress Gloria Swanson made special appearances at the downtown Loveman's store.
- September 17: The Crestwood Civic Club was organized.
- A. H. Parker High School was first accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges.
- April 18: The 1953 Siluria tornado killed eight people and caused damage to the Buck Creek Mill.
- April 19: The Birmingham Transit Company's last streetcar trip was completed on the No. 27 Ensley No. 38 South East Lake streetcar line.
- The The Red Gap Branch of the Birmingham Mineral Railroad between Hedona and Irondale was abandoned.
- November 13: A fire seriously damaged Edgewood Elementary School.
Business
- Robert Luckie Jr founded Luckie & Co.
- Michael Matsos opened a second location of La Paree restaurant in the Holiday Inn on Bessemer Super Highway.
- Bert Bank founded the Alabama Football Network.
- Storer Broadcasting of Toledo, Ohio purchased WBRC-TV for $2.3 million and switched it from Channel 4 to Channel 6.
- The Birmingham News Company purchased WAFM-TV, WAPI-AM and WAPI-FM and moved their studios to Red Mountain.
- Pasquale and Vincent Gramaglia founded Pasquale's Pizza & Pasta in Cincinnati, Ohio.
- Riverbend Farm in Ragland ceased bottling and distribution of its dairy products.
Government
- February 23: The city of Alabaster was incorporated.
- April: Cooper Green resigned from the Birmingham City Commission to become a vice president of the Alabama Power Company.
- The [Birmingham Department of Parks and Recreation]] purchased the Arlington home in West End for $53,000, raised through private donations.
- May 5: 1953 primary elections and 1953 Birmingham municipal election
- Jimmy Morgan succeeded Cooper Green as President of the Birmingham City Commission.
- October 6: The city of Midfield was incorporated.
- October 13: The city of Adamsville was re-incorporated.
- Hal McCall succeeded James Robertson as Mayor of Tuscaloosa.
Religion
- May 3: Concord Highland Baptist Church was dedicated.
Sports
- The 1953 Birmingham Barons began a three-season association with the New York Yankees.
- May 18: Harold Grote tied a Birmingham Barons record with two home runs in one inning.
- August 28: The Southside Ball Association Little League team from Avondale Park defeated New York 1-0 to claim the 1953 Little League World Series.
- Sam Hairston was named Most Valuable Player of the Western League.
- Shug Jordan's 1953 Auburn Tigers football team went 7-3-1 and lost the Gator Bowl to Texas Tech.
- Pitcher Virgil Trucks was traded to the St Louis Cardinals.
Individuals
- Fant Thornley succeeded Emily Danton as director of the Birmingham Public Library.
- Eloise Hanna retired from WBRC-TV.
- A. C. Keily served as president of the Professional Photographers of Mississippi-Alabama.
- W. A. Parker retired as Superintendent of Tarrant City Schools.
- Henry Stanford became president of the Georgia State College for Women in Milledgeville.
- James Permutt succeeded Fred Nichols as president of Temple Beth-El.
- U.S. Attorney Tom King was made Chief Administrative Assistant to U. S. Representative George Huddleston Jr.
- R. G. Armstrong made his Broadway debut in "End as a Man."
- Cliff Holman was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army.
Births
- March 1: Luther Strange, former Attorney General of Alabama and U.S. Senator
- May 9: Ron "Papa Jack" Jackson, professional baseball player
- May 22: Radio disc jockey Coyote J. Calhoun (Jim Battan)
- June 12: Charlie Moore, professional baseball player
- July 15: Hugo Black III, attorney
- July 22: Tony Petelos, Jefferson County Manager
- July 28: Don Black, Ku Klux Klan leader and "Stormfront" founder
- August 14: Harold Jackson, newspaper columnist
- August 23: Billy Shields, professional football player
- September 16: Jerry Pate, professional golfer
- September 19: Ann Florie, Leadership Birmingham director
- December: Eli Gold, sports announcer
- December 20: Steve Orel, founder of World of Opportunity
- Emory Anthony, attorney
- Robert W. Carter, Chief of the Adamsville Police Department
- Cathy Sloss Jones, real estate developer
- Myron Massey, Fairfield Police Department
- Michael Melvin, Chief of the Kimberly Police Department
Marriages
- Actor Mary Anderson married cimematographer Leon Shamroy.
- Theodore Peoples married Annie Louise Berry.
- Freddie Rogers married Pearlie McCarthy.
- August 22: Bill Steltemeier married Ramona Schnupp.
Awards
- Birmingham Woman of the Year: Eleanor Bridges
- Miss Alabama: Virginia McDavid
- Mr Crestwood: Carl Johnsey
- University of Alabama Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award: George Murray
Graduations
- Coach Bobby Bowden graduated from Howard College.
- Composer Ezra Sims earned a diploma in Chinese from the U.S. Army Language School.
- Pastor Fred Shuttlesworth completed a bachelor's degree in English from the Alabama State Teachers College in Montgomery.
- Gene Bartow earned a degree from Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri.
- Ward McIntyre graduated from Birmingham-Southern College.
Deaths
- May 30: Oscar Wells, banker
- June 27: Mary Anderson, real-estate developer, rancher, viticulturist and inventor
- August 15: Erskine Ramsay, mining engineer, inventor and philanthropist
- Ned McCormack, Homewood Police Department
- See also: List of homicides in 1953
Works
Books
Buildings
- June 11: Howard College broke ground for its new Shades Valley campus.
- The Alabama Theatre's projection system and screen were upgraded for CinemaScope.
- The connector between U.S. Highway 31 and the "Florida Short Route" in Rosedale was begun.
- Widening of U.S. Highway 31 between Shades Mountain and the Cahaba River was begun.
- A playing field was constructed on the east side of Phillips High School.
- A parsonage for North Birmingham Church of God on 32nd Street North.
- Minor High School stadium
Context
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