1923
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1923 was the 52nd year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.
Events
- William Brandon succeeded Thomas Kilby as Governor of Alabama.
- F. A. Gallup succeeded Mr Carmichael as principal of Woodlawn High School.
- Oscar Underwood completed his second term as Senate Minority Leader.
- T. J. Shirley succeeded J. Chris Hartsfield as Jefferson County Sheriff.
- James Falkner succeeded Andrew Jackson as Shelby County Sheriff.
- The Birmingham Little Theater was founded by Bernhard Szold.
- Girl Scouts began holding summer camps at Camp Winnetaska.
- Hugo Black joined the Ku Klux Klan at a rally at Edgewood Park.
- The USS Birmingham light cruiser was decommissioned.
- The Alabama Girls’ Technical Institute and College for Women in Montevallo was renamed Alabama College, State College for Women.
- Solomon Katz became rabbi of Temple Beth-El
- John Canepa founded St John's Catholic Church in East Lake
- Birmingham Community Chest was founded.
- The Birmingham Park and Recreation Board was established.
- Birmingham voters prohibited private jitney services by public referendum.
- Minor High School graduated its first class.
- Shades Cahaba High School graduated its first class.
- The Women's Auxiliary of the Jefferson County Medical Society was founded.
- George Ward purchased the land for his Vestavia estate.
- Engine No. 4018 was sold to the St Louis and San Francisco Railway.
- The North Alabama Methodist Conference met at Ensley First United Methodist Church.
- Frank Hartley Anderson married Martha Fannin Fort.
Business
- City Stores Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania purchased a majority stake in Loveman, Joseph & Loeb.
- Alabama Power Company hired Maria Whitson as its first female engineer.
- Giuseppi Moretti bought a marble quarry near Sylacauga.
- WSY-AM relocated its broadcast studio to the Loveman's Building.
- David O. Whilldin established his own architectural office.
- Birmingham Ornamental Iron (Meadowcraft) was founded.
- Magic City Foods (Golden Flake) was founded.
- The TCI division of U.S.S. Corp. opened a merchant steel mill in Fairfield.
- Douglas Arant joined the law firm of Bradley, Baldwin, All & White.
- Lonnie and his brother founded the Noojin Supply Company.
Sports
- Charlie Brown coached his final season for the BSC Panthers football team.
- Harris Cope coached his final season for the Samford Bulldogs football team.
- Female members of the Birmingham Country Club founded a women's golf tournament.
Works
- The steamship City of Birmingham was christened
- Art Work of Birmingham, Ala. was published by the Gravure Illustration Company of Chicago, Illinois
Buildings
- Belvedere Theatre
- Bessemer Colored High School
- Bush Middle School
- Druid City Hospital
- Henry Neely Dam (impounding Lake Neely Henry)
- Lake Purdy Dam (impounding Lake Purdy)
- Mitchell Dam (impounding Lake Mitchell)
- North Birmingham Elementary School
- Phillips High School
- St Stanislaus Catholic Church
- Tuscaloosa Country Club
- ground was broken for Negro High School (now A. H. Parker High School)
- ground was broken for Norwood Elementary School
Individuals
Births
- March 22: Temple Tutwiler II
- April 20: Mother Angelica, founded of Our Lady of the Angels Monastery and EWTN.
- June 11: Bill Edmonds, civil engineer
- August 22: Louis Willie, insurance executive
- September 23: Willie Spencer, Methodist minister
- October 28: Tom King, attorney and state senator
- November 30: Maxie Bryant, environmental activist
- December 3: Bill Ireland, industrialist
- December 24: David Friedman, exploitation film producer
- James Armstrong, barber
- S. Richardson Hill, president of UAB
- [Mac Fleming]], history teacher
- John E. Moore, civil leader in Dayton, Ohio
- Thomas Stubbs, state senator
- Merritt Stoves, Civil Rights watchman
- 1920-23: Mildred Howard, gospel vocalist
Deaths
- August: A. J. Dickinson, Baptist minister
- October 29: Jack Nabors, baseball player
- Thomas Duke Parke, physician
- R. S. Munger, industrialist
Awards
- Ida Moffett graduated from Alliance High School
- Douglas Arant graduated from Yale Law School.
Context
1920s |
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