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** [[May 21]]: The [[1921 National Balloon Race]] launched. | ** [[May 21]]: The [[1921 National Balloon Race]] launched. | ||
** [[1921 Fashion-Industrial Exposition]] was held at [[Linn Park|Capitol Park]]. | ** [[1921 Fashion-Industrial Exposition]] was held at [[Linn Park|Capitol Park]]. | ||
** [[1921 Birmingham Automobile Show]] was held near the park. | |||
** [[October 24]], [[October 26|26]] and [[October 27|27]]: The "[[Pageant of Birmingham]]" was staged at [[Avondale Park]]. | ** [[October 24]], [[October 26|26]] and [[October 27|27]]: The "[[Pageant of Birmingham]]" was staged at [[Avondale Park]]. | ||
** [[October 25]]: [[1921 throwback game]] at [[Rickwood Field]] | ** [[October 25]]: [[1921 throwback game]] at [[Rickwood Field]] | ||
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* [[Wilsonville Lodge No. 510]] was founded. | * [[Wilsonville Lodge No. 510]] was founded. | ||
* [[Shades Valley Lodge No. 829]] was chartered. | * [[Shades Valley Lodge No. 829]] was chartered. | ||
* The [[Alabama High School Athletic Association]] was founded. | |||
* The [[Women's Missionary Union]] relocated its offices to Birmingham from Baltimore, Maryland. | * The [[Women's Missionary Union]] relocated its offices to Birmingham from Baltimore, Maryland. | ||
* [[Elyton Baptist Church]] was organized. | |||
* [[West End Hills Missionary Baptist Church]] was organized. | |||
* The [[Birmingham Press Club]] was reorganized. | |||
* [[Fess Whatley]]'s "[[Jazz Demons]]" began performing. | |||
===Business=== | ===Business=== | ||
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* The [[Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company]] reorganized as the [[Birmingham Electric Company]]. | * The [[Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company]] reorganized as the [[Birmingham Electric Company]]. | ||
* [[George Barber]] founded [[Barber's Dairy]]. | * [[George Barber]] founded [[Barber's Dairy]]. | ||
* [[William Hoover]] founded the [[Employers Mutual Insurance Company]]. | |||
* [[Norton's Florist]] opened. | * [[Norton's Florist]] opened. | ||
* [[Dixie Store Fixtures]] was founded. | * [[Dixie Store Fixtures]] was founded. | ||
* [[Mabe Power Equipment]] opened. | |||
* [[E. E. Essig]] founded the [[Banner Baking Co.]] | |||
* [[Edmund Leach]] opened a [[Sterne Agee]] office in Montgomery. | * [[Edmund Leach]] opened a [[Sterne Agee]] office in Montgomery. | ||
* The [[Jefferson County Truck Growers Association]] was founded. | * The [[Jefferson County Truck Growers Association]] was founded. | ||
* [[Thomas Brasfield]] founded the [[Brasfield & Gorrie|Thomas C. Brasfield Company]]. | * [[Thomas Brasfield]] founded the [[Brasfield & Gorrie|Thomas C. Brasfield Company]]. | ||
* [[U.S. Pipe]] switched its casting to the [[DeLavaud process]]. | * [[U.S. Pipe]] switched its casting to the [[DeLavaud process]]. | ||
* [[James McWane]] | * [[James McWane]] left the [[American Cast Iron Pipe Company]] to found [[McWane Inc.]] | ||
* [[Kirkman O'Neal]] founded [[O'Neal Industries|Southern Steel Works]]. | * [[Kirkman O'Neal]] founded [[O'Neal Industries|Southern Steel Works]]. | ||
* The [[Alabama Coal Operators Association]] was reorganized as the [[Alabama Mining Institute]]. | * The [[Alabama Coal Operators Association]] was reorganized as the [[Alabama Mining Institute]]. | ||
* [[E. L. Higdon]] founded the [[E. L. Higdon Concrete Company]]. | |||
* Ore mining resumed at [[Valley View Mine]]. | |||
====Disestablishments==== | ====Disestablishments==== | ||
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===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
* The [[Bessemer Stars]] were organized to play in the [[Negro Southern League]]. | |||
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
* The [[Alabama Centennial half dollar]] was produced by the U.S. Mint. | |||
* The ''[[Book of Birmingham]]'' by [[John Hornady]] | * The ''[[Book of Birmingham]]'' by [[John Hornady]] | ||
* [[William Denham]] was awarded US patent no. 1,366,067 for an "aeroplane" with two horizontally-mounted propellers. | |||
===Buildings=== | ===Buildings=== | ||
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== Individuals == | == Individuals == | ||
* [[Guy Snavely]] succeeded [[Cullen Daniel]] as President of [[Birmingham-Southern College]]. | |||
* [[John Dawson]] succeeded [[Charles Williams]] as [[List of Samford University president|President of Howard College]]. | * [[John Dawson]] succeeded [[Charles Williams]] as [[List of Samford University president|President of Howard College]]. | ||
* [[Charles Glenn]] succeeded [[John Phillips]] as Superintendent of [[Birmingham City Schools]]. | * [[Charles Glenn]] succeeded [[John Phillips]] as Superintendent of [[Birmingham City Schools]]. | ||
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* [[Mr Gordon]] succeeded [[Mennie Halliman]] as principal of [[Mortimer Jordan High School]]. | * [[Mr Gordon]] succeeded [[Mennie Halliman]] as principal of [[Mortimer Jordan High School]]. | ||
* [[Fred McDuff]] succeeded [[Thomas Shirley]] as chief of the [[Birmingham Police Department]]. | * [[Fred McDuff]] succeeded [[Thomas Shirley]] as chief of the [[Birmingham Police Department]]. | ||
* [[Brother Bryan]] was awarded the first "[[Birmingham News Loving Cup]]". | |||
* [[Lemuel Dawson]] was elected president of the [[Alabama Baptist Convention]]. | |||
* [[A. J. Hawkins]] succeeded [[J. D. Webb]] as Birmingham's city engineer. | |||
* [[Charles Fisher]] began his second tenure as pastor of [[16th Street Baptist Church]]. | |||
* [[Earline Driver]] succeeded [[Reginald Gaines]] as director of the [[Booker T. Washington Library]]. | |||
===Births=== | ===Births=== | ||
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* [[August 21]]: [[Julius Ellsberry]], US Navy seaman | * [[August 21]]: [[Julius Ellsberry]], US Navy seaman | ||
* [[September 7]]: [[Virginia Hamilton|Virginia Van der Veer Hamilton]], journalist, educator and historian | * [[September 7]]: [[Virginia Hamilton|Virginia Van der Veer Hamilton]], journalist, educator and historian | ||
* [[September 13]]: [[Nimrod Long II]], construction supplier | |||
* [[September 27]]: [[John Patterson]], [[Governor of Alabama]] | * [[September 27]]: [[John Patterson]], [[Governor of Alabama]] | ||
* [[October 3]]: [[Shorty Price]], attorney | * [[October 3]]: [[Shorty Price]], attorney | ||
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===Graduations=== | ===Graduations=== | ||
* [[William Rushton Jr]] earned his bachelor's degree at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. | |||
===Marriages== | ===Marriages== | ||
Revision as of 16:43, 22 September 2017
The Semicentennial of Birmingham was celebrated in 1921.
1921 was the 50th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.
Events
- Semicentennial of Birmingham was held, primarily between October 24 and 29 at Capitol Park.
- May 21: The 1921 National Balloon Race launched.
- 1921 Fashion-Industrial Exposition was held at Capitol Park.
- 1921 Birmingham Automobile Show was held near the park.
- October 24, 26 and 27: The "Pageant of Birmingham" was staged at Avondale Park.
- October 25: 1921 throwback game at Rickwood Field
- October 26: President Warren Harding visited Birmingham.
- April 29: Birmingham Music Festival was held at the Jefferson Theater.
- 1921 West End tornado
- Jefferson County Department of Health officer Judson Dowling was abducted and beaten after he publicized health hazards at dairy farms.
- Floodwaters on Crooked Creek damaged the Clarkson Bridge.
- A series of attacks attributed to an "Axe syndicate" continued to plague small shopkeepers.
- Parrish was incorporated.
- The property for Altamont Park was purchased by the City of Birmingham.
- The Birmingham Railway & Electric Company began operating Birmingham's first motor coaches.
- Wilsonville Lodge No. 510 was founded.
- Shades Valley Lodge No. 829 was chartered.
- The Alabama High School Athletic Association was founded.
- The Women's Missionary Union relocated its offices to Birmingham from Baltimore, Maryland.
- Elyton Baptist Church was organized.
- West End Hills Missionary Baptist Church was organized.
- The Birmingham Press Club was reorganized.
- Fess Whatley's "Jazz Demons" began performing.
Business
- January: The Birmingham Post was launched by Ed Leech and Scripps-Howard.
- April 24: WSY-AM began broadcasting from a studio at 1921 Powell Avenue.
- The Champion Theatre opened on 18th Street North.
- The Five Points Theatre opened on 11th Avenue South
- The Frolic Theatre opened on 4th Avenue North.
- The Gay Theater opened on 4th Avenue North.
- The Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company reorganized as the Birmingham Electric Company.
- George Barber founded Barber's Dairy.
- William Hoover founded the Employers Mutual Insurance Company.
- Norton's Florist opened.
- Dixie Store Fixtures was founded.
- Mabe Power Equipment opened.
- E. E. Essig founded the Banner Baking Co.
- Edmund Leach opened a Sterne Agee office in Montgomery.
- The Jefferson County Truck Growers Association was founded.
- Thomas Brasfield founded the Thomas C. Brasfield Company.
- U.S. Pipe switched its casting to the DeLavaud process.
- James McWane left the American Cast Iron Pipe Company to found McWane Inc.
- Kirkman O'Neal founded Southern Steel Works.
- The Alabama Coal Operators Association was reorganized as the Alabama Mining Institute.
- E. L. Higdon founded the E. L. Higdon Concrete Company.
- Ore mining resumed at Valley View Mine.
Disestablishments
- Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Company shut down its coal mine at Brookside following the 1920 UMWA strike.
- The Fairgrounds Race Track closed.
Government
- November 7: David McLendon succeeded Nathaniel Barrett as Mayor of Birmingham. He was joined on the incoming Birmingham City Commission by William Cloe, William Dickson, Mary Echols and William Harrison.
Sports
- The Bessemer Stars were organized to play in the Negro Southern League.
Works
- The Alabama Centennial half dollar was produced by the U.S. Mint.
- The Book of Birmingham by John Hornady
- William Denham was awarded US patent no. 1,366,067 for an "aeroplane" with two horizontally-mounted propellers.
Buildings
- Morris Benson residence on 17th Street South
- Georges Bridges residence in Edgewood
- First United Methodist Church administration building
- Five Points Theatre
- Holt High School in Tuscaloosa
- Hueytown High School
- Jasper First United Methodist Church
- Jones Valley High School in Powderly
- Locust Fork School
- Long-Lewis Ford showroom
- Hugh Martin cottage on 15th Avenue South
- Model Poultry Farm at Avondale Park
- Norwood Methodist Church
- Pinson School
- Preston Motors Plant No. 2 in North Birmingham
- Robinson Elementary School addition
- Thompson High School
- United States Post Office and Federal Courthouse on 5th Avenue North
- Walker Memorial United Methodist Church in Elyton
- Wilsonville Lodge No. 510
Individuals
- Guy Snavely succeeded Cullen Daniel as President of Birmingham-Southern College.
- John Dawson succeeded Charles Williams as President of Howard College.
- Charles Glenn succeeded John Phillips as Superintendent of Birmingham City Schools.
- Clarence Going succeeded Charles Brown as principal of Birmingham's Central High School.
- Mr Gordon succeeded Mennie Halliman as principal of Mortimer Jordan High School.
- Fred McDuff succeeded Thomas Shirley as chief of the Birmingham Police Department.
- Brother Bryan was awarded the first "Birmingham News Loving Cup".
- Lemuel Dawson was elected president of the Alabama Baptist Convention.
- A. J. Hawkins succeeded J. D. Webb as Birmingham's city engineer.
- Charles Fisher began his second tenure as pastor of 16th Street Baptist Church.
- Earline Driver succeeded Reginald Gaines as director of the Booker T. Washington Library.
Births
- January 1: Royce Lint, Major League baseball player
- January 6: Gladys Gillem, professional wrestler
- January 11: Jim Beckham, Alabama Power Company executive
- January 27: Marvin Engel, insurance and real estate executive
- January 29: Frank Samford Jr, president of Liberty National Life Insurance Company
- February 10: Big Joe Duskin, blues and boogie-woogie pianist
- February 25: Buck Falkner, Eagle Department Store owner and Mayor of Columbiana
- March 10: James Atkins, Major League baseball player
- April 10: Maxine Sykes, cofounder of Bob Sykes Bar-B-Q
- May 11: Joe Shannon, military and commercial pilot
- June 1: Caldwell Marks, cofounder of Motion Industries
- June 5: Mae Rosenberger, CEO of Rosenberger's Birmingham Trunk
- June 11: George Gulyanics, professional football player
- June 19: Howell Heflin, U.S. Senator
- July 3: Roland Frye, theologian and literary scholar
- July 4: Frank Wagner, director of the Birmingham Parks & Recreation Board
- July 13: Frank Moore Cross, Presbyterian pastor and religious scholar
- July 19: John Harbert III, construction magnate
- August 9: James Hatcher, theater director and performer
- August 12: Elliott Dent, fighter pilot and advertising executive
- August 16: Frances Moore, lifelong Bromberg's employee
- August 18: Alexander Lacy, attorney and Alagasco executive
- August 21: Julius Ellsberry, US Navy seaman
- September 7: Virginia Van der Veer Hamilton, journalist, educator and historian
- September 13: Nimrod Long II, construction supplier
- September 27: John Patterson, Governor of Alabama
- October 3: Shorty Price, attorney
- October 6: Joseph Lowery, Methodist minister and Civil Rights leader
- October 7: Vaughn Mancha, Florida State University athletic director
- October 26: Paul Bailey, geneticist and Mayor of Baileyton
- October 26: Frederick Brown Jr, federal official and Mayor of Peachtree City, Georgia
- November 2: Sam Mitchell, Samford University English professor
- November 20: Charles Kleibacker, fashion designer and curator
- November 26: Jon Crow, Presbyterian pastor and missionary
- December 5: Harold Wilson, U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer and Medal of Honor recipient
- December 16: Frank Evans, Negro Leagues baseball player
- Robert Adams, Birmingham News photographer
- Norman Albright, attorney and founder of Albright Business College
- Del Chambordon, bookkeeper and "Twinkles the elf" portrayer
- Mary Helen Foster, military pilot and librarian
- Alexander Jefferson, Tuskegee airman
- Rosemary Morse, bookkeeper and trustee of Hargis Retreat
- Emmet O'Neal II, chairman of O'Neal Steel
- Virginia Simpson, socialite
- Arthur Stewart, portrait painter
- Ian Sturrock, bagpiper
- H. B. Thompson, Gardendale Youth Baseball founder
- Thomas Tolbert, Bessemer City Council member
- Evan Zeiger Sr, Samford University athletic director
Graduations
- William Rushton Jr earned his bachelor's degree at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia.
=Marriages
- February 23: Hugo Black married Josephine Foster.
- May 11: Asa Rountree Jr married Cherokee Jemison Van de Graaff
Deaths
- February 17: Elyton Land Company engineer Willis Milner died.
- February 23: Legislator, judge and Birmingham Barons owner John McQueen died.
- May 10: Rail car coupler inventor Andrew Beard died at the Jefferson County Alms House.
- June 6: Former Lieutenant Governor of Alabama Russell Cunningham died in Birmingham.
- July 21: Superintendent of Birmingham City Schools John Phillips died.
- August 11: Father James Coyle was murdered at the rectory adjoining St Paul's Catholic Church.
- December 22: Judge Oscar Hundley died after a long illness.
- December 30: Former Avondale mayor William Starbuck died.
- December 31: Five miners died in the 1921 Docena Mine explosion.
- Bookseller John B. Roden died.
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