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==Events==
==Events==
* March: Benton MacKaye founded the [[Appalachian Trail]] Conference in Washington D. C.
* Spring: The [[Ku Klux Klan]] sponsored a minstrel show at [[Boutwell Auditorium|Municipal Auditorium]] to raise funds for [[Birmingham City Schools]].
* Spring: The [[Ku Klux Klan]] sponsored a minstrel show at [[Boutwell Auditorium|Municipal Auditorium]] to raise funds for [[Birmingham City Schools]].
* [[May 31]]: Seven people were kiled in the [[1925 No. 2 Mine explosion]].
* [[August 6]]: Governor [[William Brandon]] commuted the death sentences of [[Odell Jackson|Odell]] and [[Pearl Jackson]], convicted in the [[Axe syndicate|1920s axe murders]].
* November: The remains of Mr & Mrs [[William Pullen]] were moved from a grave site near [[6th Avenue South]] in [[Avondale]] to [[Forest Hill Cemetery]].
* [[December 10]]: 53 people were killed in the [[1925 Overton No. 2 Mine explosion]].
* [[Miss Fancy]] knocked over a cookhouse at [[Avondale Park]] and kicked over a couple of water hydrants before heading up the hill into [[Forest Park]].
* [[Miss Fancy]] knocked over a cookhouse at [[Avondale Park]] and kicked over a couple of water hydrants before heading up the hill into [[Forest Park]].
* [[King Spring]] in [[Avondale]] was channeled into a culvert below [[41st Street South|Spring Street]].
* [[King Spring]] in [[Avondale]] was channeled into a culvert below [[41st Street South|Spring Street]].
* [[Cascade Plunge]] opened in [[East Lake]].
* [[George Ward Park|Green Springs Park]] opened to the public.
* [[George Ward Park|Green Springs Park]] opened to the public.
* [[Camp Coleman]] near [[Trussville]] was established by the [[Cahaba Girl Scout Council]].
* [[Camp Coleman]] near [[Trussville]] was established by the [[Cahaba Girl Scout Council]].
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* [[Birmingham City Hall (1901)]] was heavily damaged by a [[1925 City Hall fire|fire]].
* [[Birmingham City Hall (1901)]] was heavily damaged by a [[1925 City Hall fire|fire]].
* [[Joe Giattina]] and his [[Bama Cardinals]] began performing live on [[WBRC-AM]].
* [[Joe Giattina]] and his [[Bama Cardinals]] began performing live on [[WBRC-AM]].
* [[Norwood Elementary School]] opened.
* Convicts began work on [[Lakeshore Drive]].
* A Kilgen opus 3459 size 2/4 theater organ was installed at the [[Lyric Theatre]].
* [[Hill Crest Hospital]] was founded by [[James Becton]].
* [[Tuscaloosa]]'s [[Jemison School]] vacated the former [[John Drish residence]].
* [[Charles Birdges]] recruited [[Ed Sherrill]] from the [[Rolling Mill Four]] to join his new [[Birmingham Jubilee Singers]].
* [[Alberta City School]] in eastern [[Tuscaloosa]] opened, taking students from the former [[Valley View School]], [[Hopewell School]] and [[Alberta School]].
* [[Epp Sykes]], editor of the ''[[Crimson White]]'' began calling for a new fight song for the [[Alabama Crimson Tide football team]].


===Business===
===Business===
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* [[Bill Koikos|Bill]] and [[Pete Koikos]] became part-owners of the [[Bright Star Restaurant]].
* [[Bill Koikos|Bill]] and [[Pete Koikos]] became part-owners of the [[Bright Star Restaurant]].
* [[W. A. Watts]] organized the [[Birmingham Building and Loan Association]].
* [[W. A. Watts]] organized the [[Birmingham Building and Loan Association]].
* [[Ernest House]], [[W. T. Estes]] and [[Jelk Cabiness]] founded the [[Radio Products Corporation]], manufacturer of "[[Superflex]]" radio receivers
* [[Woolworth's]] opened on [[20th Street South]] at [[Five Points South]].
* [[Marino's]] grocery opened on [[Avenue E Ensley]].
* The [[Eureka No. 4 Mine]] was closed.


===Government===
===Government===
* [[August 18]]: The [[Birmingham City Commission]] officially adopted the [[Flag of Birmingham]] designed by [[Idyl King Sorsby]] and made "[[Birmingham Day]]", [[December 19]], an official holiday.
* [[August 18]]: The [[Birmingham City Commission]] officially adopted the [[Flag of Birmingham]] designed by [[Idyl King Sorsby]] and made "[[Birmingham Day]]", [[December 19]], an official holiday.
* [[1925 Birmingham municipal election]]
* [[November 2]]: [[Jimmie Jones]] succeeded [[David McLendon]] as [[Mayor of Birmingham|President]] of the [[Birmingham City Commission]]. [[William Cloe]], [[William Dickson]] was re-elected Commissioner of Public Improvements and [[John H. Taylor]] succeeded [[William Cloe]] as Commissioner of Public Safety.
* [[November 2]]: [[Jimmie Jones]] succeeded [[David McLendon]] as [[Mayor of Birmingham|President]] of the [[Birmingham City Commission]]. [[William Cloe]], [[William Dickson]] was re-elected Commissioner of Public Improvements and [[John H. Taylor]] succeeded [[William Cloe]] as Commissioner of Public Safety.


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===Sports===
===Sports===
* [[1925 Birmingham Barons]]
* The [[1925 Alabama Crimson Tide football team]] won the [[Southern Conference]] with a 9-0-0 record.
* A reading of telegraphed calls from the [[September 6]] game between the [[1925 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]] and [[Birmingham-Southern Panthers football team|Birmingham-Southern]] was the first broadcast on [[WMAV-AM]].
* [[Johnny Dobbs]] succeeded [[Stuffy Stewart]] as [[List of Birmingham Barons managers|manager]] for the [[1925 Birmingham Barons]].
* [[Birmingham Barons]] [[Stuffy Stewart]] led the [[Southern Leagues]] with 53 stolen bases.
* [[Birmingham Barons]] [[Stuffy Stewart]] led the [[Southern Leagues]] with 53 stolen bases.


==Works==
==Works==
* [[Reddy Kilowatt]] was envisioned by [[Ashton Collins]]
* [[Reddy Kilowatt]] was conceived by [[Ashton Collins]].
* The [[Boswell Sisters]] made their first recordings for Victor Records.
* [[John Beecher]]'s poem "Report to the Stockholders"
* [[Jimmie Tarlton]] wrote the lyrics for "[[Birmingham Jail (song)|Birmingham Jail]]" while serving time in the [[Birmingham City Jail]]
* Trixie Smith and her Down Home Syncopaters recorded "[[Mining Camp Blues]]"
* [[Coot Grant]] and Wesley Wilson recorded "Come on Coot, Do That Thing"


===Films===
===Films===
* ''[[Coming Through]]''
* ''[[Coming Through]]''
* ''[[Phantom of the Opera]]''
* ''[[Phantom of the Opera]]''
* ''[[Things You Ought to Know About Birmingham]]" was a feature-length documentary, jointly produced by the Imperial Film Company and the [[Trianon Theater]]


===Books===
===Books===
* [[May 1]]: "[[A Park System for Birmingham]]" report by the Olmsted Brothers
* [[May 1]]: "[[A Park System for Birmingham]]" report by the Olmsted Brothers
* ''[[Bigger and Blacker]]'' by [[Octavus Roy Cohen]]  
* ''[[Bigger and Blacker]]'' by [[Octavus Roy Cohen]]
* ''The Message of Jesus'' by [[Harvie Branscomb]]


===Buildings===
===Buildings===
* [[Alabama Power Building]]
* [[Alabama Power Building]]
* [[Avondale United Methodist Church]] Sunday School building
* [[Bank of Alabama (Ensley)|Bank of Alabama]] on [[Avenue E Ensley]]
* [[Barrett Elementary School]], new wing
* [[Barrett Elementary School]], new wing
* [[Birmingham Athletic Club]] building on [[3rd Avenue North]], later the [[YWCA Building]]
* [[Birmingham International Raceway]] grandstand
* [[Birmingham International Raceway]] grandstand
* [[Cascade Plunge]]
* [[Central Park Family Theater]] on [[Bessemer Road]]
* [[Central Park Family Theater]] on [[Bessemer Road]]
* Commercial block on [[52nd Avenue North]]
* Commercial block on [[52nd Avenue North]]
* [[East Lake United Methodist Church]] Christian Education Building
* [[Gates-Bellew House]], [[Manhattan Street]], [[Homewood]]
* [[Hewitt-Trussville High School]]
* [[Hewitt-Trussville High School]]
* [[Jackson Building]]
* [[Jackson Building]] on [[21st Street North]]
* [[J. S. Jackson residence]]
* [[J. S. Jackson residence]]
* [[Jemison Building]]
* [[Johnston's Log Cabin]], [[Karl Daly Road]]
* [[Lee Elementary School|Robert E. Lee Elementary School]]
* [[Stonewall Building|Martin Office Building]]
* [[Stonewall Building|Martin Office Building]]
* [[Massey Building]]
* [[Massey Building]]
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* [[Mt Calvary Presbyterian Church]] sanctuary in [[Clay]]
* [[Mt Calvary Presbyterian Church]] sanctuary in [[Clay]]
* [[Munger Bowl]] stadium at [[Birmingham-Southern College]]
* [[Munger Bowl]] stadium at [[Birmingham-Southern College]]
* [[Norwood Elementary School|Norwood School]]
* [[Phillips High School]], second unit
* [[Phillips High School]], second unit
* [[Liberty National Building|Pioneer Building)]]
* [[Liberty National Building|Pioneer Building]], known soon later as the [[Liberty National Building]]
* [[Pizitz building]]
* [[Pizitz building]] on [[2nd Avenue North]]
* [[President's House]] at [[Birmingham-Southern College]]
* [[President's House]] at [[Birmingham-Southern College]]
* [[Redmont Hotel]]
* [[Redmont Hotel]]
* [[Rock Manor]], [[Vestavia Drive]], [[Vestavia Hills]]
* [[Albert B. Stapp Company Service Station|Service station]] at 600 [[24th Street South]]
* [[Albert B. Stapp Company Service Station|Service station]] at 600 [[24th Street South]]
* [[South Highland Presbyterian Church]] educational wing
* [[South Highland Presbyterian Church]] educational wing
* [[Tuscaloosa High School]]
* [[Tuscaloosa High School]]
* [[Verner Elementary School]] in [[Tuscaloosa]]
* [[Verner Elementary School]] in [[Tuscaloosa]]
* [[Vestavia estate]]
* [[Vestavia estate]] and [[Sybil Temple]]
* [[Wahouma Den No. 60 of the Nathan Bedford Forrest Klavern]] meeting hall
* [[June 1]]: Construction of the [[24th Street Viaduct]] began.
* [[June 1]]: Construction of the [[24th Street Viaduct]] began.
* Construction of the [[Florentine Building]] began.
* Construction of the [[Florentine Building]] began.
* Construction of the new [[Leeds High School]] began.


== Individuals ==
== Individuals ==
* [[Hugo Black]] separated himself from the [[Ku Klux Klan]].
* [[Hugo Black]] separated himself from the [[Ku Klux Klan]].
* [[Harvie Branscomb]] joined the faculty of the Duke University School of Divinity
* [[James Saxon Childers]] joined the faculty of [[Birmingham-Southern College]], teaching literature and creative writing
* [[Carlton Molesworth]] became a scout for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
* [[Hugh Morrow (senator)|Hugh Morrow]] became president of the [[Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Company]].
* [[Hugh Morrow (senator)|Hugh Morrow]] became president of the [[Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Company]].
* [[L. D. Patterson]] succeeded [[J. F. Sturdivant]] as pastor of [[Avondale United Methodist Church]].
* [[J. D. Williams]] succeeded [[Robert Allgood]] as principal of [[Avondale Elementary School]].


===Births===
===Births===
* [[January 3]]: [[Jesse Lewis]], publisher of the ''[[Birmingham Times]]''
* [[January 27]]: [[John Cross]], pastor of [[16th Street Baptist Church]]
* [[February 6]]: [[Asa Trammell]], ALabama AFL-CIO president and [[Alabama Labor Commission]]er
* [[February 7]]: [[Oscar Adams, Jr]], [[Alabama Supreme Court]] justice
* [[February 14]]: [[Buddy Lively]], baseball player
* [[February 14]]: [[Buddy Lively]], baseball player
* [[February 27]]: [[Hardrock Gunter]], rock and roll musician
* [[February 27]]: [[Hardrock Gunter]], rock and roll musician
* [[March 31]]: [[Harry Brock, Jr]], banker
* [[March 31]]: [[Harry Brock, Jr]], banker
* [[April 5]]: [[Les Longshore]], professional tennis player and coach
* [[April 23]]: [[Gene Crutcher]], bookseller
* [[May 2]]: [[John Ritchie]], [[Chelsea City Council]]or
* [[May 29]]: [[Basil Hirschowitz]], gastroenterologist and inventor
* [[July 25]]: [[Benny Benjamin]], drummer for The Funk Brothers
* [[July 31]]: [[Harry Malmberg]], baseball player
* [[July 31]]: [[Harry Malmberg]], baseball player
* [[September 4]]: [[Asa Carter]], radio host, speechwriter, Klan leader and novelist
* [[September 20]]: [[Bobby Nunn]], boxer and doo-wop singer
* [[October 11]]: [[Jimmy Murphy]], country and rockabilly musician
* [[November 30]]: [[Maryon Allen]], U. S. Senator
* [[December 12]]: [[Leonard Weil]], business executive and civic leader
* [[December 12]]: [[Leonard Weil]], business executive and civic leader
* [[Jason Dean]], [[Bessemer City Council]]or
* [[Alan Drennen]], [[Birmingham City Council]]or
* [[Homer Jackson]], treasurer of the [[Alabama Republican Party]]
* [[Laura Knox]], dancer and community activist
* [[Billy Martin]], advertising executive
* [[Morris Mayer]], [[University of Alabama]] marketing professor
* [[Clay Smith]], former insurance executive and book collector
* [[Clay Smith]], former insurance executive and book collector
* [[Charles Speir]], co-founder and CEO of [[Brookwood Medical Center]]
* [[Joseph Stein]], founder of [[Birmingham Iron & Metal]]
* [[Joe Stone]], former ATF agent
* [[Joe Stone]], former ATF agent
===Graduations===
* [[Garnet Leader]] earned a bachelor of arts at Maryville College.


===Marriages===
===Marriages===
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*  
===Awards===
* [[Alabama Hall of Fame]]: [[Helen Keller]] and [[Roderick MacKenzie]]
* [[Birmingham Allied Arts Club]] / ''[[Birmingham News-Age-Herald]]'' scholarship to the Grand Central School of Art: [[Richard Blauvelt Coe]]
* [[Miss Birmingham]]: [[Nellie Kincaid]]
* [[University of Alabama]] Pan-Hellenic Loving Cup: [[Epp Sykes]]


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
* [[April 19]]: [[Edward M. Tutwiler]], industrialist and developer
* [[April 19]]: [[Edward M. Tutwiler]], industrialist and developer
* [[May 31]]: Seven people died in the [[1925 No. 2 Mine explosion]]
* [[July 22]]: [[Drew Morris]]
* [[July 22]]: [[Drew Morris]]
* [[September 9]]: [[W. H. Coleman]], [[Fairfield Police Department|police]] officer, shot in the line of duty
* [[September 9]]: [[W. H. Coleman]], [[Fairfield Police Department|police]] officer, shot in the line of duty
* [[December 10]]: 53 people died in the [[1925 Overton No. 2 Mine explosion]]
* [[W. W. Garrett]], trustee of [[Trinity Methodist Church (Southside)|Trinity Methodist Church]]
* [[Moses Joseph]], partner in [[Loveman's|Loveman, Joseph & Loeb]] department store
* [[A. C. Oxford]], photographer
* [[A. C. Oxford]], photographer
* [[Benjamin Franklin Riley]], [[Howard College]] president
* [[Benjamin Franklin Riley]], [[Howard College]] president
* [[Marvin Wise]], theater operator


==Context==
==Context==

Revision as of 12:56, 18 October 2014

1920 was the 54th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

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The year 1925 saw Benito Mussolini take dictatorial powers over Italy. The New Yorker magazine published its first issue. The Tri-State Tornado, the deadliest in U.S. history, rampaged through Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing 695 people and injuring 2,027. The Chrysler Corporation was founded by Walter Chrysler. Tennessee high school biology teacher John T. Scopes was found guilty of teaching evolution in class and fined $100. The Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union (TASS) was established. Mount Rushmore National Memorial was dedicated in South Dakota. The weekly country music-variety radio program Grand Ole Opry was first broadcast on WSM radio in Nashville, Tennessee, as the "WSM Barn Dance".

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