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[[Image:Palm Leaf Hotel.jpg|right|thumb|480px|The [[Palm Leaf Hotel]] and [[Brock's Drug Company]] in [[1931]].]]
'''1931''' was the 60th year after the founding of the City of [[Birmingham]].
'''1931''' was the 60th year after the founding of the City of [[Birmingham]].


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* Spring: [[Miss Fancy]], the elephant at [[Avondale Park]] [[Birmingham Zoo|Zoo]], broke her chains and barreled through trees up [[Red Mountain]] until she was caught on [[Overlook Road]].
* Spring: [[Miss Fancy]], the elephant at [[Avondale Park]] [[Birmingham Zoo|Zoo]], broke her chains and barreled through trees up [[Red Mountain]] until she was caught on [[Overlook Road]].
* [[May 31]]: The $1 million [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport|Birmingham Airport]] opened with day-long ceremonies and an air show.
* [[May 31]]: The $1 million [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport|Birmingham Airport]] opened with day-long ceremonies and an air show.
* [[December 29]]: The [[1931 Overton No. 1 Mine explosion]] resulted in five deaths.
* The [[Homewood City Council]] established racial zoning in [[Rosedale]].
* The [[Homewood City Council]] established racial zoning in [[Rosedale]].
* [[Robert Jemison, Jr]] donated a pair of swans to [[Avondale Park]].
* [[Robert Jemison, Jr]] donated a pair of swans to [[Avondale Park]].
* The [[Southern Club]] closed.
* The [[Southern Club]] closed.
* Harry M. and Nettie Buten of Merion, Pennsylvania began [[Buten collection|collecting Wedgwood]].
* [[Robert Van de Graaff]] demonstrated his high-voltage generator for the American Insitute of Physics in Schenectady, New York.


===Business===
===Business===
* [[Houston Brice, Sr]] founded the [[Brice Building Company]].
* [[Houston Brice, Sr]] founded the [[Brice Building Company]].
* [[Torme's Associated Foods]] opened.
* [[Torme's Associated Foods]] opened.
* The [[Liberty National Life Insurance Company]] purchased the [[Liberty National Building]].
* [[WAPI-AM]] applied to the FRC for permission to boost its transmission to 50 Kilowatts.
* [[WAPI-AM]] applied to the FRC for permission to boost its transmission to 50 Kilowatts.
* [[WBRC-AM]] increased its power to 5 kilowatts and moved to a "Crystal Studio" on the mezzanine of the [[Temple Theater]].  
* [[WBRC-AM]] increased its power to 5 kilowatts and moved to a "Crystal Studio" on the mezzanine of the [[Temple Theater]].  
* [[Joe Giattina]] and his [[Bama Cardinals]] ended a six-year run on Sunday afternoons on [[WBRC-AM]].
* [[Joe Giattina]] and his [[Bama Cardinals]] ended a six-year run on Sunday afternoons on [[WBRC-AM]].
* The [[Lyric Theatre]] closed.
* The [[Birmingham, Selma & Mobile Railroad]] shut down.
* [[Birmingham National Air Carnival]]


===Government===
===Government===
* [[January 19]]: [[Benjamin M. Miller]] succeeded [[Bibb Graves]] as [[Governor of Alabama]].
* [[January 19]]: [[Benjamin M. Miller]] succeeded [[Bibb Graves]] as [[Governor of Alabama]].
* January 19: [[Hugh Merrill]] succeeded [[William C. Davis]] as [[Lieutenant Governor of Alabama]].
* January 19: [[James Hawkins]] succeeded [[W. O. Downs]] as [[Jefferson County Sheriff]].
* January 19: [[James Hawkins]] succeeded [[W. O. Downs]] as [[Jefferson County Sheriff]].
* [[March 4]]: [[John H. Bankhead, II]] began serving in the U.S. Senate.
* [[Cooper Green]] was elected to the [[Alabama State House of Representatives]].
* [[Cooper Green]] was elected to the [[Alabama State House of Representatives]].
* [[Charles Kennamer]] was appointed to the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama]].


===Religion===
===Religion===
* A group of members left [[First Presbyterian Church]] and founded the [[Congregational Community Church]].
* [[Louis Pizitz]] succeeded [[Harry Berlin]] as president of [[Temple Beth-El]].
* [[Louis Pizitz]] succeeded [[Harry Berlin]] as president of [[Temple Beth-El]].
 
* [[John C. Fletcher]] became pastor of [[St John's Episcopal Church for the Deaf]].
* [[Milton Grafman]] was ordained as a rabbi.
* [[William Lantrip]] succeeded [[L. F. Stansel]] as pastor of [[Avondale United Methodist Church|Avondale Methodist Church]].
* [[Paul Hardin]] was ordained an Elder in the Methodist Church.


===Education===
===Education===
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===Sports===
===Sports===
* [[May 10]]: [[Art Weist]] hit a [[Birmingham Barons records|Birmingham Barons record]] three home runs in a game against Nashville. He also set records for consecutive home runs (3) and home runs in an inning (2).
* [[May 10]]: [[Art Weist]] hit a [[Birmingham Barons records|Birmingham Barons record]] three home runs in a game against Nashville. He also set records for consecutive home runs (3) and home runs in an inning (2).
* [[John Cortazzo]] set a [[Birmingham Barons records|Birmingham Barons record]] for being hit by pitches 15 times during the [[1931 Birmingham Barons|1931 season]]  
* [[John Cortazzo]] set a [[Birmingham Barons records|Birmingham Barons record]] for being hit by pitches 15 times during the [[1931 Birmingham Barons|1931 season]].
* [[Frank W. Thomas]] succeeded [[Wallace Wade]] as head coach of the [[Alabama Crimson Tide football team]].
* [[August 6]]: Pitcher [[Satchel Paige]] made his debut with the Crawford Colored Giants.
* [[August 6]]: Pitcher [[Satchel Paige]] made his debut with the Crawford Colored Giants.
* [[August 15]]: Pitcher [[Ivy Andrews]] made his debut with the New York Yankees.
* [[August 15]]: Pitcher [[Ivy Andrews]] made his debut with the New York Yankees.
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* [[September 25]]: The [[1931 Birmingham Barons]] beat Texas League champion Houston Buffaloes in the "Dixie Series" 4 games to 3.
* [[September 25]]: The [[1931 Birmingham Barons]] beat Texas League champion Houston Buffaloes in the "Dixie Series" 4 games to 3.
* The [[Dunbar High School]] Blue Devils began their football program under coach [[Mule Knox]].
* The [[Dunbar High School]] Blue Devils began their football program under coach [[Mule Knox]].
* The Seattle Indians traded infielder [[Stuffy Stewart]] to the Knoxville Smokies.
* Langston University joined the [[Southwestern Athletic Conference]].
* Pitcher [[Bob Adams]] was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent.


==Individuals==
==Individuals==
* [[Douglas Arant]] began serving on the [[Alabama State Bar]]'s Board of Commissioners.
* [[Bear Bryant]] accepted a scholarship offer from [[Alabama Crimson Tide football]] assistant coach [[Hank Crisp]].
* [[Bear Bryant]] accepted a scholarship offer from [[Alabama Crimson Tide football]] assistant coach [[Hank Crisp]].
* [[Alice Chalifoux]] became principal harpist with the Cleveland, Ohio Orchestra.
* [[Sidney van Sheck]] took a job at [[Bechtel-McCone]].
* [[Helen Walpole]] debuted on Broadway.
   
   
===Births===
===Births===
* [[January 6]]: [[Don Morrison]], architect
* [[March 7]]: [[Sonny Penhale]], [[Mayor of Helena]].
* [[March 20]]: [[Henry Aizenman]], Holocaust survivor
* [[March 27]]: [[Ken Forbes, Jr]], Presbyterian minister and head shop owner
* [[April 4]]: [[John Porter]], pastor of [[6th Avenue Baptist Church]]
* [[April 4]]: [[John Porter]], pastor of [[6th Avenue Baptist Church]]
* [[May 6]]: [[Willie Mays]], Hall of Fame outfielder
* [[May 6]]: [[Willie Mays]], Hall of Fame outfielder
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* [[May 25]]: [[Bill Holdefer]], surgeon
* [[May 25]]: [[Bill Holdefer]], surgeon
* [[May 29]]: [[John Baumgartner]], baseball player
* [[May 29]]: [[John Baumgartner]], baseball player
* [[November 6]]: [[Gil Hill]], actor and Detroit City Council president
* [[November 15]]: [[Sonny Smith]], [[Auburn Tigers basketball]] coach
* [[Gage Bush Englund]], ballerina and civic leader


===Marriages===
===Marriages===
 
* [[Anne Woodward]] to [[James Burt, Jr]].


===Awards===
===Awards===
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===Graduations===
===Graduations===
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* Educator [[Delos Culp]] graduated as valedictorian of [[Isabella High School]] in [[Maplesville]].
* Pathologist [[Joseph Cunningham]] completed a bachelor of arts at the Catholic University of America.
* Restaurateur [[John Holcomb, Jr]] graduated from [[Phillips High School]].


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
* [[February 11]]: [[William Weir]], former [[Birmingham Police Department|Birmingham Chief of Police]]
* [[May 23]]: [[W. W. Rose]], architect and former mayor of Kansas City, Kansas
* [[May 23]]: [[W. W. Rose]], architect and former mayor of Kansas City, Kansas
* [[August 4]]: [[Jennie Wood]] and [[Augusta Williams]] died after being shot during an outing on [[Leeds Highway]].
* [[August 4]]: [[Jennie Wood]] and [[Augusta Williams]] [[Wood/Williams murders|died after being shot during an outing]] on [[Leeds Highway]].
* [[November 27]]: [[Sumter Bethea]], real estate broker
* [[December 14]]: [[William Jelks]], former [[Governor of Alabama]]
* [[December 29]]: [[George Bodeker]], former [[Birmingham Police Department|Birmingham Police]] and founder of [[Bodeker's National Detective Agency]].
* [[December 29]]: [[George Bodeker]], former [[Birmingham Police Department|Birmingham Police]] and founder of [[Bodeker's National Detective Agency]].
* December 29: 5 miners were killed in the [[1931 Overton No. 1 Mine explosion]].


==Works==
==Works==
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===Buildings===
===Buildings===
* [[Avondale United Methodist Church]], new sanctuary
* [[Avondale Villa]] at [[Avondale Park]]
* [[Dr Pepper Building]]
* [[Hill Elementary School]], two-room annex
* [[Medical Arts Building]] at [[Five Points South]]
* [[Jefferson County Courthouse]] at [[Linn Park|Woodrow Wilson Park]]
* [[Jefferson County Home]]
* [[Pickwick Club]] at [[Five Points South]]
* [[Railroad Reservation]] grade separation
* [[Railroad Reservation]] grade separation
** [[14th Street underpass]]
** [[14th Street underpass]]
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** [[19th Street underpass]]
** [[19th Street underpass]]
** [[20th Street underpass]]
** [[20th Street underpass]]
* [[Avondale Villa]] at [[Avondale Park]]
* [[Stockham Woman's Building]] at [[Birmingham-Southern College]]
* [[Jefferson County Courthouse]] at [[Linn Park|Woodrow Wilson Park]]
* [[Willis Rushton residence]]
* [[Jefferson County Home]]




Revision as of 16:50, 24 September 2014

The Palm Leaf Hotel and Brock's Drug Company in 1931.

1931 was the 60th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

Business

Government

Religion

Education

Sports

Individuals

Births

Marriages

Awards

Graduations

Deaths

Works

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