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==Events==
==Events==
* [[March 21]]: The massive [[1932 tornado outbreak]] killed 268, injured 1,874, and destroyed 7,000 homes and businesses in Alabama alone.
* [[March 21]]: The massive [[1932 tornado outbreak]] killed 268, injured 1,874, and destroyed 7,000 homes and businesses in Alabama alone.
* [[June 7]]: The first [[Birmingham Civic Symphonic Orchestra]] performed at [[Phillips High School]].
* [[November 24]]: [[Louis Pizitz]] served 5,000 Thanksgiving meals to the needy at his [[Pizitz|downtown store]].
* The [[Birmingham Aero Club]] organized a [[Wings and Wheels Air Show|National Air Carnival]] at the [[Birmingham Municipal Airport]].
* The [[Birmingham Aero Club]] organized a [[Wings and Wheels Air Show|National Air Carnival]] at the [[Birmingham Municipal Airport]].
* The [[Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company]]'s company-owned schools were turned over the the [[Jefferson County School System]].
* The [[Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company]]'s company-owned schools were turned over the the [[Jefferson County School System]].
* [[Kelly Ingram Park|West End Park]] was renamed for sailor [[Kelly Ingram]].
* [[Kelly Ingram Park|West End Park]] was renamed for sailor [[Kelly Ingram]].
* [[First Lutheran Church]] defaulted on their purchase of a lot at [[Cotton Avenue]] and [[McConnell Street]].
* [[First Lutheran Church]] defaulted on their purchase of a lot at [[Cotton Avenue]] and [[McConnell Street]].
* The [[Birmingham Philatelic Society]] was founded.
* [[Ramsay High School|Erskine Ramsay High School]] was accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
* [[Pelham First Baptist Church]] was reorganized.
* The last building standing in [[New Birmingham, Texas]] was demolished for highway construction.


===Business===
===Business===
* [[Joe Bruno]] opened [[Bruno's|Bruno's Bros. Grocery]].
* [[Ben Mazer]] founded [[Mazer|Mazer Lumber and Supply]].
* [[Marsh Bakery|Floral Park Bakery]] was renamed [[Marsh Bakery]].
* [[Marsh Bakery|Floral Park Bakery]] was renamed [[Marsh Bakery]].
* [[Parisian]] department store was forced into receivership.
* [[Parisian]] department store was forced into receivership.
* Ben and L. A. Stein of Jacksonville, Florida reopened the [[Lyric Theatre]] as a movie house.
* [[WAPI-AM]] reorganized as a private company under [[W. O. Pape]].
* [[WAPI-AM]] reorganized as a private company under [[W. O. Pape]].
* The [[Bank of Alabama (Ensley)]] was liquidated under the control of the [[First National Bank of Birmingham]].  
* The [[Bank of Alabama (Ensley)]] was liquidated under the control of the [[First National Bank of Birmingham]].
* [[Bess Fortenberry]] purchased the [[Irondale Cafe]].
* [[Asa Rountree, Jr]] founded the [[Industrial Publishing Company]].


===Government===
===Government===
* The [[10th Congressional District of Alabama]] was vacated.
* [[1932 general election]]
* [[1932 general election]]
* [[W. C. Bryant]] succeeded [[Charles Rice]] as [[Mayor of Homewood]]


===Sports===
===Sports===
* Pitcher [[Ivy Andrews]] was traded from the New York Yankees to the Boston Red Sox.
* Pitcher [[Ivy Andrews]] was traded from the New York Yankees to the Boston Red Sox.
* [[Stuffy Stewart]] played his last season with the Tyler (Texas) Sports.
* [[July 16]]: [[Satchel Paige]] pitched his first no-hitter in the Negro Leagues.
* [[September 17]]: [[Bob Adams]] played his final game with the Philadelphia Phillies.
* [[December 9]]: Thirteen universities, including the [[University of Alabama]] and [[Auburn University]], split from the Southern Conference to form the [[Southeastern Conference]].
* [[December 9]]: Thirteen universities, including the [[University of Alabama]] and [[Auburn University]], split from the Southern Conference to form the [[Southeastern Conference]].


==Works==
==Works==
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* "The Boss", photograph by [[P. H. Polk]].


===Books===
===Books===
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===Buildings===
===Buildings===
* [[Jefferson County Courthouse]] at [[Linn Park|Woodrow Wilson Park]]
* A second building for [[Children's Hospital|Holy Innocents Hospital]] was constructed.
* The [[Birmingham International Raceway|Fairgrounds Raceway]] oval was reduced from 1 mile to 1/2 mile.
* The [[Birmingham International Raceway|Fairgrounds Raceway]] oval was reduced from 1 mile to 1/2 mile.
* F. W. Woolworth store, [[Tuscaloosa]]
* A new frame lunch room was constructed at [[Jones Valley High School]].
* [[Montclair Road]] was constructed.
* [[Montclair Road]] was constructed.


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* [[Thomas V. Neal]] succeeded [[ John C. Dawson]] as [[List of Samford University presidents|president]] of [[Samford University|Howard College]].
* [[Thomas V. Neal]] succeeded [[ John C. Dawson]] as [[List of Samford University presidents|president]] of [[Samford University|Howard College]].
* [[William Alexander]] succeeded [[William Dobyns]] as pastor of [[South Highland Presbyterian Church]].
* [[William Alexander]] succeeded [[William Dobyns]] as pastor of [[South Highland Presbyterian Church]].
 
* [[M. L. Allen]] succeeded [[Red Cunningham ]] as chief of the [[Homewood Police Department]].
 
* [[Brunetta C. Hill]] became principal of [[Hill Elementary School|Graymont Colored School]].
 
* [[Sidney van Sheck]] was hired as an applied arts instructor at the [[Auburn University|Alabama Polytechnic Institute]].
===Births===
===Births===
* [[February 7]]: [[Gay Talese]], author
* [[February 8]]: [[Raymond Boland]], Catholic bishop
* [[March 14]]: [[Johnny Mack Gore]], country musician
* [[April 10]]: [[George Atkins]], professional football player
* [[May 18]]: [[Walter Anglin]], disc jockey
* [[July 12]]: [[Otis Davis]], Olympic gold medalist
* [[July 16]]: [[Charles Gratton]], [[Green Acres Cafe]] founder
* [[July 16]]: [[Charles Gratton]], [[Green Acres Cafe]] founder
* [[September 18]]: [[Bob Harmon]], racing promoter
* [[October 15]]: [[Red Farmer]], race car driver
* [[October 15]]: [[Red Farmer]], race car driver
* [[November 1]]: [[Jim Pyburn]], baseball player
* [[August 25]]: [[Dan Holliman]], biologist
* [[November 1]]: [[Jim Pyburn]], baseball player and football coach
* [[November 27]]: [[John E. Jones]], organizer of the [[Shelby County Fair]]
* [[December 15]]: [[John Lee Armstrong]], football coach
* [[William Bridgers]], founding dean of the [[UAB School of Public Health]]
* [[William Bridgers]], founding dean of the [[UAB School of Public Health]]
* [[John C. Fletcher, Jr]], biomedical ethicist
* [[Lola Hendricks]], Civil Rights activist
* [[Billy Thompson]], [[Shelby County]] Coroner and [[Shelby County Commission|County Commissioner]]
* [[Billy Thompson]], [[Shelby County]] Coroner and [[Shelby County Commission|County Commissioner]]
* [[Glynn West]], manager of the [[Birmingham A's]]
* [[Marian Woods]], educator and librarian


===Marriages===
===Marriages===
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===Graduations===
===Graduations===
* [[Bob Waldrop]] graduated from high school.
* [[Shug Jordan]] graduated from [[Auburn University]].
* [[Shug Jordan]] graduated from [[Auburn University]].
* [[Hugh Stubbins]] earned a bachelor's degree at the Georgia Institute of Technology.


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
* [[April 2]]: [[Mattie Sue Percy]] drove off a bridge.
* [[April 2]]: [[Mattie Sue Percy]] drove off a bridge.
* [[April 28]]: Engineer and postmaster [[Truman Aldrich]] died.
* [[April 28]]: Engineer and postmaster [[Truman Aldrich]] died.
* Architect [[William Weston]]


==Context==
==Context==

Revision as of 17:36, 20 November 2013

Surveying damage after the 1932 tornado outbreak.

1932 was the 61st year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

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