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==Events==
==Events==
 
* [[May 11]]: The Ink Spots headlined a concert at [[Boutwell Auditorium|Municipal Auditorium]].
* [[July 11]]: The "Sergeant Gene Autry" radio variety program aired live from [[Boutwell Auditorium|Municipal Auditorium]] on the CBS Radio Network.
* [[October 4]]–[[October 19|19]]: The [[1943 Alabama State Fair]] was held at the [[Alabama State Fairgrounds]].
* The [[Works Progress Administration|WPA]]'s Recreational Demonstration Area at [[Lake Tranquility]] was donated to [[Oak Mountain State Park]].
* [[November 9]]: [[Brookhaven Methodist Church]] in [[Powderly]] was destroyed by fire.
* November 9: The [[Rock Mountain Fire Lookout Tower]] was dedicated to [[Alabama Wildlife Federation]] president [[Tedd Joy]].
* [[November 14]]: A fire at the [[Morris Hotel]] damaged the upper two floors.
* [[December 9]]: "The Battle of Music", with the [[Fess Whatley|Fess Whatley Orchestra]], [[Bob Harris' Orchestra]] & [[Sun Ra|Sonny Blount's Band]] was held at [[Boutwell Auditorium|Municipal Auditorium]], benefitting the [[Negro Tuberculosis Association]]
* The [[Birmingham Red Cross]] began operating from the [[Southern Club]] building on [[20th Street North]].
* Free French Air Force cadets graduating from preflight screening at Craig Field in Selma were brought to [[Tuscaloosa National Airport|Van de Graaff Field]] in [[Tuscaloosa]] for primary flight training.
* [[Ida Moffett]] organized Alabama's first Alabama Cadet Nurse Corps.
* [[Montgomery Highway]]'s stone bridge over [[Lakeshore Drive]] was dedicated as the [[R. H. "Bob" Wharton Bridge|R. H. "Bob" Wharton Cloverleaf Bridge]] in honor of [[Jefferson County Commission]] president [[Bob Wharton]].
* The [[Alabama Army Ammunition Plant]] in [[Childersburg]] began producing deuterium-enriched "heavy water" for use in reactors.
* The annual [[Starlight Opera]] series debuted at [[Birmingham-Southern College]]'s [[Munger Bowl]] stadium.


===Business===
===Business===
 
* [[Newman Waters]] purchased the [[Watts Building (1928)|Watts Building]] on [[20th Street North]], the [[Phoenix Lofts|Phoenix Building]] on [[2nd Avenue North (Downtown)|2nd Avenue North]], and the [[Lyric Building]] on [[3rd Avenue North]].
* [[Sam Pizitz|Sam]] and [[Isadore Pizitz]] took over operation of [[Pizitz]] department store.
* [[O'Neal Steel]] was awarded a War Production Board contract for gun platforms, ship superstructures for destroyer escorts and landing ships.
* [[American Cast Iron Pipe Company]] produced 50,000 airplane engine cylinders per month for the War Production Board.
* [[Burr & Forman|Benners, Burr, McKamy & Forman]] became [[Burr & Forman|Benners, Burr, Stockely & McKamy]].


====Establishments====
====Establishments====
* [[Edward Cusick Sr]] founded the [[Rock Wool Manufacturing Company]] in [[Leeds]].
* [[Frank Hardy]] founded the [[Hardy Corporation]] mechanical contractors.
* [[Milton Magnus Sr]] founded [[M & B Hangers]] in [[Forest Park-South Avondale|South Avondale]].
* [[James Sulzby Jr]] and [[Thomas Sulzby]] founded the [[Sulzby Realty Company]].
* [[Herb Wingard]] opened [[Herb's Hardware]] in [[Trussville]].
* The law firm of [[Dominick, Fletcher, Yeilding, Wood & Lloyd]] was founded.
* The [[NelBran Glass|Nelson–Brantley Glass Company]] was founded.
* [[DSW|Dixie Saw Works]] was founded.


====Disestablishments====
* The [[Birmingham City Commission]] revoked the business license for the [[Star Barbecue]] on [[5th Avenue North]].


===Government===
===Government===
 
* [[January 19]]: [[Chauncey Sparks]] succeeded [[Frank Dixon]] as [[Governor of Alabama]].
* The [[Works Progress Administration]] concluded its operations in Birmingham.
* [[1943 Alabama legislative session]]
** Resolution in support of the creation of a Jewish state.


===Education===
===Education===
 
* [[Holy Family Cristo Rey High School|Holy Family Catholic High School]] was founded with [[John Rice]] was pastor.
* The [[University of Alabama]]'s medical program was formalized as a four-year [[UAB Heersink School of Medicine|medical college]].


===Media===
===Media===
 
* [[WJLD-AM]] began airing contemporary gospel music


===Religion===
===Religion===
 
* [[December 5]]: The [[Shades Valley Presbyterian Church]] was organized.
* The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints purchased the former [[Virginia Samford Theatre|Little Theater]] at [[Caldwell Park]] out of foreclosure.
* [[Felix Shevinsky]] succeeded [[Louis Levy]] as president of [[Temple Beth-El]].
* [[Pleasant View Missionary Baptist Church (Airport Hills)|Pleasant View Missionary Baptist Church]] was organized in [[Airport Hills]].
* [[Westminster Presbyterian Church]] was founded as a mission in [[Titusville]].
* [[Marshall Seifert]] was made rector of [[All Saints Episcopal Church]].
* [[Hopewell Road Church of God Cemetery]] opened.
* [[Grace Life Baptist Church|Loveless Park Baptist Church]] was organized as an outreach of [[2nd Baptist Church of Bessemer]].


===Sports===
===Sports===
 
* [[January 1]]: Texas College defeated [[Tuskegee University|Tuskegee Institute]] 13-10 in the [[Vulcan Bowl]] at [[Legion Field]].
* January 1: The [[1942 Alabama Crimson Tide football team]] defeated the Boston College Eagles 37-21 in the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida.
* [[April 24]]: [[John Conway]] and [[Charles Aleno]] set a [[Birmingham Barons records|Birmingham Barons record]] by taking 3 at-bats in one inning against the New Orleans Pelicans. Conway set his own separate record for recording three hits in that inning.
* The [[Birmingham Barons Hall of Fame]] was founded with [Yam Yaryan]], [[Eddie Wells]], and [[Whitey Glazner]] as its inaugural class of inductees.
* The [[1943 Birmingham Black Barons]] won the Negro American League pennant.
* [[Snitz Snider]] served as Athletics Director and Football Coach for the [[Samford Bulldogs|Howard Bulldogs]].


==Individuals==
==Individuals==
 
* [[Bobby Bowden]] was confined to bed for six months with rheumatic fever.
* [[Luther Bozeman]] succeeded [[Bun White]] as [[Sheriff of Shelby County]].
* [[Bobby Bragan]] was traded from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Brooklyn Dodgers.
* [[Harvie Branscomb]] succeeded Crane Brinton as editor of ''The American Oxonian''.
* [[Ottokar Cadek|Ottokar Čadek]] joined the faculty of the [[University of Alabama School of Music]].
* Drummer [[Wilson Driver]] took a job with the Chock Full O' Nuts coffee company.
* [[Bob Evans]] succeeded [[Shug Jordan]] as head coach of the [[Auburn Tigers basketball team]].
* [[Robert F. Gibbons]] joined the English department at the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[Hugh Martin]] and Ralph Blane were hired by MGM to write songs for "Meet Me in St Louis".
* [[John Newsome]] succeeded [[Luther Patrick]] as Representative of the [[9th Congressional District of Alabama]].
* [[R. B. Nichols]] succeeded [[James M. Ward]] as principal of [[Shades Cahaba High School]].
* [[Joe Rumore]] began working at [[WAPI-AM]].
* [[Charles Todel]] took vows as a Salesian monk.
* [[Ronald Weathers]] and [[Robert Adams]] joined the staff of {{BN}}.


===Births===
===Births===
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* [[July 17]]: [[Frank Limehouse]], Episcopal priest
* [[July 17]]: [[Frank Limehouse]], Episcopal priest
* [[August 3]]: [[Larry Drummond]], vice-chair of [[Drummond Company]]
* [[August 3]]: [[Larry Drummond]], vice-chair of [[Drummond Company]]
* [[August 12]]: [[Sam Frazier Jr]], blue musician and songwriter
* [[August 16]]: [[Woody Peoples]], football player and coach
* [[August 16]]: [[Woody Peoples]], football player and coach
* [[September 4]]: [[Nina Ireland]], artist and philanthropist
* [[September 12]]: [[Tennant McWilliams]], historian and dean of the [[UAB School of Social and Behavioral Sciences]]
* [[September 12]]: [[Tennant McWilliams]], historian and dean of the [[UAB School of Social and Behavioral Sciences]]
* [[September 17]]: [[Charles Ezell]], restaurateur
* [[September 17]]: [[Charles Ezell]], restaurateur
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* [[Bob Rosser]], engraver
* [[Bob Rosser]], engraver
* [[Kenneth Spencer]], [[Birmingham Police Department]] officer
* [[Kenneth Spencer]], [[Birmingham Police Department]] officer
* [[Patricia Shuttlesworth Massengill]]
* [[Bunny Stokes]], banker and real estate executive
* [[Bunny Stokes]], banker and real estate executive
* [[Marti Turnipseed]], Civil Rights activist
* [[Marti Turnipseed]], Civil Rights activist
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===Graduations===
===Graduations===
* [[Marvin Bass]] earned a bachelor of science at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.
* [[Asa Carter]] graduated from [[Calhoun County High School]].
* [[Ryan deGraffenried Sr]] graduated from [[Shades Cahaba High School]].
* [[Roland Frye]] earned a bachelor of arts at Princeton University.
* [[Harry Gilmer]] graduated from [[Woodlawn High School]].
* [[Robert Guillot]] earned a bachelor of science at [[Auburn University|Alabama Polytechnic Institute]].
* [[Revis Hall]] graduated from Gordo High School.
* [[Marguerite Harbert]] graduated from [[Birmingham-Southern College]].
* [[James Hatcher]] graduated from [[Birmingham-Southern College]].
* [[Fred Horn]] graduated from [[Phillips High School]].
* [[Caroline P. Ireland]] graduated from Whittier College in Whittier, California.
* [[Alexander Lacy]] earned a bachelor of science in chemistry at the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[Timothy Leary]] earned a bachelor of science in psychology at the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[Alice Lee]] graduated from the [[Birmingham School of Law]].
* [[Vaughn Mancha]] graduated from [[Ramsay High School]].
* [[Ernest Palmore]] earned a master's degree in agribusiness at [[Tuskegee University|Tuskegee Institute]].
* [[Charles Speir]] graduated from [[West End High School]].


===Marriages===
* [[February 13]]: Aviator [[Anne Kidd|Anne Dickson]] married [[James Kidd Jr]].
* [[Jessie Hale Downs|Jessie Hale Davis]] married [[Jimmie Hale]].
* Writer [[Margaret Walker]] married interior designer Firnist James Alexander.
* Shop clerk [[Lurleen Wallace|Lurleen Burns]] married [[George Wallace]].
* Fashion consultant [[Cecil Roberts|Cecil Johnson]] married [[David Roberts III]].
* [[Betsy Eason|Elizabeth Gordon Brock]] married [[Eason Balch]].
* [[Minnie Gaston|Minnie L. Gardner]] married [[A. G. Gaston]].


===Marriages===
====Divorces====
* Pitcher [[Satchel Paige]] was divorced from his wife, Janet.
* Publisher [[Mildred Brown]] divorced pharmacist [[S. Edward Gilbert]].


===Awards===
===Awards===
 
* [[Miss Birmingham]]: [[Toula Fulford|Toula Hagestratou]]


===Retirements===
===Retirements===
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===Deaths===
===Deaths===
* [[January 5]]: [[George Washington Carver]], chemist and educator
* [[March 8]]: [[George Watson]], Medal of Honor recipient
* [[March 10]]: [[John A. Carroll]], furniture dealer and namesake of [[John Carroll Catholic High School]]
* [[April 18]]: [[W. W. Walker Sr]], founder of [[Walker Drug Co.]]
* [[May 11]]: 12 workers were killed in the [[1943 Praco No. 10 Mine explosion]].
* [[May 13]]: [[A. D. Smith]], President of [[Samford University|Howard College]].
* [[August 3]]: [[George Menefee]] tire dealer
* [[August 28]]: 28 workers were killed in the [[1943 Sayreton No. 2 Mine explosion]].
* [[August 29]]: [[Erwin McCrossin]], engineer and mine safety inspector
* [[October 14]]: [[Nimrod Scott]], [[Mayor of Ensley]]
* [[November 22]]: [[Henry Steagall]], U.S. Representative
* [[Frank Hewitt]], [[Jefferson County Treasurer]]
* [[William McAlpine]], president of the [[Alabama State Federation of Civic Leagues]]
* [[Max Pizitz]], retailer
* See also: [[List of homicides in 1943]] and [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1943]]
* See also: [[List of homicides in 1943]] and [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1943]]


==Works==
==Works==
* [[January 29]]: The ''[[USS Birmingham (CL-62)]]'' light cruiser was commissioned by the U.S. Navy.


===Books===
* ''Bright Is the Morning'' by [[Robert F. Gibbons]]


===Buildings===
===Buildings===
* [[Gibson Elementary School]] in [[Woodlawn neighborhood|Woodlawn]]
* [[110 North Chalkville Road|Herb's Hardware building]] in [[Trussville]]
* [[Mount Lebanon Baptist Church]] in [[Forest Park-South Avondale|South Avondale]]
* [[Northington General Hospital]] in [[Alberta City]]
* [[Queen City Pool and Pool House]] in [[Tuscaloosa]]
* [[St Peter Primitive Baptist Church]] in [[Bessemer]]


====Renovations====
* [[Birmingham Terminal Station]] renovations (cleaning, painting and new fixtures)
* [[Erskine Ramsay Hall (Miles)|Erskine Ramsay Hall]] at [[Miles College]] was renovated to serve as the school's library
====Demolitions====
* The [[Drennen's]] building at 123 [[20th Street North]] burned down.
* [[Wenonah School]] was destroyed in a fire caused by a lightning strike.


===Music===
===Music===
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===Film, Radio and TV===
===Film, Radio and TV===
* "Women in Bondage" with [[Gail Patrick]]


==Context==
World War II continued with heavy fighting in Europe and the Pacific. The German Nazi party proceeded with its holocaust of Jews and other groups. Italy surrendered to Allied forces. The ENIAC computer was commissioned. Vicodin and Lortab were invented. Riots broke out in Detroit and East Los Angeles. Chiang Kai-shek took power in China. Lebanon won its independence from France.


==Context==
Notable books of 1943 include Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's ''The Little Prince''
 
Noteworthy births of 1943 include those of actors Catherine Deneuve, Robert De Niro, Malcolm McDowell, Joe Pesci, and Christopher Walken; chess master Bobby Fischer; authors R. L. Stine; comedians Chevy Chase, Eric Idle, Michael Palin and Harry Shearer; directors David Cronenberg, Mike Leigh, Terrence Malick, Penny Marshall, and Michael Mann; illustrator R. Crumb; journalists Geraldo Rivera and Bob Woodward; musicians John Denver, Gloria Gaynor, George Harrison, Julio Iglesias, Mick Jagger, Janis Joplin, Barry Manilow, Joni Mitchell, Keith Richards, and Sly Stone; politicians John Kerry, Newt Gingrich and Lech Wałęsa; and tennis stars Arthur Ashe and Billie Jean King.


Notable 1943 deaths include those of actor Conrad Veidt; author Beatrix Potter; engineer Nikola Tesla; musicians [[Sergei Rachmaninoff]] and Fats Waller; and King Boris III of Bulgaria.


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Latest revision as of 11:14, 8 December 2023

1943 was the 72nd year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

Business

Establishments

Disestablishments

Government

Education

Media

  • WJLD-AM began airing contemporary gospel music

Religion

Sports

Individuals

Births

Graduations

Marriages

Divorces

Awards

Retirements

Deaths

Works

Books

Buildings

Renovations

Demolitions

Music

Film, Radio and TV

Context

World War II continued with heavy fighting in Europe and the Pacific. The German Nazi party proceeded with its holocaust of Jews and other groups. Italy surrendered to Allied forces. The ENIAC computer was commissioned. Vicodin and Lortab were invented. Riots broke out in Detroit and East Los Angeles. Chiang Kai-shek took power in China. Lebanon won its independence from France.

Notable books of 1943 include Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince

Noteworthy births of 1943 include those of actors Catherine Deneuve, Robert De Niro, Malcolm McDowell, Joe Pesci, and Christopher Walken; chess master Bobby Fischer; authors R. L. Stine; comedians Chevy Chase, Eric Idle, Michael Palin and Harry Shearer; directors David Cronenberg, Mike Leigh, Terrence Malick, Penny Marshall, and Michael Mann; illustrator R. Crumb; journalists Geraldo Rivera and Bob Woodward; musicians John Denver, Gloria Gaynor, George Harrison, Julio Iglesias, Mick Jagger, Janis Joplin, Barry Manilow, Joni Mitchell, Keith Richards, and Sly Stone; politicians John Kerry, Newt Gingrich and Lech Wałęsa; and tennis stars Arthur Ashe and Billie Jean King.

Notable 1943 deaths include those of actor Conrad Veidt; author Beatrix Potter; engineer Nikola Tesla; musicians Sergei Rachmaninoff and Fats Waller; and King Boris III of Bulgaria.

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