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==Events==
==Events==
* The [[Birmingham Festival of Arts]] was held as a "[[Festival of the Seven Arts]]".
* [[January 6]]: The [[Red Gap Branch]] of the [[Birmingham Mineral Railroad]] between [[Hedona]] and [[Irondale]] was abandoned.
* [[Fountain Heights Methodist Church]] purchased the former [[Weather Forecast Office Birmingham]] on [[13th Street North]].
* [[March 4]]: "Confederate Flag Day" was recognized by the [[Alabama State Legislature]].
* [[March 4]]: "Confederate Flag Day" was recognized by the [[Alabama State Legislature]].
* [[April 18]]: The [[1953 Siluria tornado]] killed eight people and caused damage to the [[Buck Creek Mill]].
* [[April 18]]: The [[1953 Siluria tornado]] killed eight people and caused damage to the [[Buck Creek Mill]].
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* September 17: The [[Crestwood Civic Club]] was organized.
* September 17: The [[Crestwood Civic Club]] was organized.
* [[October 5]]-[[October 10|10]]: The [[1953 Alabama State Fair]] was held.
* [[October 5]]-[[October 10|10]]: The [[1953 Alabama State Fair]] was held.
* The [[Red Gap Branch]] of the [[Birmingham Mineral Railroad]] between [[Hedona]] and [[Irondale]] was abandoned.
* The [[Birmingham Festival of Arts]] was held as a "[[Festival of the Seven Arts]]".
* The first of the [[Coleman Lakes]] opened to public use.
* The [[Crestwood Civic Club]] was founded.
* [[Fountain Heights Methodist Church]] purchased the former [[Weather Forecast Office Birmingham]] on [[13th Street North]].
* [[Richard Howard]] donated his collection of Japanese prints to the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]].
* [[Richard Howard]] donated his collection of Japanese prints to the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]].
* "[[Birmingham Bop]]" swept across the city's dance floors.
* "[[Birmingham Bop]]" swept across the city's dance floors.
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* [[Marino's]] grocery moved to its present location on [[Avenue E Ensley]].
* [[Marino's]] grocery moved to its present location on [[Avenue E Ensley]].
* Development of the [[Shoppes of Crestwood|Crestwood Shopping Center]] was first announced, but delayed due to opposition.
* Development of the [[Shoppes of Crestwood|Crestwood Shopping Center]] was first announced, but delayed due to opposition.
* [[Brown-Service Funeral Homes]] was merged into [[Ridout's Brown Service]].
* The [[Vulcan Motor Lodge]] was purchased by [[Mac McGrady]] and renamed the [[Vulcan Motor Lodge|St Francis Hotel Courts]].
* The [[Vulcan Motor Lodge]] was purchased by [[Mac McGrady]] and renamed the [[Vulcan Motor Lodge|St Francis Hotel Courts]].
* [[Woodward Iron Company]] closed its [[Woodward Mine No. 3|Mine No. 3]], the last iron ore mine on [[Red Mountain]].
* [[Woodward Iron Company]] closed its [[Woodward Mine No. 3|Mine No. 3]], the last iron ore mine on [[Red Mountain]].
* [[Woodward Iron Company]] closed its coal mine shafts at [[Muscoda]] (but continued to extract coal from the area accessed by the [[Pyne Mine]] hoist shaft.
* The [[Empire Mine]] in [[Walker County]] was converted into a surface mine.
* The [[Empire Mine]] in [[Walker County]] was converted into a surface mine.
* [[Mrs Todd's Cafeteria]] moved to the new [[Town House]] motor hotel.
* [[Mrs Todd's Cafeteria]] moved to the new [[Town House]] motor hotel.
* [[Roy Welch]] bought half of [[Joe Gunther]]'s wrestling promotion.


===Establishments===
===Establishments===
* [[Bert Bank]] founded the [[Alabama Football Network]].
* [[Bert Bank]] founded the [[Alabama Football Network]].
* The [[Dixie Cycle & Toy Co.]] opened in the [[W. S. Brown Mercantile Building]].
* [[Floyd & Beasley Transfer]] was incorporated.
* [[Floyd & Beasley Transfer]] was incorporated.
* [[Robert Luckie Jr]] founded [[Luckie & Co.]]
* [[Robert Luckie Jr]] founded [[Luckie & Co.]]
* [[Mayfield Cleaners]], operating since [[1946]], was incorporated.
* [[Michael Matsos]] opened a second location of [[La Paree]] restaurant in the [[Holiday Inn]] on [[Bessemer Super Highway]].
* [[Michael Matsos]] opened a second location of [[La Paree]] restaurant in the [[Holiday Inn]] on [[Bessemer Super Highway]].
* [[Jimmy Pappas|Jimmy]] and [[Inez Pappas]] founded [[Jimez's]] restaurant in [[Hueytown]].
* [[Jimmy Pappas|Jimmy]] and [[Inez Pappas]] founded [[Jimez's]] restaurant in [[Hueytown]].
* [[Frank Lovoy]] founded [[Lovoy's Italian Restaurant]] in [[Homewood]].
* [[Frank Lovoy]] founded [[Lovoy's Italian Restaurant]] in [[Homewood]].
* Pasquale and Vincent Gramaglia founded [[Pasquale's Pizza & Pasta]] in Cincinnati, Ohio.
* Pasquale and Vincent Gramaglia founded [[Pasquale's Pizza & Pasta]] in Cincinnati, Ohio.
* [[William Veenschoten]] founded [[Veenschoten & Company]].
* [[WBCO-AM]] went on the air.
* [[WBCO-AM]] went on the air.
* December: [[Toney Carnaggio|Toney]] and [[Vince Carnaggio]] opened [[Carnaggio's]] restaurant in [[Midfield]]
* December: [[Toney Carnaggio|Toney]] and [[Vince Carnaggio]] opened [[Carnaggio's]] restaurant in [[Midfield]]
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* [[Douglas Arant]] was appointed to the United States Department of Justice's National Committee To Study The Antitrust Laws.
* [[Douglas Arant]] was appointed to the United States Department of Justice's National Committee To Study The Antitrust Laws.
* [[Hobart Grooms]] was appointed to the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama]] by President Dwight Eisenhower.
* [[Hobart Grooms]] was appointed to the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama]] by President Dwight Eisenhower.
* [[Seybourn Lynne]] was made chief judge of the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama]].
* [[Hal McCall]] succeeded [[James Robertson]] as [[Mayor of Tuscaloosa]].
* [[Hal McCall]] succeeded [[James Robertson]] as [[Mayor of Tuscaloosa]].
* [[George Wallace]] was elected to the Third Judicial Circuit Court.
* [[George Wallace]] was elected to the Third Judicial Circuit Court.
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==Religion==
==Religion==
[[File:Holy Trinity-Holy Cross.JPG|right|thumb|375px|Holy Trinity-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Cathedral was created in 1953 by the merger of two older congregations.]]
* [[May 3]]: [[Concord Highland Baptist Church]] was dedicated.
* [[May 3]]: [[Concord Highland Baptist Church]] was dedicated.
* [[George Murray]] succeeded [[Charles Carpenter]] as [[Episcopal Bishop of Alabama]].
* [[George Murray]] succeeded [[Charles Carpenter]] as [[Episcopal Bishop of Alabama]].
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* [[Joseph Volker]] founded the [[Unitarian Universalist Church of Birmingham]], with [[Alfred Hobart]] as its first minister.
* [[Joseph Volker]] founded the [[Unitarian Universalist Church of Birmingham]], with [[Alfred Hobart]] as its first minister.
* [[Concord Highland Baptist Church]] was founded with [[W. C. Stone]] as its first pastor.
* [[Concord Highland Baptist Church]] was founded with [[W. C. Stone]] as its first pastor.
* [[Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church]] merged with [[Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church]] to form the [[Holy Trinity-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Cathedral]].


==Sports==
==Sports==
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* [[Sam Hairston]] was named Most Valuable Player of the Western League.
* [[Sam Hairston]] was named Most Valuable Player of the Western League.
* [[John Baumgartner]] played in seven games for the Detroit Tigers.
* [[John Baumgartner]] played in seven games for the Detroit Tigers.
* [[Paul Lehner]] played his final season with the Memphis Chickasaws.
* [[Bubba Church]] was traded to the Chicago Cubs.
* [[Bubba Church]] was traded to the Chicago Cubs.
* Pitcher [[Virgil Trucks]] was traded to the St Louis Cardinals.
* Pitcher [[Virgil Trucks]] was traded to the St Louis Cardinals.
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* [[Joseph Cunningham]] became a professor of pathology at the [[University of Alabama School of Medicine]].
* [[Joseph Cunningham]] became a professor of pathology at the [[University of Alabama School of Medicine]].
* [[Hardrock Gunter]] took a job in Wheeling, West Virginia producing "The World's Original Jamboree" radio show.
* [[Hardrock Gunter]] took a job in Wheeling, West Virginia producing "The World's Original Jamboree" radio show.
* [[Eloise Hanna]] retired from [[WBRC 6|WBRC-TV]].
* [[Cliff Holman]] was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army.
* [[A. C. Keily]] served as president of the Professional Photographers of Mississippi-Alabama.
* [[A. C. Keily]] served as president of the Professional Photographers of Mississippi-Alabama.
* U.S. Attorney [[Tom King]] was made Chief Administrative Assistant to U. S. Representative [[George Huddleston Jr]].
* U.S. Attorney [[Tom King]] was made Chief Administrative Assistant to U. S. Representative [[George Huddleston Jr]].
* [[W. A. Parker]] retired as Superintendent of [[Tarrant City Schools]].
* [[Geraldine Moore]] took over the ''[[Birmingham News]]{{'}}'' "[[What Negroes Are Doing]]" column from [[Oscar Adams Sr]].
* [[John Newsome]] was elected president of the [[Associated Industries of Alabama]].
* [[James Permutt]] succeeded [[Fred Nichols]] as president of [[Temple Beth-El]].
* [[James Permutt]] succeeded [[Fred Nichols]] as president of [[Temple Beth-El]].
* [[Sol Rittenbaum]] succeeded [[James Permutt]] as president of the [[Levite Jewish Community Center|Jewish Community Center]].
* [[Sol Rittenbaum]] succeeded [[James Permutt]] as president of the [[Levite Jewish Community Center|Jewish Community Center]].
* [[Asa Rountree Jr]] retired from the command of the [[Alabama Wing of the Civil Air Patrol]].
* [[Henry Stanford]] became president of the Georgia State College for Women in Milledgeville.
* [[Henry Stanford]] became president of the Georgia State College for Women in Milledgeville.
* [[Evelyn Hardy|Evelyn Starks]] left the [[Gospel Harmonettes]] to pursue a teaching career.
* [[Fant Thornley]] succeeded [[Emily Danton]] as director of the [[Birmingham Public Library]].
* [[Fant Thornley]] succeeded [[Emily Danton]] as director of the [[Birmingham Public Library]].
* [[Lawrence Whitten]] served a term as president of the [[Alabama Society of Architects]].


===Births===
===Births===
[[File:Coyote J Calhoun.jpg|right|thumb|Coyote J. Calhoun]]
[[File:Coyote J Calhoun.jpg|right|thumb|Coyote J. Calhoun]]
* [[January 5]]: [[Mike DuBose]], football coach
* [[January 5]]: [[Mike DuBose]], football coach
* [[January 20]]: [[Gary Sheffield]], basketball coach
* [[January 23]]: [[Joseph Marino]], Archbishop
* [[January 23]]: [[Joseph Marino]], Archbishop
* [[March 1]]: [[Luther Strange]], [[Attorney General of Alabama]] and U.S. Senator
* [[March 1]]: [[Luther Strange]], [[Attorney General of Alabama]] and U.S. Senator
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* [[Gail Andrews]], director of the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]]
* [[Gail Andrews]], director of the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]]
* [[Emory Anthony]], attorney
* [[Emory Anthony]], attorney
* [[Rick Batson]], architect
* [[Bill Bryant]], orthopedist
* [[Bill Bryant]], orthopedist
* [[Robert W. Carter]], Chief of the [[Adamsville Police Department]]
* [[Robert W. Carter]], Chief of the [[Adamsville Police Department]]
* [[Shirley Gavin Floyd]], [[Smithfield]] neighborhood president
* [[Shirley Gavin Floyd]], [[Smithfield]] neighborhood president
* [[Anthony Greene]], superintendent of [[Fairfield City Schools]]
* [[Anthony Greene]], superintendent of [[Fairfield City Schools]]
* [[Roger James]], symphonic violinist
* [[Cathy Sloss Jones]], real estate developer
* [[Cathy Sloss Jones]], real estate developer
* [[Myron Massey]], [[Fairfield Police Department]]
* [[Myron Massey]], [[Fairfield Police Department]]
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* [[Mike Naylor]], guitarist and knife maker
* [[Mike Naylor]], guitarist and knife maker
* [[Dudley Reynolds]], president of [[Alagasco]]
* [[Dudley Reynolds]], president of [[Alagasco]]
* [[Stanley Shafferman]], entrepreneur
* [[Bob Tedrow]], owner of the [[Homewood Musical Instrument Co.]]
* [[Bob Tedrow]], owner of the [[Homewood Musical Instrument Co.]]
* [[Ernestine Williams]], independent distributor
* [[Ernestine Williams]], independent distributor
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===Awards===
===Awards===
* [[Alabama Hall of Fame]]: [[John Tyler Morgan]]
* [[Birmingham Woman of the Year]]: [[Eleanor Bridges]]
* [[Birmingham Woman of the Year]]: [[Eleanor Bridges]]
* [[Miss Alabama]]: [[Virginia McDavid]]
* [[Miss Alabama]]: [[Virginia McDavid]]
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* [[Bob Moody]] completed his bachelor's in architecture at the [[Auburn University|Alabama Polytechnical Institute]].
* [[Bob Moody]] completed his bachelor's in architecture at the [[Auburn University|Alabama Polytechnical Institute]].
* [[Elmer Moree]] completed his master's in education at the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[Elmer Moree]] completed his master's in education at the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[Richard Pizitz]] graduated from Harvard Business School.
* [[William Poole]] earned his bachelor of architecture at the [[Auburn University|Alabama Polytechnical Institute]].
* [[William Poole]] earned his bachelor of architecture at the [[Auburn University|Alabama Polytechnical Institute]].
* [[William Powell]] earned his bachelor's degree at the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[William Powell]] earned his bachelor's degree at the [[University of Alabama]].
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* Author [[Gay Talese]] graduated from the [[University of Alabama]].
* Author [[Gay Talese]] graduated from the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[David Vann]] completed his master of laws at George Washington University in St Louis, Missouri.
* [[David Vann]] completed his master of laws at George Washington University in St Louis, Missouri.
===Retirements===
* [[Eloise Hanna]] retired from [[WBRC 6|WBRC-TV]].
* [[Cliff Holman]] was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army.
* [[O. V. Hunt]] retired from professional photography.
* [[Raymond Jones]] retired from selling insurance.
* [[Dana Ousler]] retired from [[Ousler Sandwiches]].
* [[W. A. Parker]] retired as Superintendent of [[Tarrant City Schools]].
* [[Asa Rountree Jr]] retired from the command of the [[Alabama Wing of the Civil Air Patrol]].


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
* [[January 7]]: [[Joe Kelley]] died with 40 other servicemen returning from Korea in a plane crash near Bear Lake, Idaho.
* [[January 7]]: [[Joe Kelley]] died with 40 other servicemen returning from Korea in a plane crash near Bear Lake, Idaho.
* [[January 18]]: [[Newt Joseph]], baseball player
* [[January 18]]: [[Newt Joseph]], Negro Leagues baseball player
* [[May 30]]: [[Oscar Wells]], banker
* [[May 30]]: [[Oscar Wells]], banker
* [[June 27]]: [[Mary Anderson (inventor)|Mary Anderson]], real-estate developer, rancher, viticulturist and inventor
* [[June 27]]: [[Mary Anderson (inventor)|Mary Anderson]], real-estate developer, rancher, viticulturist and inventor
* [[August 15]]: [[Erskine Ramsay]], mining engineer, inventor and philanthropist
* [[August 15]]: [[Erskine Ramsay]], mining engineer, inventor and philanthropist
* [[November 3]]: [[Fred Brockman]], [[Birmingham Police Department]] officer killed on duty.
* [[Inez Lopez]], writer
* [[Inez Lopez]], writer
* [[Shiney Moon]], artist
* [[Shiney Moon]], artist
* [[Ned McCormack]], [[Homewood Police Department]]
* [[Ned McCormack]], [[Homewood Police Department]] officer killed on duty.


:''See also: [[List of homicides in 1953]]''
:''See also: [[List of homicides in 1953]]''
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==Works==
==Works==
* "Get It", single by The Royals with [[Hank Ballard]]
* "Get It", single by The Royals with [[Hank Ballard]]
 
* "Jan", single by [[Paul Bascomb]]


===Books===
===Books===
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* [[June 11]]: [[Howard College]] broke ground for its new [[Shades Valley]] campus.
* [[June 11]]: [[Howard College]] broke ground for its new [[Shades Valley]] campus.
* The [[Alabama Theatre]]'s projection system and screen were upgraded for CinemaScope.
* The [[Alabama Theatre]]'s projection system and screen were upgraded for CinemaScope.
* [[Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery (Pratt City)]]
* The connector between [[U.S. Highway 31]] and the "[[Florida Short Route]]" in [[Rosedale]] was begun.
* The connector between [[U.S. Highway 31]] and the "[[Florida Short Route]]" in [[Rosedale]] was begun.
* Widening of [[U.S. Highway 31]] between [[Shades Mountain]] and the [[Cahaba River]] was begun.
* Widening of [[U.S. Highway 31]] between [[Shades Mountain]] and the [[Cahaba River]] was begun.

Revision as of 20:22, 16 July 2018

1953 was the 82nd year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

Business

Woodward Mine No. 3 closed in 1953

Establishments

Government

Education

Religion

Holy Trinity-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Cathedral was created in 1953 by the merger of two older congregations.

Sports

1953 Dental Clinic Game ticket

Individuals

Births

Coyote J. Calhoun

Marriages

Awards

Graduations

Retirements

Deaths

See also: List of homicides in 1953

Works

Books

Buildings

The Town House Motor Hotel

Context

1950s
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