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* The [[Birmingham News|Birmingham News Company]] purchased [[WVTM|WAFM-TV]], [[WAPI-AM]] and [[WAPI-FM]] and moved their studios to [[Red Mountain]].
* The [[Birmingham News|Birmingham News Company]] purchased [[WVTM|WAFM-TV]], [[WAPI-AM]] and [[WAPI-FM]] and moved their studios to [[Red Mountain]].
* [[Wright Dairy|Riverbend Farm]] in [[Ragland]] ceased bottling and distribution of its dairy products.
* [[Wright Dairy|Riverbend Farm]] in [[Ragland]] ceased bottling and distribution of its dairy products.
* [[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.
* 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]].
* The [[Empire Mine]] in [[Walker County]] was converted into a surface mine.
* [[Mrs Todd's Cafeteria]] moved to the new [[Town House]] motor hotel.


===Establishments===
===Establishments===
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* [[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.
* [[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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* [[Lawrence Reynolds]] donated his [[Reynolds Historical Library|collection of over 13,000 rare books, manuscripts and artifacts]] to the [[UAB|Birmingham Extension Center of the University of Alabama]].
* [[Lawrence Reynolds]] donated his [[Reynolds Historical Library|collection of over 13,000 rare books, manuscripts and artifacts]] to the [[UAB|Birmingham Extension Center of the University of Alabama]].
* [[Sister Mary Leo]] began teaching at [[John Carroll Catholic High School]].
* [[Sister Mary Leo]] began teaching at [[John Carroll Catholic High School]].
* [[Stillman College]] was accredited.
* [[November 13]]: A fire seriously damaged [[Edgewood Elementary School]].
* [[November 13]]: A fire seriously damaged [[Edgewood Elementary School]].


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* [[W. Glenn Bartee]] succeeded [[Otis Kirby]] as pastor of [[Avondale United Methodist Church]].
* [[W. Glenn Bartee]] succeeded [[Otis Kirby]] as pastor of [[Avondale United Methodist Church]].
* [[Sister Mary Joseph]] made her first profession at the Sancta Clara Monastery in Canton, Ohio.
* [[Sister Mary Joseph]] made her first profession at the Sancta Clara Monastery in Canton, Ohio.
* [[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.


==Sports==
==Sports==
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==Individuals==
==Individuals==
* [[R. G. Armstrong]] made his Broadway debut in "End as a Man."
* [[R. G. Armstrong]] made his Broadway debut in "End as a Man."
* [[Marvin Bass]] was hired as an assistant coach for the North Carolina Tar Heels football team.
* [[Jack Bingham]] was made a partner in the firm of [[Balch & Bingham|Martin & Blakey]].
* [[Jack Bingham]] was made a partner in the firm of [[Balch & Bingham|Martin & Blakey]].
* [[Oliver Carmichael]] succeeded [[John Gallalee]] as [[List of University of Alabama presidents|president]] of the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[Asa Carter|Asa "Ace" Carter]] landed a show of his own on [[WILD-AM ]].
* [[Frank Moore Cross]] was invited to join the international committee responsible for conserving, translating and editing the Dead Sea Scrolls.
* [[Frank Moore Cross]] was invited to join the international committee responsible for conserving, translating and editing the Dead Sea Scrolls.
* [[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]].
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* [[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.
* [[Fant Thornley]] succeeded [[Emily Danton]] as director of the [[Birmingham Public Library]].
* [[Fant Thornley]] succeeded [[Emily Danton]] as director of the [[Birmingham Public Library]].


===Births===
===Births===
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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]]
* [[Bob Tedrow]], owner of the [[Homewood Musical Instrument Co.]]
* [[Ernestine Williams]], independent distributor
* [[Ernestine Williams]], independent distributor


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* Pastor [[Fred Shuttlesworth]] completed a bachelor's degree in English from the [[Alabama State University|Alabama State Teachers College]] in Montgomery.
* Pastor [[Fred Shuttlesworth]] completed a bachelor's degree in English from the [[Alabama State University|Alabama State Teachers College]] in Montgomery.
* [[Gene Bartow]] earned a degree from Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri.
* [[Gene Bartow]] earned a degree from Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri.
* [[Ira De Ment]] graduated from the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[Ward McIntyre]] graduated from [[Birmingham-Southern College]].
* [[Ward McIntyre]] graduated from [[Birmingham-Southern College]].
* [[Miller Gorrie]] graduated from [[Shades Valley High School]].
* [[John Grenier]] completed his law degree at Tulane University.
* [[John Grenier]] completed his law degree at Tulane University.
* [[Basil Hirschowitz]] completed a surgical fellowship at the University of Michigan.
* [[Basil Hirschowitz]] completed a surgical fellowship at the University of Michigan.
* [[Bill Holdefer]] graduated from Loyola University in Baltimore, Maryland.
* [[Bill Holdefer]] graduated from Loyola University in Baltimore, Maryland.
* [[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]].
* [[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]].
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* [[Thompson Reynolds]] graduated from [[Howard College]].
* [[Thompson Reynolds]] graduated from [[Howard College]].
* [[Richard Shelby]] graduated from [[Hueytown High School]].
* [[Richard Shelby]] graduated from [[Hueytown High School]].
* [[Homer Smith]] graduated from Princeton University.
* [[Joel P. Smith]] graduated from Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida.
* [[Joel P. Smith]] graduated from Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida.
* [[Sandra Sokol]] graduated from [[Ramsay High School]].
* [[Sandra Sokol]] graduated from [[Ramsay High School]].
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===Books===
===Books===
 
* The ''[[Alabama Review]]'' began publishing edited installments from [[Mary Gordon Duffee]]'s "[[Sketches of Alabama]]".


===Buildings===
===Buildings===
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* 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.
* [[Bush Hills Academy|Charles B. Glenn Vocational High School]]
* [[Bush Hills Academy|Charles B. Glenn Vocational High School]]
* [[Concord Highland Baptist Church]] in [[Concord]]
* [[Davis Middle School|Bessemer Junior High School]] opened.
* [[Davis Middle School|Bessemer Junior High School]] opened.
* A new building for [[Bluff Park United Methodist Church]] was completed.
* A new building for [[Bluff Park United Methodist Church]] was completed.

Revision as of 19:48, 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

Sports

1953 Dental Clinic Game ticket

Individuals

Births

Coyote J. Calhoun

Marriages

Awards

Graduations

Deaths

See also: List of homicides in 1953

Works


Books

Buildings

The Town House Motor Hotel

Context

1950s
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