1932
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1932 was the 61st year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.
Events
- 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 downtown store.
- The Birmingham Aero Club organized a 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.
- 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.
- The Birmingham Philatelic Society was founded.
- 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.
- Sidney Smyer helped found the Alabama Economy League.
Business
- Joe Bruno opened Bruno's Bros. Grocery.
- Ben Mazer founded Mazer Lumber and Supply.
- Floral Park Bakery was renamed Marsh Bakery.
- 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.
- 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.
- Newman Waters, Sr founded the Waters Theater Company.
- WBRC-AM opened a studio in the Bankhead Hotel.
Government
- The 10th Congressional District of Alabama was vacated.
- 1932 general election
- W. C. Bryant succeeded Charles Rice as Mayor of Homewood
Sports
- 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.
Works
- Joseph Zoettl began work on the Ave Maria Grotto in Cullman.
- "The Boss", photograph by P. H. Polk.
Books
- No Surrender, a novel by Emma Gelders Sterne
Buildings
- Jefferson County Courthouse at Woodrow Wilson Park
- A second building for Holy Innocents Hospital was constructed.
- The 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.
- Nectar Bridge over Locust Fork in Blount County was built.
- The Wood Wade building at 1st Avenue South and 14th Street was completed.
Music
- Boogie-woogie pianist Jabo Williams signed with Paramount Records.
- Brunswick Records re-released several of Lucille Bogan's blues recordings under the name "Bessie Jackson".
Individuals
- Thomas V. Neal succeeded John C. Dawson as president of Howard College.
- 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 Graymont Colored School.
- Sidney van Sheck was hired as an applied arts instructor at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute.
- Cartoonist Hubert Harper rejoined the Birmingham Age-Herald staff.
- J. Stewart French succeeded W. R. Hendrix as pastor of Highlands United Methodist Church.
- Lee Roberson was called to lead Temple Baptist Church in Greenbriar, Tennessee.
- Tat Bailey enlisted in the U.S. Navy
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
- September 18: Bob Harmon, racing promoter
- October 15: Red Farmer, race car driver
- 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
- John C. Fletcher, Jr, biomedical ethicist
- Lola Hendricks, Civil Rights activist
- George Kirchoff, inventor of the automobile airbag
- Billy Thompson, Shelby County Coroner and County Commissioner
- Glynn West, manager of the Birmingham A's
- Marian Woods, educator and librarian
- Tommy Wrenn, dental technician and Civil Rights historian
Marriages
- March 1: Wallace Rayfield married widow Bessie Fulwood Rogers.
- John and Carol Weld divorced.
Awards
Graduations
- Emory Jackson earned a bachelor's degree at Morehouse College.
- Shug Jordan graduated from Auburn University.
- Hugh Stubbins earned a bachelor's degree at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
- Bob Waldrop graduated from high school.
Deaths
- April 2: Mattie Sue Percy drove off a bridge.
- April 28: Engineer and postmaster Truman Aldrich died.
- Architect William Weston
Context
1930s |
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