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Alabama Inventors
- b. 27 May 1910 - AL; d. 4 July 1997 - Jefferson Co., AL
- b. 22 Feb 1905 - Birmingham, AL; d. 5 Jan 1992 - Stamford, CT
- Harper, Lou. "Alabama Man Literally Makes Your Hair Curl" Birmingham News Magazine 4 Oct 1964: 12.
- b. 1866 - Galitzer, PA; d. 3 June 1965 - Jefferson County, AL; buried: Elmwood Cemetery (Birmingham, AL)
- "Ex-Miner, 90, Recalls His Safety Invention" Birmingham Post-Herald 28 Dec. 1956: 4.
- "James McHugh" (obituary) Birmingham News 4 June 1965: 9.
- "J. M. McHugh, Leader in Mining, Dies at 99" (obituary) Birmingham Post-Herald 5 June 1965: 2
- b. 12 January 1909 - Montgomery, AL d. 4 August 1997 - Montgomery, AL; buried: Greenwood Cemetery (Montgomery, AL)
- Richardson, Sandee. "Agricultural Innovator McLemore Dead at 88" Montgomery Advertiser 6 Aug 1997: 1.
- b. 10 August 1925 - AL; d. 23 April 1996 - Jefferson Co., AL; buried: Elmwood Cemetery (Birmingham, AL)
- "Albert Hammond McNabb, Jr." (obituary) Birmingham News 23 Apr 1996
- d. September 1954
- "McWane Tells Cast Iron Pipe's Role in Wartime" Birmingham News 8 Sep 1951: 6.
- "McWane Idea Makes Phone Talk Out Loud" Birmingham News 16 Aug 1953: A-12.
- b.3 June 1910 - Chicago, IL; d.22 Aug 1985 - Jefferson Co., AL
- "Dr. Benjamin S. Meyer" (obituary) Birmingham Post-Herald 23 Aug 1985: C3.
- "Benjamin S. Meyer" (obituary) Birmingham News 23 Aug 1985: 11C
- b. 2 July 1886 - CA; d. 17 Jun 1946 - Birmingham, AL; buried: Elmwood
Cemetery (Birmingham, AL)
- "George Middlemiss, Engineer, Dies" Birmingham News 17 June 1946: 2.
- b. 23 May 1898; d. 27 Sep 1965 - Birmingham, AL; buried: Elmwood Cemetery (Birmingham, AL)
- "Louis Miklic" (obituary) Birmingham News 28 Sep 1965: 24.
- b. about 1871 - West Virginia; d. 9 Nov 1960 - Birmingham, AL; buried: Oak Hill Cemetery (Birmingham, AL)
- "J. A. Montgomery, 91, Machine Builder, Dies" Birmingham News 10 Nov 1960: 15.
- "James A. Montgomery, 91, Pioneer, Rites at 10 Today" Birmingham Post-Herald 11 Nov 1960: 6.
- b. 25 August 1880 - AL; d. 9 December 1949 - Jefferson Co., AL; buried: Forest Hill Cemetery (Birmingham, AL)
- Ennis, William. "Electrician at Terminal is Inventor and Craftsman" Birmingham Age-Herald 11 Mar 1937: 16.
- "L. A. Montgomery, Irondale Civic Leader, Succumbs" Birmingham News 10 Dec 1949: 2.
- b. 17 April 1882 - Hannibal, MO; 10 Nov 1940 - Jefferson Co., AL; buried: Elmwood Cemetery
- Moore, William Davis. Development of the Cast Iron Pressure Pipe Industry in the Southern States, 1800-1938: An American Pilgrimage Address. Birmingham, Ala.: Birmingham Publishing Company, 1939.
- "Pipe Firm Official is Chosen President of Local Kiwanians" Birmingham News 30 Oct 1935.
- Price, Bem. “Pipe Process Boost for City: William David Moore is Credited with Many Patents” Birmingham Age-Herald 20 Feb 1940: 12.
- "W. D. Moore…" Birmingham News 18 Feb 1940.
- "W. D. Moore, Citizen" Birmingham News 14 Nov 1950.
- "William D. Moore, Retired Head of Acipco Pipe Company, Dies" Birmingham News 11 Nov 1950: 3.
- b. 20 Oct 1892; d. 11 March 1968 - Jefferson Co., AL; buried: Elmwood
Cemetery (Birmingham, AL)
- "Mr. Montgomery" (obituary) Birmingham News 13 March 1968: 60.
- b. Columbiana, AL; d. 15 December 1951
- "W. J. Morgan, 67, Originator of Iron Pipe Casting Ideas, Dies" Birmingham News 16 Dec 1951:
- b. 3 June 1898 - Arnot, PA; d. 22 Feb 1967 - Birmingham, AL; buried: Elmwood Cemetery (Birmingham, AL)
- Beiman, Stephen D. "ACIPCO President to Retire Monday" Birmingham News 1 or 2 June 1963.
- "Engineers Honor Him" (S. D. 'Steve' Moxley) Birmingham News 6 Sept 1953: A-4.
- "Stephen D. Moxley" (Obituary) Birmingham News 23 Feb 1967: 28.
- "Stephen Moxley, Crash Victim, Dies" Birmingham News (Dixie ed.) 23 Feb 1967: 2.
- "Stephen D. Moxley Funeral is Today" Alabama Journal 24 Feb 1967.
- "Stephen D. Moxley, Industrialist, Dies of Mishap Injuries" Birmingham News (Metro ed.) 23 Feb 1967: 28.
- "These Men Have Been Placed at Helm of Birmingham Mechanical Engineers Group" Birmingham News 22 May 1932: 8. (Stephen D. Moxley, John M. Gilfillan, John E. Getzen)
- b. 12 Feb 1887 - San Antonio, TX; d. 4 Jan 1965 - Jefferson Co., AL
- "R. D. Osgood, 77, Ex-TCI Exec, Dies" Birmingham News 4 Jan 1965: 20.
- b. 22 August 1901 - GA; d. 6 Nov 1975; buried: Forest Crest Cemetery (Jefferson Co., AL)
- "Belmont Duncan Osteen" (obituary) Birmingham News 7 Nov 1975: 6.
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