Education Held Instruction For People Of All Ages
Lawrence County Superintendant Silas Cross defined education as lifelong instruction spanning mental, physical, social, and spiritual growth. He outlined a good school as a democratic duty with public funding, tracing origins from Jefferson and Franklin to Kalamazoo and Morris Acts, and stressed school facilities, funding, transportation, and strong teachers as key factors.
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Winford Turner
Hatton
Lawrence County
Silas Cross
Cross
Lawrence County Teachers Association
Me Miveti
Dent
U.S
Northwest
Thomas Jefferson
Ben Franklin
Ben Rush
Noah Webster
Kalamazoo
Ed—Attia
College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts
State Employees Get Long Yule Holiday
Gov. George Wallace announced state offices will be closed from December 21 through December 25 for Christmas with the week end preceding Christmas also included in the holiday period.
Cotton referendum vote set for Tuesday across multiple counties
Farmers in Morgan, Limestone, Lawrence and Cullman counties will vote Tuesday on whether marketing quotas will apply to the 1964 upland cotton crop. If two thirds approve, quotas take effect with parity tied price supports. penalties apply to excess cotton. If rejected, quotas end but acreage allotments and reduced price supports remain.
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Morgan
Limestone
Lawrence
Cullman
Lawrence County
ASCS
Alva Wade
Secretary of Agriculture
Freeman
Wade
Muslim Leader Suspends Heir Over Kennedy Remarks
Elijah Muhammad, leader of the Nation of Islam, suspends his heir apparent Malcolm X Shabazz after his remarks at a Black Muslim rally about President Kennedy's assassination. Malcolm X said the act was the chickens coming home to roost and claimed he did not speak for Muhammad or the movement.
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New York
Elijah Muhammad
Malcolm X Shabazz
Kennedy
Malcolm X
Muhammad
Christmas Holiday Schedule Cited by Governor
The 21-22 and December 23-25 five day holiday observance is noted with historical context. It recalls that the last Christmas on a Wednesday occurred in 1957 when Governor James Folsom granted equivalent days off.
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James Folsom
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