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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1957
Page
5
Budapest reports a government cabinet expansion from 12 to 21 posts as Parliament convened for the first time since last fall's anti Soviet revolt. The shakeup follows the revolt's suppression and signals a major political restructuring.
Sue Pace, sixth grader and daughter of Mr and Mrs Pace, won the History Making Headlines contest in the Frenship School civic ovation with Doris Hughes taking second. Gideons International holds a 11 am service at First Methodist Church in McAdoo.
Wellman High School honors its 1948 senior class with valedictorian Jenelle Hulse and salutatorian Jerry Carmichael. Jenelle, daughter of Norval and Mrs Hulse, is active in Future Homemakers of America and student government. Jerry, son of Mr and Mrs W H Carmichael, is a Future Farmers of America member and Air Force Academy appointment candidate. The report also mentions Presidential Council additions and a political speech by Premier Janos Kadar.
Funeral services for James Nevitt 60 of 2603 25th St will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St Elizabeths Catholic Church. Rosary will be said at 8 p.m. today at McDonald Chapel burial in Tech Memorial Park. Nevitt born March 28 1897 in Brandenburg Ky lived in Dallas and later Lubbock. He worked with Murray Co Texas Inc since 1925 and developed a split rib gin machinery now used by the firm. He survived by his widow three daughters Marion Christi and Mrs Erin Rountree both of Lubbock two grandchildren and two sisters Lena Seger and Mrs John B Graves Jr of Dallas.
Five thousand two hundred twenty people have received free chest X-rays during the first week of two state health department units in Lubbock. The clinics at 906 N College Ave and 1205 13th St operate next week, 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m, offering free exams to residents 15 and older. A volunteer drive targets residents 55 and over after outreach from the Lubbock Philos Club to boost participation among seniors in TB screening efforts.
Charles Jones of Boyd submitted the lowest bid of 61900 on Friday to breach the Dallas dam and merge Lake Dallas with the Garza Little Elm reservoir, creating the largest lake on the Trinity River. Army Engineers expect a contract award for a 60 day project.
The Detroit Art Museum purchased an unfinished Da Vinci attributed work titled The Adoration With Two Angels for about a quarter of a million dollars. Measured 23 by 18 inches, the Madonna is unfinished and experts place the finished piece in 1472. The piece came from M Knoedler & Co of New York which acquired it after World War II.
About 75 people attended the final sessions of the West Texas Regional Swimming Pool clinic at Mackenzie Park terrace. Speakers included Sam L. Warrington on pool ratings, W. B. Cope on water quality, Mike W. Breneman on disinfection, and Lewis Dodson on filtration. Certificates were awarded to pool operators after an operators test. A Friday night barbecue at K. N. Clapp pool followed a separate meeting where A. C. Hamilton and Mark T. Miles discussed management problems.
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