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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1927
Page
10
The High Point school board meets at the Commercial National Bank building at 5 pm to discuss construction of the new city high school and furnishings for a $700 000 project slated for March 1. Wake Forest Demon Deacons visit High Point College for a major basketball game at the Y M C A gym tomorrow night.
Los Angeles February 1 AP reports efforts to confirm Henry F Sullivan of Lowell Massachusetts who first conquered the English Channel in 1923 is attempting a second swim to cross the Santa Catalina channel early today.
J W Mills announces that the concrete base for the High Point Greensboro highway should finish in days if weather holds. Hagedorn Co. has built the Greensboro Jamestown section, with work approaching Jamestown and a small remaining Jamestown Gate City segment. Atlantic paving crews lay asphalt. project aims to finish to Jamestown soon, then move toward Jamestown for further work. Temporary bridge traffic will use the interim span until the new river bridge is completed.
The High Point YWCA held its annual meeting at East Commerce street with strong attendance and spirited reports for 1926. Miss Vogler of Winston-Salem spoke on YWCA work in Rio de Janeiro and South America, while Rev. John W. Moore and local officials reviewed programs, budgets, and new directors.
Freshman sophomore Girl Reserves meeting focused on peace topics. Speakers included Rose Elizabeth Askew on living in a bigger world Elva Grissom on William Penn Dorothy Smith on League of Nations Anna Gertrude Douglas on Girl Reserves and World Fellowship and others reading papers and prayers. The gathering ended with the Peace Hymn of the World at the East Commerce street YWCA building.
Claudia Laman, 19, a student at Springfield State Teachers College, died here last night after drinking poison. Despondency over ill health was listed as the motive.
Prepare a harmless and effective gargle by dissolving two Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in four tablespoons of water. Gargle throat thoroughly and repeat in two hours if necessary. Use only genuine Bayer Aspirin marked with the Bayer Cross, sold in tin boxes of twelve tablets.
In Raleigh on February 1 AP report notes joint senate and house committees considering roads finance appropriations and other topics. Bills discussed include road bonds county clerks and health board matters with a push toward reducing state government costs and consolidating bureaus.
Funeral services for Harold K. Womble who died at a local hospital followed a short illness were conducted at his residence 404 East Green Street and at Wesley Memorial Church. Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery with a large gathering present. Active pallbearers and honorary attendants were listed along with numerous flower bearers.
Philadelphia manager Connie Mack said he failed to sign Tris Speaker for the Athletics but intends to pursue Ty Cobb. Mack praised Speaker as a square shooter and denied offering $25,000 for a 1927 contract, while expressing strong interest in Cobb.
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