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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1927
Page
8
The local jail is crowded with prisoners and new arrests may be sent to Berryville as the host city cannot house more inmates. The Apple Blossom Festival does not affect the jail population. most prisoners are short termers to avoid being at large during the festival, with seven women currently detained, the most ever in the institution.
In a police court yesterday afternoon Mrs. Lillian Pitcock and Calvin Brill were found guilty of unlawful possession of liquor. Each received sixty days in jail and a $118 fine including costs. Nearly four gallons were found at their shared residence. Both denied ownership or knowledge of the liquor.
Mrs. J L Overbey of Danville Virginia reports motherhood improving after using Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. She says nausea faded and nerves strengthened, leading to a healthy baby. She endorses tablets or liquid and suggests trying a trial pack by sending 10 cents to Dr. Pierce’s Hotel Buffalo New York.
Associated Press report from Chicago April 27 notes Protestant Catholic and Jewish theologians on a common platform urging limits to public school religion. Dr Lynn Hough calls public schools self conscious in sectarian debate and says they avoid serious treatment of God for fear of sectarian interpretation.
A local notice advertises managerial openings for the Wonder Box sales operation. It challenges qualified men to prove their worth by working 30 days and earning less than 200 dollars, inviting responses to the ad.
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