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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1933
Page
6
Chicago and other markets show wheat leaping after inflation fears then retreating as trade leaders doubt current conditions. Wheat closed modestly higher, corn and oats rose, with provisions and lard also advancing amid broad demand and volatility.
The Star lists current wholesale and retail prices for farm commodities including shelled corn at 1.00 to 1.10 per unit, mixed feed at 1.10, churned butter at 0.20, country butter at 0.08 to 0.18, crack corn 1.20, corn meal 0.90 to 1.20, and various feeds. Livestock categories show steers 0.05 to 0.08, cows 0.03, calves 0.04, hogs and lambs with modest ranges, in a dense, tabular market notice.
One year ago the Frederick County Board of Supervisors reduced taxes for 1933 by as much as 60 cents. The Interior Secretary plans an inspection tour of Shenandoah National Park. E A McGlathery will speak to the Open Door Bible Class at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church this Sunday. Washington Senators and Detroit Tigers share the lead in the American League. Hamman’s Dollar Store announces a solid car load of rugs.
Bias and Band files an entry for the apple fete parade while Audley Farm mess hall near Berryville is destroyed by fire with estimated losses around 10000 dollars. Capt P M Walker of Boyce elected vice president of the Virginia Horse Breeders Association. Judge T W Harrison backs Senator Walsh for the presidency per Richmond paper. Commander Richard Evelyn Byrd to crown the Apple Blossom Festival queen.
Reports say fires threaten large timber areas on Massanutten Mountain. Rev. Dr F. T. McFaden of Richmond has been called to the church. Gov. Trinkle proclaims the second Sunday in May as Mothers Day in Virginia. Virginia touted as top in agriculture with wheat at 1.30 per bushel and corn dealers offering 4.25 per barrel locally.
The 1933 baseball season begins locally with a long list of scheduled games through July. Clubs from Washington D C Middleburg Martinsburg Waynesboro and Hagerstown appear in a slate of Sunday and Saturday matches at various home fields plus a double header at Woodstock and plans for additional games and an updated schedule around July 15.
Handley Library acknowledges a Winchester reader who sent a Baltimore Sun clipping about a May drive for unemployed books to Enoch Pratt Free Library. The librarian says Winchester has long supported book donations and no special appeal is needed, as the library accepts suitable gifts any time without burdening patrons.
The article praises Winchester residents for past generosity in donating books and expresses hope they will remain equally charitable in future periods, noting no specific dates or amounts.
H A Hayfield Va April 21 H C Moore a leading local turkey producer received praise after trapping a huge bobcat that had preyed on his flock He used bear wolf and fox traps and finally captured the animal at dawn it measured 49 inches and weighed 13 pounds confirming the victory by the farm’s crack rifleman.
Dr. Gerald J. Cox reports at Mellon Institute that adding five to six pounds of cane sugar per 190 pounds of lime increases sand lime mortar strength by about 60 percent and sugar up to 13 pounds per 1000 bricks boosts brick strength 30 to 40 percent. The sugar also reduces breakage, with costs offset by less damage.
A fragment notes poultrymen with dens in rugged recesses endure tough concealment and deception over two decades or more, marking a long running practice in the area.
Col Henry W Anderson telegrams President Roosevelt praising his move to abandon the gold basis. He calls it the most constructive step since World War I and urges legislation to pay contracts in gold dollars and lawful money. He also urges reopening bank deposits to restore purchasing power and economic recovery.
A Norfolk Portsmouth delegation learned from Navy officials of tentative cuts at Hampton Roads including halting the air station overhaul plant with 175 workers and placing the training station in inactive status. The plan avoids Norfolk Navy Yard curtailment, and contemplates consolidating fourth and fifth naval district headquarters at Hampton Roads. The group met Secretary Swanson, Assistant Secretary Roosevelt, and Navy leaders.
A new device to capture cosmic rays and make them productive restored natural green to faded leaves placed in a vacuum. The invention demonstrates the potential to revive plant color through exposure to cosmic rays and related processes.
Miss Zirleta Kent daughter of Mr and Mrs R M Kent Bluefield W Va was chosen to represent Stratford College Danville as princess in Potomac State College Keyser W Va fete court announcement notes her two year college career with roles at Stratford Traveller advertising and business manager and first prize in a southern states news contest She has interviewed famous celebrities including Paderewski Tibbett Baum Rabinoff and Vallee.
The first performance of Aren't We All at the Colonial Theatre drew a very appreciative audience. Local actors delivered well played roles with standout turns by Harry Hanst and Lawrence Shank. The Juvenile Impersonations of Popular Radio Artists impressed, while the School Daze scene and Volunteer Fire Department added humor. A 15 piece lobby band accompanied Billy Barnes and Claude Derflinger at two pianos. An even larger crowd is expected tonight.
In New York banks a special black blotting paper is used to prevent crooks from copying customers signatures from blot impressions. The article notes the rarefied nature of stars like Betelgeuse, whose density is about one thousandth of air.
Scaleby the Gilpin residence near Boyce will open to the public April 24 to 29 during Historic Garden Week. The 1911 house features white marble columns, English gardens, and views of Blue Ridge. An extensive plant collection includes rare trees, tree peonies, narcissus, and a famed Gilpin painting.
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