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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1933
Page
5
Regional price notes show wheat and grain quotes in Baltimore Chicago and Richmond. Receipts and quotes for fruits vegetables eggs poultry butter and livestock are listed with regional variations and small lot distinctions.
Cows to 5.50 bulls to 3.75 and 3.2 for bulls with top bids near 8.00 for choice cattle. Ewes to 3.50 with some lambs held above 7.50. Hogs active at 4.00 to 4.20 for choice Westerns, sheep steady with lambs topping 7.50 to 8.00.
Local wholesale and retail market listings show prices for shelled corn cracked corn and mixed feeds, dairy products, creamery butter and butter fat, grains, and live animals. Specifics include shelled corn 6.00 to 6.50 per cwt and various feeds from 1.30 to 2.00 per unit with items like creamery butter priced at 23 and livestock figures for cows steers and lambs listed.
Elmer Layden, famed Notre Dame Four Horsemen member and Duquesne coach, is reported as successor to Heartley Anderson at Notre Dame. Jesse Harper, Notre Dame athletic director, also slated to depart per the report.
A U S Supreme Court decision voids a 1930 Virginia statute empowering the State Highway Commission to order grade crossing removals without a hearing. Locally, the Kennerly crossing near White Post in Clarke County has claimed four Lee family members. A Strasburg Riverton crossing project also stalls, leaving old roadbed and eight grade crossings intact.
A confused highway junction near Paris blocks drivers’ view as traffic heads east toward Front. The article notes nearly two thirds of Paris’s population is described as originating from the provinces, highlighting a major demographic shift.
Crowds surge in New York City as repeal takes effect. A liquor store faces short shelves and intermittent closings to manage the rush. Shoppers flood counters, highlighting the sudden demand for spirits after repeal.
Special commissioners announce a public auction of the Lovett property in Frederick County near the Stephens City depot. The sale includes three parcels with terms requiring one third cash and two equal annual installments, secured by a deed of trust and insurance.
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