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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1933
Page
5
Persistent selling on price advances pulled wheat lower with rumors of Japan and China buying and worries about US winter crop damage. Corn and oats declined. high receipts limited gains as soft winter crop effects weighed, with unsettled closes and mixed futures signals.
Local market listings show flour prices ranging from 4.00 to 4.50 per unit and shelled corn around 1.10 to 1.30. Dairy feed (20 percent) costs approximately 1.40, with butter prices for country butter at about 0.15 to 0.25 and creamery butter listed without a clear price. Cracked corn is noted at around 1.10.
Data shows Russia has over 85 000 miles of railways and 20 000 miles of navigable rivers canals and lakes. Moscow is identified as the capital.
From Jim Jeffries to Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunney, Sailor Tom Sharkey and Jess Willard tributes flowed Sunday after the death of Jim Corbett. They praised his sportsmanship, intellect, and lasting influence on boxing.
Shenandoah Valley Academy and St. Alban's School fought a pair of close games, the varsity finishing 27 to 23 and the junior varsity 23 to 20 in Shenandoah. Payne led the varsity with 11 points, Good had 11 for St Alban's, while Lamb led Shenandoah JV with 9.
White Post Virginia notes list visits and events including Mrs James Derflinger and child in Riverton, Mrs Edward Lee’s appendicitis surgery in Winchester Memorial Hospital, Louise Meade visiting Alexandria, Mr Charles Wood’s appendicitis operation, births of a son to Mr and Mrs Charles Wood and to Mr and Mrs Robert Turner, many social calls in Boyce Woodstock and Winchester, a birthday dance for Mr Burks, and various local gatherings and illnesses among residents.
In Hagerstown Maryland, social chatter notes Mrs Roosevelt will host a luncheon for 500 guests, tea for 1000, and dinner for 70. A humorous aside mentions a Nebraska figure at 88 years old, joking about aging and the future.
The article details a contract bridge sequence by E. V. Shepard. An opening heart bid despite weak hand leads to a small slam after strategic squeezes and careful discards, with dummy and opponents’ cards described through a 10 trick outcome.
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