SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                    Washington, D.C. 20549
                           FORM 8-K

                        CURRENT REPORT
            Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
               Securities and Exchange Act of 1934

                        December 31, 1993
        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

                       WLR FOODS, INC.
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

       Virginia              0-17060            54-1295923
(State or other juris-     (Commission      (I.R.S. Employer
diction of incorporation)  File Number)   Identification Number)

                         Highway 33 West
                            Box 228 
                     Hinton, Virginia 22831
                         (703) 867-4001

  (Address including Zip Code and telephone number including
    area code of registrant's principal executive offices)

Item 5.   Other Events. 

          On December 31, 1993, WLR Foods, Inc.'s two major
subsidiaries, Wampler-Longacre Chicken, Inc. and Wampler-Longacre 
Turkey, Inc., were merged into one company, Wampler-Longacre, Inc. 
As part of this merger, Round Hill Sales Co., Inc. and Wampler-Longacre
Farms, Inc., two Pennsylvania subsidiaries of Wampler-Longacre Turkey,
Inc., were also merged into Wampler-Longacre, Inc.

          James L. Mason is President of Wampler-Longacre, Inc.  with the
following officers serving as Vice Presidents:  Dr. Gene  Misner, Vice
President of Live Operations; Henry Holler, Vice President of Sales and
Marketing; Kenny Marshall, Vice President  of Plant Operations; and
Jack Broaddus, Vice President.  Mr. Broaddus continues to serve as
President of Cassco Ice & Cold Storage, Inc. which was not affected by
the merger.

          In connection with the above-described merger, WLR Foods, Inc.
will move its corporate offices to P.O. Box 7000, Broadway, Virginia 
22815-7000 (703) 896-7001 effective February 1, 1994.

                          SIGNATURES

          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of  1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on  its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.  

                         WLR FOODS, INC.
                          (Registrant)
                         By_____________________________________          
                           Delbert L. Seitz, Treasurer and Chief 
                           Financial Officer
January 14, 1994
   (Date)