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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Vellmar, 10 November 1921, this morning. The Courier's camera was there. Hochstadt Press lists on the Vellmar Exchange as DMD.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

PrivateOskar Rabe, of SudmundThe 1st Marsh Regimentenemy action10 November 1921
PrivateKonrad Senel, of KalkbruckThe 5th Marsh Regimentenemy action5 November 1921
PrivateKonrad Moor, of GrautalThe 5th Marsh Regimentenemy action5 November 1921
PrivateWillem Brenn, of VellmarThe 4th Marsh Regimentenemy action5 November 1921

The Courier prints the Ministry's roll as the Ministry sends it. The Line holds.

The front line is at the Reed Line. No change.

Courts and Assembly

What the Assembly did while you were at work.

8 November 1921. The Causeway Timber Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly without a division. Charged to the Annual War Appropriation. Passed unanimously, as is customary for measures concerning the Line. Comes into force on 1 January 1922. Nobody cheered.

8 November 1921. The Poor Relief (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 33 votes to 14. Every town above 5000 inhabitants must appoint an officer under this Act. It changes The Berging Poor Relief Act. You will notice, or you will not.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Ilgen v. Gerholt: Concerning a contract for iron rails not delivered. Ruling: for the defendant. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Osmoor. The Crown v. Holt: Concerning desertion from the Marsh Regiments. Ruling: acquitted: he was lost in the fog. The Courier was there.

Money

What your pfen buys this week.

Bread 39.8 pfen the loaf. Beer 59.6 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 4.01 marka. A room costs 14.02 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 4,425. Bank rate 7.1 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 6,872,270 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

Born, wed, gone.

219 births, 94 weddings, 124 deaths this week. Population 460,600.

On this day

109 years ago. A fire in Bridge Row at Brennholt destroys 4 houses. The volunteer brigade attend. No lives are lost. Report.

107 years ago. The harvest at Hollstadt is reported the best in memory. Grain is 4 pfen the measure. Report.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 1921 went to Hollstadt Workers. Full table.

ClubWL
Hollstadt Workers133
Marschau Garrison124
Reedside Athletic97
Tarnmund Lake88
Ostrabruck Bridge88
Grauburg Fortress79
Kessel Iron610
Vellmar Wardens511
Norrwick Printers412

Player of the season, says the Courier: whoever planted the last stake. Ten out of ten.

The Stars

Aries Do not argue with a carter this week.
Taurus The weather turns and so does your luck, briefly.
Gemini You will hear the same story twice. Believe the second telling.
Cancer Check the clock against the Ministry's. It is slow.
Leo You will be thanked in public. Look modest.
Virgo A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.
Libra Buy the loaf, not the cake.
Scorpio Old papers should stay in the attic. Better still, hand them in.
Sagittarius Good news from a cousin. It costs you a stamp.
Capricorn A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.
Aquarius Drink the beer, not the water.
Pisces Someone compliments your boots. They want to borrow them.

The Courier crossword

Today's crossword

Solution in tomorrow's Courier. The setter is not responsible for the Grand Chancellor's name being awkward. Fill it in online. Yesterday's habit, today's solution.

Printed and published at Vellmar by The Evening Courier. One pfen. Registered under the Press Act. Casualty figures as published by the War Ministry.

From the Courier's digitised back issues, every evening since 4 September 1871. Reproduced as printed.