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1934 in figures

Casualties published by the War Ministry: 67. Acts passed: 96. Rulings: 204. Births: 11,574. Deaths: 7,304. Population on 1 January: 516,807. Grand Chancellor at the close of the year: Ernst Wendl.

January · 13 issues

  1. 2 January 1934 — A new school opens at Grauburg with 70 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
  2. 4 January 1934 — The telegraph reaches Eisenheim. The first message sent is the front-line report.
  3. 5 January 1934 — Rusk & Sons, Brewers is founded at Hagenkirchen by Ilse Rusk.
  4. 6 January 1934 — The coldest night in 50 years is recorded at Reedtal. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
  5. 9 January 1934 — The coldest night in 30 years is recorded at Grauburg. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
  6. 10 January 1934 — Workers at the brewery in Eisenheim stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 7 days.
  7. 13 January 1934 — The telegraph reaches Salzhafen. The first message sent is the front-line report.
  8. 15 January 1934 — Westgau Railway is acquired by Brenn Chemie.
  9. 19 January 1934 — The winter fair opens at Grauburg. 500 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
  10. 21 January 1934 — The bells of Vellhausen church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
  11. 23 January 1934 — A fire in Vine Walk at Norrhafen destroys 2 houses. The town watch attend. No lives are lost.
  12. 25 January 1934 — The winter fair opens at Tarnmund. 800 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
  13. 29 January 1934 — A fire in High Street at Weinau destroys 2 houses. The town watch attend. No lives are lost.

February · 14 issues

  1. 1 February 1934 — Gas lighting is installed in Tanner Street, Hochstadt. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
  2. 3 February 1934 — Gas lighting is installed in Well Row, Oberbach. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
  3. 4 February 1934 — A storm strips roofs in Wasserdorf and fells the old lime in Old Gate Row.
  4. 6 February 1934 — The Annual War Appropriation for 1934, 9,682,101 marka, passes the Assembly 63 to 0, the first business of the session.
  5. 7 February 1934 — The winter fair opens at Reedtal. 800 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
  6. 9 February 1934 — A crowd of 3,000 watches the Pfahl match at Oberbach. There are 3 arrests.
  7. 12 February 1934 — A new school opens at Hagenkirchen with 70 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
  8. 13 February 1934 — Oberholt Trading House is founded at Oberholt by Ilse Punnoll.
  9. 14 February 1934 — The harvest at Sandfeld is reported poor. Grain is 6 pfen the measure.
  10. 15 February 1934 — The telegraph reaches Grautal. The first message sent is the front-line report.
  11. 18 February 1934 — Rusk Electrical is wound up. 789 jobs are lost at Salzhafen.
  12. 19 February 1934 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Weinwick.
  13. 20 February 1934 — A new wing opens at the Kessel hospital, with 20 beds.
  14. 27 February 1934 — The tannery at Grauholt burns through the night. 27 men are out of work.

March · 22 issues

  1. 1 March 1934 — The tannery at Grauburg burns through the night. 38 men are out of work.
  2. 2 March 1934 — Berging marks the 500th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Low Walk.
  3. 3 March 1934 — A cart overturns in Orchard Street, Norrwick. The driver, a man of Weinfeld, is taken to hospital.
  4. 5 March 1934 — Keltberg & Narnkeisar Machine Works is wound up. 92 jobs are lost at Berging.
  5. 7 March 1934 — Schoner & Kroren, Millers is founded at Vellhausen by Arno Schoner.
  6. 9 March 1934 — The sawmill at Ostrabruck burns through the night. 33 men are out of work.
  7. 10 March 1934 — Weinwick Dairy is wound up. 131 jobs are lost at Weinwick.
  8. 11 March 1934 — A new school opens at Grauholt with 70 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
  9. 12 March 1934 — A new wing opens at the Sudfurt hospital, with 70 beds.
  10. 13 March 1934 — A motor omnibus service begins between Oberholt and Grautal.
  11. 15 March 1934 — The telegraph reaches Eisenheim. The first message sent is the front-line report.
  12. 18 March 1934 — Marschau Brewery lists on the Vellmar Exchange as WSO.
  13. 20 March 1934 — A cart overturns in Long Walk, Weinwick. The driver, a man of Dammsee, is taken to hospital.
  14. 22 March 1934 — The telegraph reaches Tarnmund. The first message sent is the front-line report.
  15. 24 March 1934 — The harvest at Grauburg is reported poor. Grain is 7 pfen the measure.
  16. 25 March 1934 — The coldest night in 50 years is recorded at Hochstadt. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
  17. 26 March 1934 — A new school opens at Hollhausen with 50 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
  18. 27 March 1934 — The paper mill at Tarnmund burns through the night. 41 men are out of work.
  19. 28 March 1934 — The road between Sandfeld and Hagenkirchen is metalled at a cost of 30,000 marka.
  20. 29 March 1934 — Brenn & Ronkrecken is wound up. 450 jobs are lost at Weinfeld.
  21. 30 March 1934 — Kirbruch Cloth Works is wound up. 605 jobs are lost at Salzhafen.
  22. 31 March 1934 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Grauburg.

April · 20 issues

  1. 1 April 1934 — Weinfeld Vintners is admitted to the Pfahl League.
  2. 2 April 1934 — The bells of Sudholt church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
  3. 3 April 1934 — Oberholt marks the 800th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Short Row.
  4. 5 April 1934 — The coldest night in 40 years is recorded at Sanding. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
  5. 7 April 1934 — The bells of Oberholt church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
  6. 9 April 1934 — Tarnmoor Mills is founded at Tarnmoor by Hugo Pfeil.
  7. 12 April 1934 — The bells of Weinfeld church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
  8. 14 April 1934 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Reedtal so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
  9. 15 April 1934 — Dammberg Construction lists on the Vellmar Exchange as LKT.
  10. 17 April 1934 — A picture house opens in Bridge Street, Sandfeld, seating 700.
  11. 18 April 1934 — The bells of Oberholt church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
  12. 19 April 1934 — The Spring Action at Black Pool. The 5th Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged.
  13. 20 April 1934 — Grauburg marks the 700th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Garrison Gate.
  14. 21 April 1934 — A new bridge is opened at Hochstadt by the Minister of the Interior. It has 3 arches.
  15. 23 April 1934 — The Ostra rises 20 centimetres above its mark at Hagenkirchen. Cellars in Vine Row are flooded.
  16. 25 April 1934 — The harvest at Norrwick is reported good. Grain is 3 pfen the measure.
  17. 26 April 1934 — The Ostra rises 60 centimetres above its mark at Hollhausen. Cellars in Iron Gate are flooded.
  18. 28 April 1934 — A new wing opens at the Norrhafen hospital, with 20 beds.
  19. 29 April 1934 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Reedtal so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
  20. 30 April 1934 — United Marsh Timber lists on the Vellmar Exchange as IVR.

May · 16 issues

  1. 2 May 1934 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Weinau so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
  2. 4 May 1934 — A new bridge is opened at Lindenmar by the Minister of the Interior. It has 3 arches.
  3. 5 May 1934 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Weinau.
  4. 6 May 1934 — A new school opens at Weinau with 80 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
  5. 7 May 1934 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Vellmar.
  6. 10 May 1934 — Workers at the paper mill in Oberholt stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 4 days.
  7. 13 May 1934 — The harvest at Weinfeld is reported the best in memory. Grain is 3 pfen the measure.
  8. 14 May 1934 — A new school opens at Tarnmund with 20 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
  9. 15 May 1934 — A motor omnibus service begins between Grauburg and Oberholt.
  10. 19 May 1934 — A new wing opens at the Sanding hospital, with 50 beds.
  11. 21 May 1934 — A storm strips roofs in Sudholt and fells the old lime in Bridge Street.
  12. 24 May 1934 — The telegraph reaches Grauburg. The first message sent is the front-line report.
  13. 25 May 1934 — The telegraph reaches Brennholt. The first message sent is the front-line report.
  14. 26 May 1934 — A new school opens at Hagenkirchen with 30 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
  15. 28 May 1934 — Gas lighting is installed in Market Street, Oberholt. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
  16. 30 May 1934 — Rellkinen Cloth Works lists on the Vellmar Exchange as REL.

June · 16 issues

  1. 1 June 1934 — A crowd of 6,000 watches the Pfahl match at Berging. There are 59 arrests.
  2. 2 June 1934 — A motor omnibus service begins between Hagenkirchen and Kessel.
  3. 3 June 1934 — The summer fair opens at Sanding. 700 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
  4. 4 June 1934 — The bells of Tarnmoor church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
  5. 7 June 1934 — Brenn Import is founded at Reedtal by Gregor Brenn.
  6. 8 June 1934 — Hagenkirchen Motor Works is wound up. 422 jobs are lost at Hagenkirchen.
  7. 9 June 1934 — Piped water reaches Church Lane, Dammsee. The old pump is retained by public request.
  8. 11 June 1934 — Piped water reaches Orchard Quay, Lindenmar. The old pump is retained by public request.
  9. 12 June 1934 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Hochstadt.
  10. 14 June 1934 — The harvest at Norrbruck is reported late. Grain is 6 pfen the measure.
  11. 15 June 1934 — Tarnmund marks the 800th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Ostra Row.
  12. 17 June 1934 — Sudholt Ironworks is founded at Sudholt by Oskar Krasser.
  13. 18 June 1934 — A new wing opens at the Sanding hospital, with 20 beds.
  14. 19 June 1934 — The 123rd Victory Day parade ends at Victory Square in a cold wind off the Ostra. The War Ministry estimates the crowd at 39,000. The year's casualty roll is read.
  15. 22 June 1934 — The Ostra rises 20 centimetres above its mark at Kessel. Cellars in Mill Lane are flooded.
  16. 24 June 1934 — The paper mill at Brennholt burns through the night. 8 men are out of work.

July · 15 issues

  1. 3 July 1934 — Reinholt Almanacs (Licensed) is founded at Hochstadt by Anna Reinholt.
  2. 4 July 1934 — The road between Ostrabruck and Sudfurt is metalled at a cost of 40,000 marka.
  3. 7 July 1934 — Wendl & Saurnberg is wound up. 813 jobs are lost at Weinau.
  4. 9 July 1934 — Workers at the sawmill in Weinfeld stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 3 days.
  5. 10 July 1934 — Piped water reaches Long Way, Hochstadt. The old pump is retained by public request.
  6. 13 July 1934 — Hagenkirchen Motor Works is acquired by Tarberg Cloth Works.
  7. 17 July 1934 — A motor omnibus service begins between Reedtal and Reedtal.
  8. 18 July 1934 — The summer fair opens at Wasserdorf. 300 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
  9. 21 July 1934 — A storm strips roofs in Marschau and fells the old lime in Printer Street.
  10. 24 July 1934 — A motor omnibus service begins between Dammberg and Norrwick.
  11. 25 July 1934 — The road between Sudholt and Oberbach is metalled at a cost of 70,000 marka.
  12. 27 July 1934 — The telegraph reaches Lindenmar. The first message sent is the front-line report.
  13. 28 July 1934 — Bank of Ostrand lists on the Vellmar Exchange as KAG.
  14. 29 July 1934 — The Ostra rises 60 centimetres above its mark at Weinwick. Cellars in Short Street are flooded.
  15. 30 July 1934 — The tannery at Berging burns through the night. 4 men are out of work.

August · 13 issues

  1. 2 August 1934 — The first train reaches Berging. The journey from Vellmar takes 6 hours.
  2. 3 August 1934 — The tannery at Norrbruck burns through the night. 39 men are out of work.
  3. 4 August 1934 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Vellhausen.
  4. 6 August 1934 — The paper mill at Oberholt burns through the night. 55 men are out of work.
  5. 8 August 1934 — The summer fair opens at Eisenheim. 300 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
  6. 12 August 1934 — A crowd of 6,000 watches the Pfahl match at Vellhausen. There are 53 arrests.
  7. 13 August 1934 — The first train reaches Weinau. The journey from Vellmar takes 7 hours.
  8. 17 August 1934 — The first train reaches Hagenkirchen. The journey from Vellmar takes 6 hours.
  9. 25 August 1934 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Eisenheim.
  10. 27 August 1934 — Hallin Mill Company is acquired by Brenn Import.
  11. 28 August 1934 — The Court of Chronological Offences rules in The Crown v. A. W.: 3 years, suspended.
  12. 29 August 1934 — Gas lighting is installed in Iron Walk, Weinfeld. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
  13. 31 August 1934 — A fire in Salt Street at Reedtal destroys 2 houses. The garrison attend. No lives are lost.

September · 18 issues

  1. 1 September 1934 — Tarn & Risfil is wound up. 552 jobs are lost at Tarnmund.
  2. 2 September 1934 — The road between Kessel and Ostrabruck is metalled at a cost of 50,000 marka.
  3. 4 September 1934 — A picture house opens in Salt Row, Grauburg, seating 200.
  4. 5 September 1934 — The bells of Salzhafen church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
  5. 6 September 1934 — The Marschau Conference opens its 75th session. Water is poured. The delegation of Hichistan is recorded as not present.
  6. 8 September 1934 — A new bridge is opened at Hollstadt by the Minister of the Interior. It has 2 arches.
  7. 9 September 1934 — The bells of Sanding church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
  8. 11 September 1934 — Piped water reaches Weaver Street, Norrwick. The old pump is retained by public request.
  9. 14 September 1934 — Kessel Stores lists on the Vellmar Exchange as KTP.
  10. 16 September 1934 — A crowd of 6,000 watches the Pfahl match at Reedtal. There are 19 arrests.
  11. 18 September 1934 — Hagenkirchen Stores lists on the Vellmar Exchange as MKZ.
  12. 20 September 1934 — Egon Trost is appointed Minister of Chronology.
  13. 21 September 1934 — A motor omnibus service begins between Grauburg and Norrwick.
  14. 23 September 1934 — Sudholt marks the 800th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Bridge Street.
  15. 25 September 1934 — A crowd of 6,000 watches the Pfahl match at Vellhausen. There are 54 arrests.
  16. 28 September 1934 — A new bridge is opened at Oberbach by the Minister of the Interior. It has 7 arches.
  17. 29 September 1934 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Weinwick.
  18. 30 September 1934 — The coldest night in 70 years is recorded at Marschau. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.

October · 18 issues

  1. 1 October 1934 — A cart overturns in Ferry Street, Norrbruck. The driver, a man of Hollhausen, is taken to hospital.
  2. 2 October 1934 — Grauholt marks the 200th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Well Square.
  3. 3 October 1934 — A new bridge is opened at Tarnmoor by the Minister of the Interior. It has 5 arches.
  4. 4 October 1934 — The Ostra rises 30 centimetres above its mark at Berging. Cellars in Old Gate Walk are flooded.
  5. 5 October 1934 — Tokbrell & Co., Bankers lists on the Vellmar Exchange as TOK.
  6. 6 October 1934 — General election for the Assembly, 1934. 4 parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions. The Assembly Union wins the most seats with 19.
  7. 7 October 1934 — A picture house opens in Lime Square, Hollstadt, seating 500.
  8. 11 October 1934 — Hagenkirchen Stores is declared bankrupt. 364 jobs are lost at Hagenkirchen.
  9. 12 October 1934 — A motor omnibus service begins between Berging and Kessel.
  10. 13 October 1934 — Berging Weaving Company is founded at Berging by Tobias Kaltz.
  11. 14 October 1934 — Eisenheim marks the 800th anniversary of its charter with a procession along School Way.
  12. 17 October 1934 — The Ostra rises 50 centimetres above its mark at Sanding. Cellars in Salt Quay are flooded.
  13. 19 October 1934 — A storm strips roofs in Oberbach and fells the old lime in Church Way.
  14. 21 October 1934 — Gas lighting is installed in High Way, Hollhausen. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
  15. 22 October 1934 — Brenner Electrical is wound up. 201 jobs are lost at Marschau.
  16. 25 October 1934 — The road between Oberholt and Dammsee is metalled at a cost of 20,000 marka.
  17. 27 October 1934 — Falk Eel Canning lists on the Vellmar Exchange as FLK.
  18. 29 October 1934 — A new school opens at Sanding with 30 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.

November · 19 issues

  1. 2 November 1934 — A cart overturns in Long Quay, Weinfeld. The driver, a man of Weinwick, is taken to hospital.
  2. 6 November 1934 — Gas lighting is installed in Iron Gate, Hollhausen. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
  3. 8 November 1934 — A new wing opens at the Vellmar hospital, with 50 beds.
  4. 9 November 1934 — A cart overturns in Low Gate, Vellmar. The driver, a man of Kessel, is taken to hospital.
  5. 10 November 1934 — The bells of Eisenheim church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
  6. 12 November 1934 — Marschau Garrison win the Pfahl League, their 32nd title, with 18 wins from 18. Karl Sudmann of Weinfeld Vintners is top scorer with 36 stakes.
  7. 13 November 1934 — The first train reaches Norrhafen. The journey from Vellmar takes 2 hours.
  8. 14 November 1934 — Grauholt marks the 200th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Mill Street.
  9. 16 November 1934 — A cart overturns in Long Row, Reedtal. The driver, a man of Grautal, is taken to hospital.
  10. 17 November 1934 — The autumn fair opens at Eisenheim. 700 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
  11. 19 November 1934 — Ostrabruck marks the 800th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Well Street.
  12. 20 November 1934 — United Marsh Timber is declared bankrupt. 583 jobs are lost at Tarnmund.
  13. 21 November 1934 — Weinwick Ordnance Works lists on the Vellmar Exchange as OLI.
  14. 22 November 1934 — Workers at the tannery in Norrhafen stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 7 days.
  15. 23 November 1934 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Sudholt so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
  16. 26 November 1934 — The Autumn Action at the Third Stake. The 5th Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged.
  17. 27 November 1934 — A crowd of 5,000 watches the Pfahl match at Oberbach. There are 26 arrests.
  18. 28 November 1934 — A crowd of 7,000 watches the Pfahl match at Dammberg. There are 10 arrests.
  19. 30 November 1934 — Piped water reaches Short Row, Oberholt. The old pump is retained by public request.

December · 14 issues

  1. 1 December 1934 — Ludwig Wendl wins the Assembly Medal for Verse for East of the Stakes.
  2. 2 December 1934 — The coldest night in 60 years is recorded at Sanding. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
  3. 3 December 1934 — Fenn & Sons, Brewers is founded at Grauburg by Else Fenn.
  4. 6 December 1934 — Gas lighting is installed in Forge Row, Tarnmund. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
  5. 7 December 1934 — Frieda Hallin wins the Varrant Prize for Literature for The Lantern of Hagenkirchen.
  6. 8 December 1934 — A storm strips roofs in Salzhafen and fells the old lime in Chapel Quay.
  7. 9 December 1934 — A new wing opens at the Norrwick hospital, with 70 beds.
  8. 11 December 1934 — The weaving shed at Hagenkirchen burns through the night. 35 men are out of work.
  9. 13 December 1934 — A cart overturns in Lime Square, Norrhafen. The driver, a man of Weinau, is taken to hospital.
  10. 14 December 1934 — A new school opens at Grauburg with 60 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
  11. 19 December 1934 — Workers at the paper mill in Sanding stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 3 days.
  12. 21 December 1934 — A picture house opens in Garrison Square, Oberholt, seating 600.
  13. 23 December 1934 — The telegraph reaches Norrbruck. The first message sent is the front-line report.
  14. 26 December 1934 — The first train reaches Salzhafen. The journey from Vellmar takes 4 hours.

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