The Evening Courier

January · 14 issues

1. 3 January 1949 The Ostra rises 70 centimetres above its mark at Eisenheim. Cellars in Mill Row are flooded.
2. 6 January 1949 Kessler Vineyards lists on the Vellmar Exchange as OAR.
3. 8 January 1949 The bells of Ostrabruck church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
4. 9 January 1949 Workers at the weaving shed in Oberbach stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 6 days.
5. 10 January 1949 The harvest at Oberbach is reported late. Grain is 3 pfen the measure.
6. 13 January 1949 Gas lighting is installed in Weaver Square, Tarnmoor. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
7. 15 January 1949 Hallin Electronics is wound up. 274 jobs are lost at Norrwick.
8. 16 January 1949 Hallin Eel Canning is wound up. 705 jobs are lost at Tarnmoor.
9. 19 January 1949 United Marsh Timber is wound up. 680 jobs are lost at Vellmar.
10. 23 January 1949 The coldest night in 50 years is recorded at Grauburg. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
11. 24 January 1949 A new school opens at Hochstadt with 40 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
12. 25 January 1949 A motor omnibus service begins between Reedtal and Vellhausen.
13. 27 January 1949 The foundry at Salzhafen burns through the night. 20 men are out of work.
14. 28 January 1949 The winter fair opens at Dammberg. 200 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.

February · 14 issues

1. 2 February 1949 Electric light is switched on in the market square at Vellhausen.
2. 4 February 1949 A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Ostrabruck so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
3. 5 February 1949 The Annual War Appropriation for 1949, 19,029,825 marka, passes the Assembly 63 to 0, the first business of the session.
4. 7 February 1949 The coldest night in 20 years is recorded at Berging. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
5. 9 February 1949 The harvest at Tarnmund is reported poor. Grain is 6 pfen the measure.
6. 11 February 1949 Wendl Causeway Supply is founded at Hagenkirchen by Tobias Wendl.
7. 12 February 1949 Seinek Almanacs (Licensed) is founded at Kessel by Johanna Seinek.
8. 13 February 1949 Electric light is switched on in the market square at Weinfeld.
9. 14 February 1949 The telegraph reaches Brennholt. The first message sent is the front-line report.
10. 18 February 1949 The coldest night in 30 years is recorded at Sanding. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
11. 22 February 1949 Hochstadt Dye Company lists on the Vellmar Exchange as LCK.
12. 23 February 1949 The winter fair opens at Norrhafen. 700 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
13. 24 February 1949 Piped water reaches Bridge Street, Sandfeld. The old pump is retained by public request.
14. 28 February 1949 Wulf Engineering lists on the Vellmar Exchange as WUL.

March · 22 issues

1. 1 March 1949 The Ostra rises 60 centimetres above its mark at Reedtal. Cellars in Bridge Street are flooded.
2. 2 March 1949 Electric light is switched on in the market square at Tarnmund.
3. 3 March 1949 The harvest at Ostrabruck is reported average. Grain is 4 pfen the measure.
4. 5 March 1949 Piped water reaches Tanner Lane, Grauholt. The old pump is retained by public request.
5. 6 March 1949 A picture house opens in Lime Street, Ostrabruck, seating 200.
6. 7 March 1949 A storm strips roofs in Grauburg and fells the old lime in Harbour Gate.
7. 9 March 1949 A new school opens at Weinwick with 80 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
8. 10 March 1949 The telegraph reaches Grautal. The first message sent is the front-line report.
9. 11 March 1949 A crowd of 7,000 watches the Pfahl match at Weinwick. There are 43 arrests.
10. 12 March 1949 A crowd of 2,000 watches the Pfahl match at Norrhafen. There are 11 arrests.
11. 13 March 1949 The harvest at Sanding is reported late. Grain is 2 pfen the measure.
12. 14 March 1949 The coldest night in 50 years is recorded at Norrhafen. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
13. 16 March 1949 A crowd of 6,000 watches the Pfahl match at Sudholt. There are 13 arrests.
14. 17 March 1949 The telegraph reaches Reedtal. The first message sent is the front-line report.
15. 18 March 1949 Piped water reaches Printer Street, Dammsee. The old pump is retained by public request.
16. 20 March 1949 A cart overturns in Long Quay, Weinfeld. The driver, a man of Kessel, is taken to hospital.
17. 22 March 1949 The coldest night in 20 years is recorded at Vellmar. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
18. 24 March 1949 The first train reaches Oberbach. The journey from Vellmar takes 5 hours.
19. 26 March 1949 The telegraph reaches Oberbach. The first message sent is the front-line report.
20. 28 March 1949 Gas lighting is installed in Old Gate Walk, Sudfurt. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
21. 30 March 1949 The telegraph reaches Dammberg. The first message sent is the front-line report.
22. 31 March 1949 Grauholt marks the 200th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Tanner Lane.

April · 15 issues

1. 2 April 1949 A picture house opens in Lime Lane, Tarnmoor, seating 700.
2. 3 April 1949 Gas lighting is installed in Salt Street, Weinwick. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
3. 5 April 1949 The road between Marschau and Norrhafen is metalled at a cost of 20,000 marka.
4. 6 April 1949 Brenn Haulage is acquired by Oberholt Ironworks.
5. 8 April 1949 A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Grautal so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
6. 9 April 1949 A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Grauburg so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
7. 10 April 1949 A motor omnibus service begins between Vellhausen and Berging.
8. 12 April 1949 Rabe Foundry is founded at Dammberg by Agnes Rabe.
9. 14 April 1949 A new wing opens at the Salzhafen hospital, with 20 beds.
10. 18 April 1949 Rusk Almanacs (Licensed) lists on the Vellmar Exchange as EPU.
11. 19 April 1949 Weinau Gas Company is acquired by Hollhausen Dairy.
12. 20 April 1949 A picture house opens in Long Way, Tarnmoor, seating 300.
13. 23 April 1949 The spring fair opens at Vellhausen. 300 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
14. 25 April 1949 A new bridge is opened at Weinwick by the Minister of the Interior. It has 7 arches.
15. 26 April 1949 The Ostra rises 70 centimetres above its mark at Tarnmund. Cellars in Forge Row are flooded.

May · 14 issues

1. 1 May 1949 The Ostra rises 70 centimetres above its mark at Dammberg. Cellars in Church Way are flooded.
2. 2 May 1949 A new school opens at Weinwick with 60 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
3. 4 May 1949 The bells of Lindenmar church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
4. 8 May 1949 A motor omnibus service begins between Norrbruck and Vellmar.
5. 10 May 1949 Electric light is switched on in the market square at Salzhafen.
6. 11 May 1949 Electric light is switched on in the market square at Grautal.
7. 13 May 1949 The sawmill at Tarnmund burns through the night. 41 men are out of work.
8. 14 May 1949 The harvest at Eisenheim is reported average. Grain is 3 pfen the measure.
9. 15 May 1949 Gas lighting is installed in Garrison Lane, Sandfeld. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
10. 16 May 1949 A crowd of 8,000 watches the Pfahl match at Sanding. There are 49 arrests.
11. 18 May 1949 Workers at the sawmill in Hollhausen stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 6 days.
12. 19 May 1949 The first train reaches Sanding. The journey from Vellmar takes 3 hours.
13. 20 May 1949 A crowd of 3,000 watches the Pfahl match at Weinfeld. There are 57 arrests.
14. 31 May 1949 The harvest at Oberholt is reported late. Grain is 5 pfen the measure.

June · 13 issues

1. 1 June 1949 A picture house opens in Ostra Street, Reedtal, seating 200.
2. 2 June 1949 Reedtal marks the 500th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Ostra Street.
3. 3 June 1949 Workers at the foundry in Hagenkirchen stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 6 days.
4. 7 June 1949 A new school opens at Salzhafen with 80 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
5. 12 June 1949 A storm strips roofs in Weinau and fells the old lime in High Street.
6. 14 June 1949 Norrwick Mills is founded at Norrwick by Leon Testen.
7. 15 June 1949 The bells of Norrwick church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
8. 16 June 1949 The harvest at Vellmar is reported late. Grain is 7 pfen the measure.
9. 19 June 1949 The 138th Victory Day parade ends at Victory Square under clear skies. The War Ministry estimates the crowd at 13,000. The year's casualty roll is read.
10. 20 June 1949 Electric light is switched on in the market square at Tarnmund.
11. 21 June 1949 A new school opens at Ostrabruck with 80 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
12. 25 June 1949 A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Grauburg so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
13. 27 June 1949 The telegraph reaches Sudfurt. The first message sent is the front-line report.

July · 13 issues

1. 2 July 1949 Workers at the foundry in Dammberg stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 7 days.
2. 4 July 1949 Tomas Kolm is appointed Minister of the Interior.
3. 5 July 1949 A picture house opens in Short Row, Reedtal, seating 600.
4. 6 July 1949 The first train reaches Dammberg. The journey from Vellmar takes 7 hours.
5. 7 July 1949 Electric light is switched on in the market square at Tarnmund.
6. 11 July 1949 Geten Stake & Plank is wound up. 762 jobs are lost at Tarnmoor.
7. 13 July 1949 The harvest at Kessel is reported the best in memory. Grain is 5 pfen the measure.
8. 15 July 1949 Grirnbech Eel Canning lists on the Vellmar Exchange as GRIR.
9. 19 July 1949 A storm strips roofs in Berging and fells the old lime in Lime Square.
10. 20 July 1949 The summer fair opens at Sanding. 400 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
11. 22 July 1949 A storm strips roofs in Hochstadt and fells the old lime in Tanner Street.
12. 25 July 1949 The bells of Sudfurt church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
13. 29 July 1949 The harvest at Dammsee is reported the best in memory. Grain is 2 pfen the measure.

August · 6 issues

1. 5 August 1949 Lesing & Sons, Printers is wound up. 83 jobs are lost at Sudholt.
2. 13 August 1949 Eisenheim marks the 600th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Forge Row.
3. 15 August 1949 A four-digit number appears overnight on the Sanding market cross. It is removed before dawn. Three people are questioned.
4. 16 August 1949 The summer fair opens at Hollhausen. 300 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
5. 24 August 1949 The first train reaches Norrbruck. The journey from Vellmar takes 7 hours.
6. 25 August 1949 Brenn Foundry lists on the Vellmar Exchange as AWS.

September · 11 issues

1. 2 September 1949 The telegraph reaches Weinwick. The first message sent is the front-line report.
2. 6 September 1949 The Marschau Conference opens its 90th session. Water is poured. The delegation of Hichistan is recorded as not present.
3. 8 September 1949 The autumn fair opens at Oberholt. 400 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
4. 13 September 1949 The Autumn Action at the Drowned Wood. The 5th Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged.
5. 14 September 1949 Morner Clockworks (Licensed) lists on the Vellmar Exchange as MRN.
6. 15 September 1949 Licensed Calendars of Kesselhöh is founded at Grauburg by Otto Lenz.
7. 20 September 1949 Erna Brenn becomes Chair of the Marschau Conference.
8. 21 September 1949 The harvest at Weinwick is reported average. Grain is 7 pfen the measure.
9. 22 September 1949 A cart overturns in School Way, Hollstadt. The driver, a man of Vellhausen, is taken to hospital.
10. 26 September 1949 A fire in Vine Walk at Norrhafen destroys 3 houses. The garrison attend. No lives are lost.
11. 28 September 1949 Electric light is switched on in the market square at Salzhafen.

October · 16 issues

1. 3 October 1949 A new wing opens at the Brennholt hospital, with 20 beds.
2. 4 October 1949 General election for the Assembly, 1949. 4 parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions. The Reed Party wins the most seats with 18.
3. 6 October 1949 A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Sandfeld so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
4. 7 October 1949 Electric light is switched on in the market square at Kessel.
5. 11 October 1949 A new wing opens at the Wasserdorf hospital, with 60 beds.
6. 12 October 1949 A crowd of 8,000 watches the Pfahl match at Ostrabruck. There are 29 arrests.
7. 14 October 1949 A new bridge is opened at Grauholt by the Minister of the Interior. It has 5 arches.
8. 17 October 1949 Electric light is switched on in the market square at Wasserdorf.
9. 20 October 1949 A fire in Vine Street at Weinfeld destroys 3 houses. The town watch attend. No lives are lost.
10. 22 October 1949 The telegraph reaches Lindenmar. The first message sent is the front-line report.
11. 23 October 1949 A new school opens at Vellhausen with 40 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
12. 24 October 1949 The Ostra rises 20 centimetres above its mark at Sandfeld. Cellars in Garrison Lane are flooded.
13. 27 October 1949 The first train reaches Hagenkirchen. The journey from Vellmar takes 2 hours.
14. 28 October 1949 Daffer Electrical lists on the Vellmar Exchange as DAF.
15. 29 October 1949 Vindboch & Mandlind, Merchants lists on the Vellmar Exchange as VIN.
16. 31 October 1949 Brenn Foods is acquired by Quast Brewery.

November · 11 issues

1. 6 November 1949 The telegraph reaches Sandfeld. The first message sent is the front-line report.
2. 7 November 1949 The coldest night in 80 years is recorded at Norrhafen. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
3. 11 November 1949 A crowd of 6,000 watches the Pfahl match at Eisenheim. There are 9 arrests.
4. 13 November 1949 Viktor Hallin becomes Senior Archivist.
5. 15 November 1949 A storm strips roofs in Sudholt and fells the old lime in Ferry Gate.
6. 19 November 1949 The road between Hollhausen and Dammsee is metalled at a cost of 60,000 marka.
7. 22 November 1949 Dammberg Construction lists on the Vellmar Exchange as NNW.
8. 23 November 1949 A fire in Cooper Street at Marschau destroys 5 houses. The town watch attend. No lives are lost.
9. 25 November 1949 A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Sandfeld so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
10. 26 November 1949 Tarnholt Chemie lists on the Vellmar Exchange as KDR.
11. 27 November 1949 Marschau Garrison win the Pfahl League, their 43rd title, with 15 wins from 18. Roland Gristen of Weinfeld Vintners is top scorer with 40 stakes.

December · 18 issues

1. 2 December 1949 Paul Bohm wins the Varrant Prize for Literature for Shore in the Marsh.
2. 4 December 1949 The Court of Chronological Offences rules in The Crown v. A. V.: 3 months.
3. 7 December 1949 Gas lighting is installed in Weaver Gate, Eisenheim. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
4. 8 December 1949 Hedwig Schall wins the Assembly Medal for Verse for The Long Line.
5. 9 December 1949 The harvest at Norrhafen is reported late. Grain is 5 pfen the measure.
6. 11 December 1949 The Ostra rises 40 centimetres above its mark at Vellmar. Cellars in Low Gate are flooded.
7. 12 December 1949 A cart overturns in Mill Gate, Norrbruck. The driver, a man of Norrbruck, is taken to hospital.
8. 14 December 1949 The Ostra rises 40 centimetres above its mark at Norrhafen. Cellars in Salt Row are flooded.
9. 15 December 1949 Fenn Causeway Supply is acquired by Vindboch & Mandlind, Merchants.
10. 16 December 1949 A storm strips roofs in Hollhausen and fells the old lime in Ferry Square.
11. 20 December 1949 Electric light is switched on in the market square at Wasserdorf.
12. 21 December 1949 Marschner Life lists on the Vellmar Exchange as NIT.
13. 22 December 1949 Grautal Transport is founded at Grautal by Paula Kaltz.
14. 24 December 1949 The bells of Weinwick church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
15. 25 December 1949 Workers at the sawmill in Weinwick stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 6 days.
16. 26 December 1949 A motor omnibus service begins between Weinwick and Wasserdorf.
17. 28 December 1949 A new school opens at Brennholt with 60 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
18. 31 December 1949 Sandfeld marks the 400th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Garrison Street.