The Evening Courier, 8 May 1949

Around the country · Norrbruck · 8 May 1949

A motor omnibus service begins between Norrbruck and Vellmar.

A motor omnibus service begins between Norrbruck and Vellmar. Hundreds turned out. A woman at the market told the Courier: 'We heard it from the far bank and thought it was the ferry.' The Courier can reveal no more tonight.

In the story: Norrbruck, Garrison Street.

The Grand Chancellor, Rudolf Brenn, was not available to the Courier tonight.

**Our picture:** Norrbruck, 8 May 1949, this afternoon. The Courier's camera was there. A motor omnibus service begins between Norrbruck and Vellmar.

Around the country · Lindenmar

The bells of Lindenmar church are recast

The bells of Lindenmar church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. Hundreds turned out. In the story: Lindenmar, Garrison Gate.

Around the country · Kessel

The tannery at Kessel burns through the night

The tannery at Kessel burns through the night. 42 men are out of work. Details inside. In the story: Kessel, Printer Street.

Around the country · Brennholt

A storm strips roofs in Brennholt and fells the old lime in Reed Walk

A storm strips roofs in Brennholt and fells the old lime in Reed Walk. The Courier can reveal no more tonight. In the story: Brennholt, Reed Walk.

Around the country · Weinwick

A new school opens at Weinwick with 60 pupils

A new school opens at Weinwick with 60 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. Details inside. In the story: Weinwick, Long Way.

About Town

The Courier's eyes and ears in the cafés.

Teodor Rabe, printer, is 76 today. Still at it. The Courier raises a glass.

Bertil Tickel, farmer, is 74 today. Still at it. The Courier raises a glass.

Viktor Brenn, farmer, is 66 today. Still at it. The Courier raises a glass.

Maria Mengen, farmer, is 61 today. Still at it. The Courier raises a glass.

Gregor Ternel, farm labourer, is 58 today. The cake was seen leaving the baker's at 8.

Oskar Koking, miner, is 58 today. Friends have been asked not to mention it. Friends have mentioned it.

Hedwig Fenn, labourer, is 58 today. Friends have been asked not to mention it. Friends have mentioned it.

Rudolf Dalar, teacher, is 55 today. The cake was seen leaving the baker's at 8.

Gone

Anna Solatz, labourer, born Hollwald 8 February 1869, died 6 May 1949.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

No names this week. Good.

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

Courts and Assembly

What the Assembly did while you were at work.

8 May 1949. An Act for the Better Improvement of Calendar Licensing goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 59 votes to 2. Administered by the Ministry of Chronology. Offences under this Act are tried before the Court of Chronological Offences. Comes into force on 1 January 1950. Nobody cheered.

7 May 1949. The Libraries Regulation Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 42 votes to 15. Applies to children between 5 and 14. You will notice, or you will not.

3 May 1949. An Act for the Better Licensing of Chronological Records goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 34 votes to 4. Administered by the Ministry of Chronology. Offences under this Act are tried before the Court of Chronological Offences. You will notice, or you will not.

The High Court. Dorn v. Staul: Concerning an article in The Schwartzistan Herald. Ruling: for the plaintiff, 13635 marka. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

Money

What your pfen buys this week.

Bread 68.2 pfen the loaf. Beer 102.3 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 8.62 marka. A room costs 30.15 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 10,063.30. Bank rate 5.05 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 18,031,802 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

The week in the registers.

212 births, 93 weddings, 143 deaths this week. Population 578,379.

On this day

136 years ago. A storm strips roofs in Tarnmoor and fells the old lime in Long Way. Report.

135 years ago. The harvest at Hagenkirchen is reported poor. Grain is 3 pfen the measure. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 1948 went to Marschau Garrison. Full table.

Club	W	L
Marschau Garrison	14	4
Reedside Athletic	12	6
Weinfeld Vintners	11	7
Tarnmund Lake	10	8
Grauburg Fortress	9	9
Norrwick Printers	9	9
Ostrabruck Bridge	8	10
Hollstadt Workers	7	11
Kessel Iron	7	11
Vellmar Wardens	3	15

The Courier's man on the bank rates the champions' stake-men 6 out of ten and the ferry 5.

The Stars

Aries Do not argue with a carter this week.

Taurus A door sticks. Oil it before it matters.

Gemini You will hear the same story twice. Believe the second telling.

Cancer Stay near the water. It is where you are happiest.

Leo An old debt is mentioned. Pay it before the month turns.

Virgo Sort the drawer you have been avoiding.

Libra Two people want your opinion. Give it to neither.

Scorpio Hold your tongue at the ferry.

Sagittarius Good news from a cousin. It costs you a stamp.

Capricorn The Ministry writes. Write back.

Aquarius Drink the beer, not the water.

Pisces Someone compliments your boots. They want to borrow them.

The Courier crossword

Across runs across. Down runs down. Solution tomorrow. Do not send in almanacs. Fill it in online. Yesterday's habit, today's solution.