The Evening Courier, 2 June 1949

Around the country · Reedtal · 2 June 1949

Reedtal marks the 500th anniversary of its charter with a procession along…

Reedtal marks the 500th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Ostra Street. Ask yourself why. The Courier's man was on the spot by shortly before the evening bell. More tomorrow.

In the story: Reedtal, Ostra Street.

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

**Our picture:** Reedtal, 2 June 1949, tonight. The Courier's camera was there. Reedtal marks the 500th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Ostra Street.

Around the country · Sudfurt

A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Sudfurt so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public

A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Sudfurt so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public. Nobody stayed indoors. In the story: Sudfurt, Salt Way.

Around the country · Reedtal

A picture house opens in Ostra Street, Reedtal, seating 200

A picture house opens in Ostra Street, Reedtal, seating 200. More in tomorrow's Courier. In the story: Reedtal, Ostra Street.

Around the country · Oberholt

The harvest at Oberholt is reported late

The harvest at Oberholt is reported late. Grain is 5 pfen the measure. The Courier's man was there. In the story: Oberholt, Lime Gate.

About Town

From the cafés, the quay and the back of the Assembly.

Tobias Ehrlich, soldier, is 69 today. Still at it. The Courier raises a glass.

Oskar Wendl, teacher, is 63 today. Friends say it shows.

Karl Wachs, soldier, is 62 today. Still at it. The Courier raises a glass.

Ludwig Rusk, postal worker, is 61 today. Not a day over 61, say friends.

Gertrud Schall, mason, is 57 today. The cake was seen leaving the baker's at 7.

Ilse Punnoll, labourer, is 56 today. Still working, still complaining about the ferry. Happy birthday.

Tobias Kaltz, factory worker, is 52 today. Not a day over 52, say friends.

Egon Mochschich, factory worker, is 51 today. Still at it. The Courier raises a glass.

Gone

Hilde Marsch, merchant, born Norrwick 25 November 1882, died 27 May 1949. Member of the Assembly.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

Private

Hugo Thal, of Reedtal

The 3rd Marsh Regiment

enemy action

2 June 1949

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.

1 June 1949. The Licensing (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 40 votes to 4. Penalty on conviction: a fine of 535 marka or 21 months. It changes The Licensing Act. Nobody cheered.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Gilhardt v. Jost: Concerning the estate of the late Jost. Ruling: will upheld. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. Brenn v. Marrow: Concerning an article in The Evening Courier. Ruling: apology ordered. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of Westgau. The Crown v. Brenn: Concerning desertion from the Marsh Regiments. Ruling: 7 years. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. The Crown v. Ehrlich: Concerning fraud on the Vellmar Exchange. Ruling: 9 years. You should have seen the faces.

Money

The Courier's shopping basket.

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.

Hatched, matched and dispatched.

261 births, 107 weddings, 137 deaths this week. Population 578,379.

On this day

140 years ago. The harvest at Grauholt is reported the best in memory. Grain is 3 pfen the measure. Report.

140 years ago. A storm strips roofs in Oberbach and fells the old lime in Orchard Street. 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 A letter you expected does not come. Buy bread early.

Taurus A door sticks. Oil it before it matters.

Gemini Say less at the market than you mean to.

Cancer A debt is paid to you in kind. Take it.

Leo Someone admires your coat. Do not lend it.

Virgo Count the change. Then count it again.

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

Scorpio Someone is keeping something from you. It is probably a cake.

Sagittarius The road is longer than the map says.

Capricorn Do not lend the ladder.

Aquarius The weather turns. So does a friend, briefly.

Pisces A small fish is better than no fish.

The Courier crossword

Clues marked Across run left to right; the rest run down. Solution in tomorrow's Courier. Entries with a licensed calendar reference are void. Fill it in online. Yesterday's habit, today's solution.