The Evening Courier, 6 November 1949

Money · Ostrabruck · 31 October 1949

Brenn Foods is acquired by Quast Brewery.

Brenn Foods is acquired by Quast Brewery. The Courier asked the men at the gate. They shrugged. The Courier was there.

In the story: Quast Brewery, Brenn Foods.

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

**Our picture:** Ostrabruck, 31 October 1949, the crowd. Spot yourself. Brenn Foods is acquired by Quast Brewery.

Around the country · Sandfeld

The telegraph reaches Sandfeld

The telegraph reaches Sandfeld. The first message sent is the front-line report. You could not make it up. In the story: Sandfeld, Printer Row.

Around the country · Hochstadt

Workers at the weaving shed in Hochstadt stop work over wages

Workers at the weaving shed in Hochstadt stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 7 days. You could not make it up. In the story: Hochstadt, Well Lane.

Around the country · Eisenheim

The bells of Eisenheim church are recast

The bells of Eisenheim church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. More in tomorrow's Courier. In the story: Eisenheim, Mill Row.

Around the country · Salzhafen

A new school opens at Salzhafen with 20 pupils

A new school opens at Salzhafen with 20 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. The Courier's man was there. In the story: Salzhafen, Short Way.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

Private

Stefan Grau, of Kessel

The 1st Marsh Regiment

enemy action

2 November 1949

As issued by the War Ministry. The Courier adds nothing.

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

Courts and Assembly

The Assembly this week, in words of one syllable where possible.

The Court of Chronological Offences. The Crown v. V. T.: Concerning possession of a clock face with an unlicensed year. Ruling: fined 5113 marka. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Melen v. Thal: Concerning a boundary between two farms at Sudholt. Ruling: for the defendant. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of Norrfeld. Fromm v. Falk: Concerning a contract for church bells not delivered. Ruling: contract void. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Osmoor. The Crown v. Moor: Concerning theft of church bells. Ruling: 15 months. You should have seen the faces.

Money

The prices that matter.

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.

226 births, 97 weddings, 145 deaths this week. Population 578,379.

On this day

144 years ago. A fire in Mill Lane at Tarnmund destroys 8 houses. The volunteer brigade attend. No lives are lost. Report.

143 years ago. The Ostra rises 80 centimetres above its mark at Tarnmund. Cellars in Ostra Row are flooded. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 1949 went to Marschau Garrison. Full table.

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

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

The Stars

Aries You will be asked the time. Give the licensed one.

Taurus The weather turns and so does your luck, briefly.

Gemini Two invitations for the same evening. Take the nearer.

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

Leo Someone admires your coat. Do not lend it.

Virgo A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.

Libra A quarrel over nothing. It ends by supper.

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

Sagittarius A wager is offered. Decline it with a smile.

Capricorn A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.

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.