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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Vellmar, 28 August 1963, after. You can tell which. Markes Media lists on the Vellmar Exchange as MAA.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

The Ministry sent no names. The Courier is glad of it.

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

Courts and Assembly

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

28 August 1963. The Railway Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 43 votes to 18. Provides 137903 marka for works between Grauburg and Grauburg. It took them all afternoon.

23 August 1963. The Technical Colleges Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 39 votes to 20. Applies to children between 5 and 12. It took them all afternoon.

The High Court. Fostmann v. Ralgaulter: Concerning an article in The Evening Courier. Ruling: dismissed: fair comment. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. Brenn v. Veinmin: Concerning smoke from a foundry at Reedtal. Ruling: damages of 59056 marka. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. The Crown v. Fenn: Concerning fraud on the Royal Post. Ruling: acquitted. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. The Crown v. Terfeld: Concerning desertion from the Marsh Regiments. Ruling: 4 years. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of Westgau. Wendl v. Hallin: Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: for the tenant. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. Hechholt v. Hallin: Concerning an article in The Schwartzistan Herald. Ruling: for the plaintiff, 59056 marka. You should have seen the faces.

Money

What your pfen buys this week.

Bread 118.1 pfen the loaf. Beer 177.2 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 16.58 marka. A room costs 58.03 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 20,148. Bank rate 5.22 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 35,104,141 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

Hatched, matched and dispatched.

232 births, 99 weddings, 172 deaths this week. Population 630,116.

On this day

157 years ago. The harvest at Hagenkirchen is reported average. Grain is 3 pfen the measure. Report.

154 years ago. A fire in Well Row at Sandfeld destroys 4 houses. The volunteer brigade attend. No lives are lost. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 1962 went to Marschau Garrison. Full table.

ClubWL
Marschau Garrison164
Grauburg Fortress164
Weinfeld Vintners155
Tarnmund Lake128
Reedside Athletic119
Brennholt Farmers1010
Hollstadt Workers713
Kessel Iron713
Norrwick Printers614
Ostrabruck Bridge515
Vellmar Wardens515

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 The Exchange is not for you this week.
Virgo Your papers are in order. Keep them that way.
Libra Buy the loaf, not the cake.
Scorpio Hold your tongue at the ferry.
Sagittarius The road is longer than the map says.
Capricorn Hard work this week; the reward is next week, or the one after.
Aquarius Drink the beer, not the water.
Pisces The water is high. Stay on the causeway.

The Courier crossword

Today's 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.

Printed and published at Vellmar by The Evening Courier. One pfen. Registered under the Press Act. Casualty figures as published by the War Ministry.

From the Courier's digitised back issues, every evening since 4 September 1871. Reproduced as printed.