The Evening Courier

January · 14 issues

1. 1 January 1964 — The coldest night in 70 years is recorded at Kessel. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
2. 2 January 1964 — Vellmar marks the 300th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Garrison Street.
3. 3 January 1964 — Stiegl & Sons, Brewers is acquired by Dammberg Dye Company.
4. 4 January 1964 — The Ostra rises 80 centimetres above its mark at Berging. Cellars in Harbour Street are flooded.
5. 8 January 1964 — Ehrlich & Sons, Brewers lists on the Vellmar Exchange as EHRL.
6. 9 January 1964 — Workers at the sawmill in Grauburg stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 5 days.
7. 11 January 1964 — A storm strips roofs in Wasserdorf and fells the old lime in Harbour Street.
8. 12 January 1964 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Sudfurt so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
9. 18 January 1964 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Reedtal.
10. 22 January 1964 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Berging.
11. 25 January 1964 — Marschau marks the 600th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Cooper Walk.
12. 26 January 1964 — Brenner Publishing lists on the Vellmar Exchange as ZEV.
13. 27 January 1964 — Gas lighting is installed in Short Row, Oberholt. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
14. 30 January 1964 — Klerel Import lists on the Vellmar Exchange as KLER.

February · 15 issues

1. 2 February 1964 — The tannery at Brennholt burns through the night. 30 men are out of work.
2. 3 February 1964 — The Annual War Appropriation for 1964, 39,051,718 marka, passes the Assembly 63 to 0, the first business of the session.
3. 6 February 1964 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Weinfeld.
4. 9 February 1964 — The winter fair opens at Dammsee. 700 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
5. 10 February 1964 — The road between Eisenheim and Grauholt is metalled at a cost of 80,000 marka.
6. 11 February 1964 — Piped water reaches Ostra Lane, Weinau. The old pump is retained by public request.
7. 12 February 1964 — The telegraph reaches Tarnmoor. The first message sent is the front-line report.
8. 18 February 1964 — Gerst Stake & Plank lists on the Vellmar Exchange as GEK.
9. 19 February 1964 — Piped water reaches Bridge Quay, Ostrabruck. The old pump is retained by public request.
10. 20 February 1964 — Gas lighting is installed in Church Row, Ostrabruck. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
11. 21 February 1964 — The telegraph reaches Sudfurt. The first message sent is the front-line report.
12. 22 February 1964 — Gas lighting is installed in Ostra Street, Weinwick. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
13. 24 February 1964 — The road between Hollhausen and Vellhausen is metalled at a cost of 80,000 marka.
14. 26 February 1964 — A storm strips roofs in Sanding and fells the old lime in Reed Lane.
15. 29 February 1964 — The first train reaches Grautal. The journey from Vellmar takes 7 hours.

March · 14 issues

1. 4 March 1964 — The harvest at Hagenkirchen is reported good. Grain is 5 pfen the measure.
2. 6 March 1964 — The first train reaches Kessel. The journey from Vellmar takes 2 hours.
3. 8 March 1964 — A new wing opens at the Marschau hospital, with 70 beds.
4. 10 March 1964 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Grauburg.
5. 11 March 1964 — Brenn Eel Canning is founded at Tarnmoor by Heinz Brenn.
6. 12 March 1964 — The first train reaches Vellhausen. The journey from Vellmar takes 3 hours.
7. 15 March 1964 — The telegraph reaches Sandfeld. The first message sent is the front-line report.
8. 16 March 1964 — The paper mill at Grauholt burns through the night. 31 men are out of work.
9. 17 March 1964 — Gas lighting is installed in Salt Way, Hochstadt. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
10. 19 March 1964 — Rusk Import is declared bankrupt. 44 jobs are lost at Grautal.
11. 21 March 1964 — A storm strips roofs in Weinau and fells the old lime in Garrison Street.
12. 25 March 1964 — A cart overturns in New Gate Walk, Weinau. The driver, a man of Weinfeld, is taken to hospital.
13. 26 March 1964 — Norrwick Brewery lists on the Vellmar Exchange as DDR.
14. 29 March 1964 — Pfeil Causeway Supply lists on the Vellmar Exchange as PFY.

April · 17 issues

1. 1 April 1964 — A cart overturns in Weaver Gate, Hochstadt. The driver, a man of Norrhafen, is taken to hospital.
2. 2 April 1964 — A motor omnibus service begins between Ostrabruck and Grautal.
3. 4 April 1964 — A new bridge is opened at Sudholt by the Minister of the Interior. It has 5 arches.
4. 5 April 1964 — A new bridge is opened at Wasserdorf by the Minister of the Interior. It has 4 arches.
5. 6 April 1964 — The spring fair opens at Grauholt. 400 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
6. 7 April 1964 — A cart overturns in Salt Street, Reedtal. The driver, a man of Oberholt, is taken to hospital.
7. 9 April 1964 — A new school opens at Eisenheim with 30 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
8. 14 April 1964 — Workers at the foundry in Hagenkirchen stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 6 days.
9. 15 April 1964 — A new wing opens at the Norrbruck hospital, with 80 beds.
10. 17 April 1964 — A new school opens at Marschau with 40 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
11. 19 April 1964 — Paul Monen becomes Editor of The Evening Courier.
12. 20 April 1964 — The telegraph reaches Dammberg. The first message sent is the front-line report.
13. 21 April 1964 — A storm strips roofs in Norrbruck and fells the old lime in Old Gate Street.
14. 23 April 1964 — A storm strips roofs in Kessel and fells the old lime in Printer Square.
15. 25 April 1964 — The bells of Brennholt church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
16. 26 April 1964 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Norrwick so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
17. 29 April 1964 — The first train reaches Weinwick. The journey from Vellmar takes 5 hours.

May · 17 issues

1. 4 May 1964 — The Ostra rises 60 centimetres above its mark at Vellhausen. Cellars in Orchard Street are flooded.
2. 5 May 1964 — The first television set in Sudholt is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Bridge Street. A crowd gathers for the front-line report.
3. 6 May 1964 — Hirsch & Sons, Printers is wound up. 757 jobs are lost at Hagenkirchen.
4. 11 May 1964 — A new school opens at Grautal with 80 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
5. 12 May 1964 — The coldest night in 80 years is recorded at Tarnmoor. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
6. 13 May 1964 — The bells of Oberholt church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
7. 15 May 1964 — Sudmark Assurance is acquired by Norrbruck Trading House.
8. 17 May 1964 — The harvest at Norrwick is reported average. Grain is 2 pfen the measure.
9. 19 May 1964 — A motor omnibus service begins between Oberbach and Dammsee.
10. 21 May 1964 — Brack Chemie is wound up. 218 jobs are lost at Hollhausen.
11. 22 May 1964 — Wendl Electronics lists on the Vellmar Exchange as NJF.
12. 23 May 1964 — A fire in Printer Street at Marschau destroys 6 houses. The garrison attend. No lives are lost.
13. 24 May 1964 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Sudfurt so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
14. 26 May 1964 — The bells of Vellhausen church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
15. 29 May 1964 — Piped water reaches Ferry Lane, Wasserdorf. The old pump is retained by public request.
16. 30 May 1964 — Workers at the weaving shed in Oberholt stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 4 days.
17. 31 May 1964 — The brewery at Sanding burns through the night. 16 men are out of work.

June · 16 issues

1. 1 June 1964 — The road between Norrbruck and Grauburg is metalled at a cost of 30,000 marka.
2. 5 June 1964 — A new bridge is opened at Norrbruck by the Minister of the Interior. It has 4 arches.
3. 6 June 1964 — A storm strips roofs in Vellmar and fells the old lime in Mill Street.
4. 7 June 1964 — The harvest at Weinau is reported the best in memory. Grain is 8 pfen the measure.
5. 8 June 1964 — Heinz Kessler of the Marsh Regiments is awarded the Line Medal for standing to at Fog Corner for thirty hours.
6. 9 June 1964 — The summer fair opens at Grauholt. 200 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
7. 12 June 1964 — The first train reaches Hollhausen. The journey from Vellmar takes 7 hours.
8. 13 June 1964 — The tannery at Sudholt burns through the night. 12 men are out of work.
9. 16 June 1964 — A picture house opens in Mill Lane, Tarnmund, seating 800.
10. 17 June 1964 — Grauburg marks the 300th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Garrison Gate.
11. 19 June 1964 — The 153rd Victory Day parade ends at Victory Square in a cold wind off the Ostra. The War Ministry estimates the crowd at 34,000. The year's casualty roll is read.
12. 21 June 1964 — Marsch Import is declared bankrupt. 760 jobs are lost at Reedtal.
13. 23 June 1964 — Dammberg Dye Company lists on the Vellmar Exchange as MGR.
14. 26 June 1964 — The road between Weinfeld and Brennholt is metalled at a cost of 70,000 marka.
15. 28 June 1964 — The road between Hochstadt and Ostrabruck is metalled at a cost of 30,000 marka.
16. 29 June 1964 — The harvest at Vellmar is reported good. Grain is 7 pfen the measure.

July · 15 issues

1. 1 July 1964 — A new wing opens at the Hollstadt hospital, with 20 beds.
2. 4 July 1964 — The first train reaches Kessel. The journey from Vellmar takes 6 hours.
3. 9 July 1964 — Sudmark Wine Company is founded at Norrhafen by Gisela Gerst.
4. 10 July 1964 — Dammberg Motor Works is declared bankrupt. 487 jobs are lost at Dammberg.
5. 11 July 1964 — Kessel Dairy is founded at Kessel by Bernd Stinek.
6. 13 July 1964 — Miner & Giring, Merchants is acquired by Norrbruck Motor Works.
7. 14 July 1964 — A cart overturns in Printer Row, Sandfeld. The driver, a man of Eisenheim, is taken to hospital.
8. 19 July 1964 — Gas lighting is installed in High Street, Weinau. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
9. 20 July 1964 — A picture house opens in Printer Way, Berging, seating 400.
10. 23 July 1964 — A new bridge is opened at Weinau by the Minister of the Interior. It has 8 arches.
11. 25 July 1964 — The bells of Norrhafen church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
12. 28 July 1964 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Reedtal.
13. 29 July 1964 — A new school opens at Norrhafen with 60 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
14. 30 July 1964 — A picture house opens in Lime Square, Berging, seating 600.
15. 31 July 1964 — The bells of Oberholt church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.

August · 18 issues

1. 3 August 1964 — Holt Import is founded at Sanding by Gertrud Holt.
2. 4 August 1964 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Vellhausen.
3. 5 August 1964 — The sawmill at Dammberg burns through the night. 20 men are out of work.
4. 7 August 1964 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Sudfurt so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
5. 9 August 1964 — Hollhausen Dye Company is wound up. 521 jobs are lost at Hollhausen.
6. 11 August 1964 — Naser & Sons, Brewers lists on the Vellmar Exchange as NAS.
7. 13 August 1964 — The Summer Action at the Grey Shallows. The 2nd Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged.
8. 14 August 1964 — The tannery at Vellhausen burns through the night. 48 men are out of work.
9. 16 August 1964 — Brack Haulage lists on the Vellmar Exchange as ZTM.
10. 18 August 1964 — Weinfeld Brewery lists on the Vellmar Exchange as EGW.
11. 20 August 1964 — Lindenmar Brewery lists on the Vellmar Exchange as UPE.
12. 22 August 1964 — The telegraph reaches Wasserdorf. The first message sent is the front-line report.
13. 23 August 1964 — A picture house opens in Tanner Street, Hochstadt, seating 500.
14. 24 August 1964 — Wasserdorf Gas & Light is founded at Wasserdorf by Egon Jost.
15. 25 August 1964 — The road between Eisenheim and Brennholt is metalled at a cost of 70,000 marka.
16. 26 August 1964 — The first television set in Hollstadt is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Lime Row. A crowd gathers for the front-line report.
17. 30 August 1964 — Ostrabruck Stores lists on the Vellmar Exchange as NEW.
18. 31 August 1964 — The first train reaches Sanding. The journey from Vellmar takes 3 hours.

September · 12 issues

1. 3 September 1964 — Bank of Ostrand is founded at Norrbruck by Peter Brenn.
2. 4 September 1964 — The harvest at Norrhafen is reported good. Grain is 4 pfen the measure.
3. 5 September 1964 — The Marschau Conference opens its 105th session. Water is poured. The delegation of Hichistan is recorded as not present.
4. 10 September 1964 — Hallin Eel Canning is wound up. 623 jobs are lost at Weinwick.
5. 11 September 1964 — Reedtal marks the 200th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Ostra Street.
6. 12 September 1964 — Workers at the sawmill in Grautal stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 2 days.
7. 14 September 1964 — Tokbrell & Co., Bankers is wound up. 322 jobs are lost at Hollstadt.
8. 17 September 1964 — The coldest night in 70 years is recorded at Sudfurt. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
9. 20 September 1964 — Rabe Foundry lists on the Vellmar Exchange as OCH.
10. 22 September 1964 — The first television set in Tarnmoor is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Weaver Square. A crowd gathers for the front-line report.
11. 27 September 1964 — Brenn Cloth Works is founded at Berging by Monika Brenn.
12. 30 September 1964 — A crowd of 3,000 watches the Pfahl match at Kessel. There are 22 arrests.

October · 18 issues

1. 1 October 1964 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Salzhafen.
2. 5 October 1964 — General election for the Assembly, 1964. 4 parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions. The Assembly Union wins the most seats with 18.
3. 6 October 1964 — The road between Kessel and Dammsee is metalled at a cost of 20,000 marka.
4. 7 October 1964 — The road between Ostrabruck and Marschau is metalled at a cost of 60,000 marka.
5. 8 October 1964 — Westgau Assurance lists on the Vellmar Exchange as ILM.
6. 11 October 1964 — A new wing opens at the Salzhafen hospital, with 70 beds.
7. 14 October 1964 — The autumn fair opens at Vellhausen. 400 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
8. 15 October 1964 — Brennholt Chronometric lists on the Vellmar Exchange as BPC.
9. 16 October 1964 — Lenz & Biffberg, Merchants lists on the Vellmar Exchange as DNO.
10. 17 October 1964 — Brenn Vineyards lists on the Vellmar Exchange as KNE.
11. 18 October 1964 — A picture house opens in Ferry Street, Hochstadt, seating 300.
12. 20 October 1964 — The first television set in Sudholt is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Weaver Square. A crowd gathers for the front-line report.
13. 21 October 1964 — The first television set in Kessel is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Printer Square. A crowd gathers for the front-line report.
14. 22 October 1964 — United Marsh Timber is wound up. 838 jobs are lost at Weinau.
15. 24 October 1964 — Gas lighting is installed in Long Way, Weinwick. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
16. 25 October 1964 — Workers at the brewery in Tarnmund stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 2 days.
17. 29 October 1964 — A motor omnibus service begins between Brennholt and Weinau.
18. 30 October 1964 — Wendl Almanacs (Licensed) is founded at Hochstadt by Emma Wendl.

November · 15 issues

1. 1 November 1964 — Machar & Granklitek is declared bankrupt. 805 jobs are lost at Tarnmoor.
2. 2 November 1964 — The first television set in Dammberg is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Cooper Walk. A crowd gathers for the front-line report.
3. 4 November 1964 — Willem Wendl is appointed Minister of War.
4. 9 November 1964 — The foundry at Wasserdorf burns through the night. 8 men are out of work.
5. 11 November 1964 — Dieter Fromm of the Marsh Regiments is awarded the Line Medal for recovering the regimental colours from the water.
6. 12 November 1964 — A crowd of 3,000 watches the Pfahl match at Wasserdorf. There are 31 arrests.
7. 13 November 1964 — Brundwitz & Wolhardt lists on the Vellmar Exchange as BUN.
8. 14 November 1964 — Sudholt Brewery is acquired by Fenn & Sons, Brewers.
9. 16 November 1964 — A crowd of 2,000 watches the Pfahl match at Eisenheim. There are 12 arrests.
10. 18 November 1964 — Dammsee Stores is founded at Dammsee by Helene Krustlast.
11. 20 November 1964 — The autumn fair opens at Tarnmund. 500 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
12. 21 November 1964 — A storm strips roofs in Vellmar and fells the old lime in Salt Street.
13. 24 November 1964 — Nagel Foods lists on the Vellmar Exchange as NGE.
14. 25 November 1964 — A new school opens at Weinwick with 20 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
15. 27 November 1964 — Brennholt Mills is wound up. 182 jobs are lost at Brennholt.

December · 17 issues

1. 1 December 1964 — Piped water reaches Lime Gate, Oberholt. The old pump is retained by public request.
2. 2 December 1964 — A cart overturns in New Gate Street, Norrbruck. The driver, a man of Oberholt, is taken to hospital.
3. 3 December 1964 — Kessler & Valtberg Machine Works is founded at Eisenheim by Lotte Kessler.
4. 5 December 1964 — A motor omnibus service begins between Lindenmar and Weinwick.
5. 8 December 1964 — Karl Krochhardt wins the Assembly Medal for Verse for A History of Hagenkirchen.
6. 10 December 1964 — The winter fair opens at Grautal. 600 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
7. 14 December 1964 — Sudmark Wine Company is declared bankrupt. 124 jobs are lost at Weinfeld.
8. 16 December 1964 — Hilde Baum becomes Chair of the Marschau Conference.
9. 18 December 1964 — A crowd of 5,000 watches the Pfahl match at Berging. There are 3 arrests.
10. 19 December 1964 — Workers at the paper mill in Vellhausen stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 2 days.
11. 20 December 1964 — A fire in Long Street at Ostrabruck destroys 6 houses. The volunteer brigade attend. No lives are lost.
12. 23 December 1964 — The bells of Vellmar church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
13. 24 December 1964 — Wendl & Fetzel, Merchants is acquired by Ostra Power.
14. 25 December 1964 — A new wing opens at the Dammberg hospital, with 60 beds.
15. 26 December 1964 — The first train reaches Dammsee. The journey from Vellmar takes 5 hours.
16. 27 December 1964 — Weinfeld marks the 400th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Church Street.
17. 31 December 1964 — A cart overturns in Tanner Square, Hollhausen. The driver, a man of Sudfurt, is taken to hospital.