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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Vellmar, 8 January 1964, before. You can tell which. Ehrlich & Sons, Brewers lists on the Vellmar Exchange as EHRL.

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

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

3 January 1964. The Norrhafen Calendar Licensing Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 52 votes to 9. Administered by the Ministry of Chronology. Offences under this Act are tried before the Court of Chronological Offences. It took them all afternoon.

The High Court. Reinholt v. Rabe: Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: lease shortened by one year under the Continuity Act. You should have seen the faces.

The Court of Chronological Offences. The Crown v. F. Q.: Concerning assertion of the unyear in print. Ruling: 11 years and the press forfeit. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of The Osmoor. The Crown v. Jost: Concerning fraud on the Vellmar Exchange. Ruling: 10 years. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. The Crown v. Brenn: Concerning theft of a printing press. Ruling: bound over. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. The Crown v. Wendl: Concerning assault at Vellhausen. Ruling: 2 months. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of Westgau. Kaner v. Marrow: Concerning the estate of the late Marrow. Ruling: estate divided equally. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

Money

The Courier's shopping basket.

Bread 122.3 pfen the loaf. Beer 183.4 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 17.37 marka. A room costs 60.81 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 19,691.50. Bank rate 5.46 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 37,411,017 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

The week in the registers.

248 births, 111 weddings, 172 deaths this week. Population 633,612.

On this day

159 years ago. The winter fair opens at Grautal. 600 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. Report.

159 years ago. The coldest night in 30 years is recorded at Sudholt. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 1963 went to Grauburg Fortress. Full table.

ClubWL
Grauburg Fortress164
Marschau Garrison155
Reedside Athletic146
Weinfeld Vintners137
Brennholt Farmers128
Tarnmund Lake1010
Ostrabruck Bridge911
Norrwick Printers713
Hollstadt Workers515
Kessel Iron515
Vellmar Wardens416

The Courier's verdict on the season: long. Table below.

20 November 1963. Grauburg Fortress win the Pfahl League, their 4th title, with 16 wins from 20. Dieter Ostmann of Reedside Athletic is top scorer with 32 stakes. Sport report.

The Stars

Aries A letter you expected does not come. Buy bread early.
Taurus Someone at work repeats your idea. Let them.
Gemini A cousin writes. Reply this week or not at all.
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 Buy the loaf, not the cake.
Scorpio Old papers should stay in the attic. Better still, hand them in.
Sagittarius Good news from a cousin. It costs you a stamp.
Capricorn A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.
Aquarius Something you lost turns up in the wrong pocket.
Pisces Sleep early on Wednesday. You will need it.

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.