The Evening Courier, 16 August 1964

The Front · The Reed Line · 13 August 1964

The Summer Action at the Grey Shallows. The 2nd Marsh Regiment engages…

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. The Ministry's word, and the Courier prints it. The Line holds. You read it here first.

In the story: The 2nd Marsh Regiment, The Reed Line.

The Grand Chancellor, Karl Tolmann, was not available to the Courier tonight.

**Our picture:** The Reed Line, 13 August 1964, photographed for the Courier as the light went. The Summer Action at the Grey Shallows. The 2nd Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night…

Money · Vellmar

Brack Haulage lists on the Vellmar Exchange as ZTM

Brack Haulage lists on the Vellmar Exchange as ZTM. Details inside. In the story: The Vellmar Exchange, Brack Haulage.

Money · Vellmar

Naser & Sons, Brewers lists on the Vellmar Exchange as NAS

Naser & Sons, Brewers lists on the Vellmar Exchange as NAS. More tomorrow. In the story: The Vellmar Exchange, Naser & Sons, Brewers.

Around the country · Vellhausen

The tannery at Vellhausen burns through the night

The tannery at Vellhausen burns through the night. 48 men are out of work. More in tomorrow's Courier. In the story: Vellhausen, Well Way.

Around the country · Weinwick

The road between Weinwick and Sudfurt is metalled at a cost of 30,000 marka

The road between Weinwick and Sudfurt is metalled at a cost of 30,000 marka. More in tomorrow's Courier. In the story: Weinwick, Ostra Row.

About Town

Who is doing what, and with whom. About Town knows.

Edvard Adler, factory worker, is 78 today. Friends have been asked not to mention it. Friends have mentioned it.

Sigmund Ziegler, farm labourer, is 78 today. Still working, still complaining about the ferry. Happy birthday.

Friedl Hallin, carter, is 77 today. Friends have been asked not to mention it. Friends have mentioned it.

Emma Grirnbech, housekeeper, is 77 today. Not a day over 77, say friends.

Agnes Brenn, factory worker, is 77 today. Friends say the candles were a fire risk.

Sigmund Gatich, factory worker, is 67 today. The cake was seen leaving the baker's at 9.

Rudolf Hottol, labourer, is 67 today. Friends have been asked not to mention it. Friends have mentioned it.

Greta Grau, soldier, is 67 today. Still working, still complaining about the ferry. Happy birthday.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

Corporal	Peter Reinholt, of Hollstadt	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	enemy action	13 August 1964
Corporal	Rolf Reedholt, of Ostrabruck	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	enemy action	13 August 1964
Corporal	Otto Hallin, of Dammberg	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	enemy fire	13 August 1964	the Order of the Reed
Corporal	Dieter Burholt, of Tarnmund	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	enemy action	13 August 1964
Private	Peter Brenn, of Weinfeld	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	enemy action	13 August 1964
Private	Stefan Kachong, of Grautal	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	killed in action	13 August 1964
Private	Rolf Zeller, of Hollhausen	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	enemy action	13 August 1964
Private	Jonas Crull, of Weinwick	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	enemy action	13 August 1964
Private	Leon Ehrlich, of Tarnmund	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	enemy action	13 August 1964
Private	Lukas Hauk, of Kessel	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	enemy action	13 August 1964
Private	Manfred Krerberg, of Norrwick	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	enemy action	13 August 1964
Private	Lukas Brenn, of Kessel	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	enemy action	13 August 1964

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

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

The High Court. Rorer v. Brenn: Concerning a boundary between two farms at Weinwick. Ruling: boundary fixed at the old ditch. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. Dauren v. Brenn: Concerning an unpaid debt of 24459 marka. Ruling: dismissed. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Brenn v. Rebhuhn: Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: for the tenant. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of The Osmoor. The Crown v. Ostrand: Concerning fraud on the War Ministry. Ruling: 8 years. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of Westgau. Kessler v. Lenz: Concerning an article in The Evening Courier. Ruling: for the plaintiff, 9172 marka. The Courier was there.

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.

Born, wed, gone.

245 births, 94 weddings, 181 deaths this week. Population 633,612.

On this day

155 years ago. The harvest at Brennholt is reported poor. Grain is 3 pfen the measure. Report.

153 years ago. A cart overturns in Iron Street, Kessel. The driver, a man of Ostrabruck, is taken to hospital. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

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

Club	W	L
Grauburg Fortress	16	4
Marschau Garrison	15	5
Reedside Athletic	14	6
Weinfeld Vintners	13	7
Brennholt Farmers	12	8
Tarnmund Lake	10	10
Ostrabruck Bridge	9	11
Norrwick Printers	7	13
Hollstadt Workers	5	15
Kessel Iron	5	15
Vellmar Wardens	4	16

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

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 The causeway is dry. Use it.

Leo Someone admires your coat. Do not lend it.

Virgo Your papers are in order. Keep them that way.

Libra Buy the loaf, not the cake.

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

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

Capricorn The Ministry writes. Write back.

Aquarius Drink the beer, not the water.

Pisces A small fish is better than no fish.

The Courier crossword

Solution in tomorrow's Courier. The setter is not responsible for the Grand Chancellor's name being awkward. Fill it in online. Yesterday's habit, today's solution.