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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Sudholt, 21 June 1965, photographed for the Courier as the light went. Prill Almanacs (Licensed) is declared bankrupt. 688 jobs are lost at Sudholt.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

PrivateKarl Brack, of NorrwickThe 1st Marsh Regimentenemy fire18 June 1965
PrivateBernd Marsch, of WeinauThe 3rd Marsh Regimentenemy fire17 June 1965
PrivateMarkus Kolm, of NorrwickThe 2nd Marsh Regimentkilled in action16 June 1965

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.

21 June 1965. An Act for the Better Inspection of Military Pensions goes through. Passed by the Assembly without a division. Charged to the Annual War Appropriation. Passed unanimously, as is customary for measures concerning the Line. Comes into force on 1 January 1966. It took them all afternoon.

20 June 1965. The Causeway Maintenance (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 43 votes to 15. Provides 124179 marka for works between Eisenheim and Hochstadt. It changes The Causeway Maintenance Act. It took them all afternoon.

19 June 1965. The Public Order Regulation Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 41 votes to 20. Penalty on conviction: a fine of 29 marka or 14 months. You will notice, or you will not.

16 June 1965. The Road Traffic (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 45 votes to 14. Licences are issued by the Ministry of the Interior for a fee of 29 marka. It changes An Act for the Better Inspection of Road Traffic. You will notice, or you will not.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. Batneilt v. Egge: Concerning an article in The Schwartzistan Herald. Ruling: dismissed: fair comment. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. The Crown v. Kolm: Concerning desertion from the Marsh Regiments. Ruling: acquitted: he was lost in the fog. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. The Crown v. Fenn: Concerning fraud on the War Ministry. Ruling: 3 years. The Courier was there.

Money

What your pfen buys this week.

Bread 124.5 pfen the loaf. Beer 186.7 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 17.88 marka. A room costs 62.58 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 19,540.70. Bank rate 3.81 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 39,051,718 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

Born, wed, gone.

219 births, 92 weddings, 169 deaths this week. Population 636,861.

On this day

159 years ago. The bells of Brennholt church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. Report.

150 years ago. A storm strips roofs in Grauburg and fells the old lime in Garrison Gate. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 1964 went to Marschau Garrison. Full table.

ClubWL
Marschau Garrison173
Grauburg Fortress155
Weinfeld Vintners155
Tarnmund Lake128
Norrwick Printers911
Brennholt Farmers911
Hollstadt Workers911
Reedside Athletic812
Ostrabruck Bridge713
Vellmar Wardens515
Kessel Iron416

The Courier's man on the bank rates the champions' stake-men 8 out of ten and the ferry 4.

The Stars

Aries Someone owes you a pfen. Let it go; it was never coming.
Taurus Someone at work repeats your idea. Let them.
Gemini You will hear the same story twice. Believe the second telling.
Cancer Check the clock against the Ministry's. It is slow.
Leo Someone admires your coat. Do not lend it.
Virgo Sort the drawer you have been avoiding.
Libra Buy the loaf, not the cake.
Scorpio Someone is keeping something from you. It is probably a cake.
Sagittarius You will be late. Leave earlier than that.
Capricorn A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.
Aquarius Drink the beer, not the water.
Pisces The water is high. Stay on the causeway.

The Courier crossword

Today's 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.

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.