The Evening Courier

January · 19 issues

1. 1 January 1968 A cart overturns in Bridge Street, Sudholt. The driver, a man of Berging, is taken to hospital.
2. 2 January 1968 A new bridge is opened at Lindenmar by the Minister of the Interior. It has 6 arches.
3. 3 January 1968 The harvest at Norrhafen is reported the best in memory. Grain is 8 pfen the measure.
4. 4 January 1968 A fire in Lime Square at Hollstadt destroys 8 houses. The town watch attend. No lives are lost.
5. 6 January 1968 The road between Weinfeld and Hochstadt is metalled at a cost of 40,000 marka.
6. 7 January 1968 The Kessel council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Bridge Street.
7. 11 January 1968 A picture house opens in Forge Walk, Vellhausen, seating 200.
8. 12 January 1968 A picture house opens in Tanner Quay, Oberholt, seating 500.
9. 13 January 1968 Marschau Dye Company is wound up. 237 jobs are lost at Marschau.
10. 14 January 1968 Berging Peat Company lists on the Vellmar Exchange as LPW.
11. 17 January 1968 The Ostra rises 40 centimetres above its mark at Grautal. Cellars in Lime Walk are flooded.
12. 18 January 1968 Electric light is switched on in the market square at Tarnmoor.
13. 19 January 1968 Marschau Dairy is declared bankrupt. 731 jobs are lost at Marschau.
14. 21 January 1968 Hollhausen Motor Works lists on the Vellmar Exchange as FRS.
15. 23 January 1968 A cart overturns in Warden Street, Marschau. The driver, a man of Wasserdorf, is taken to hospital.
16. 24 January 1968 The weaving shed at Hagenkirchen burns through the night. 47 men are out of work.
17. 26 January 1968 A new school opens at Weinwick with 40 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
18. 28 January 1968 Wasserdorf Press is wound up. 16 jobs are lost at Wasserdorf.
19. 31 January 1968 Schelbrat Chemical Works is wound up. 846 jobs are lost at Hochstadt.

February · 19 issues

1. 1 February 1968 The Ostra rises 40 centimetres above its mark at Salzhafen. Cellars in Chapel Walk are flooded.
2. 3 February 1968 A picture house opens in Orchard Square, Norrhafen, seating 400.
3. 5 February 1968 The first television set in Grauburg is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Harbour Gate. A crowd gathers for the front-line report.
4. 6 February 1968 The Ostra rises 40 centimetres above its mark at Brennholt. Cellars in Old Gate Walk are flooded.
5. 8 February 1968 The Annual War Appropriation for 1968, 49,141,348 marka, passes the Assembly 63 to 0, the first business of the session.
6. 9 February 1968 A new wing opens at the Grauholt hospital, with 30 beds.
7. 10 February 1968 Electric light is switched on in the market square at Brennholt.
8. 12 February 1968 The harvest at Grautal is reported poor. Grain is 2 pfen the measure.
9. 13 February 1968 Workers at the foundry in Vellhausen stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 6 days.
10. 15 February 1968 A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Sudfurt so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
11. 16 February 1968 Piped water reaches Low Way, Sudfurt. The old pump is retained by public request.
12. 17 February 1968 A cart overturns in Chapel Quay, Salzhafen. The driver, a man of Sanding, is taken to hospital.
13. 20 February 1968 Vondholt Logistics is founded at Salzhafen by Heike Vondholt.
14. 21 February 1968 The Ostra rises 70 centimetres above its mark at Vellmar. Cellars in School Street are flooded.
15. 24 February 1968 Norrhafen Brewery is acquired by Capital District Railway.
16. 25 February 1968 Sudholt marks the 300th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Harbour Lane.
17. 26 February 1968 The first television set in Oberholt is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Garrison Square. A crowd gathers for the front-line report.
18. 27 February 1968 The paper mill at Hagenkirchen burns through the night. 39 men are out of work.
19. 28 February 1968 Piped water reaches Weaver Way, Dammberg. The old pump is retained by public request.

March · 13 issues

1. 1 March 1968 The Ostra rises 70 centimetres above its mark at Reedtal. Cellars in Long Row are flooded.
2. 2 March 1968 A new bridge is opened at Grauholt by the Minister of the Interior. It has 6 arches.
3. 5 March 1968 Electric light is switched on in the market square at Sudfurt.
4. 6 March 1968 The first train reaches Grauburg. The journey from Vellmar takes 3 hours.
5. 9 March 1968 Marschau Ironworks lists on the Vellmar Exchange as DLT.
6. 10 March 1968 A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Vellmar so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
7. 11 March 1968 The Hochstadt council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Tanner Street.
8. 12 March 1968 The spring fair opens at Vellhausen. 700 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
9. 15 March 1968 A picture house opens in Weaver Gate, Hochstadt, seating 500.
10. 17 March 1968 Falk & Fanar, Merchants is wound up. 303 jobs are lost at Norrhafen.
11. 19 March 1968 Gas lighting is installed in Vine Row, Hagenkirchen. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
12. 21 March 1968 Piped water reaches Vine Walk, Norrhafen. The old pump is retained by public request.
13. 25 March 1968 Gas lighting is installed in Long Way, Tarnmoor. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.

April · 18 issues

1. 1 April 1968 Electric light is switched on in the market square at Oberbach.
2. 4 April 1968 The coldest night in 60 years is recorded at Kessel. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
3. 9 April 1968 The first television set in Brennholt is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Reed Street. A crowd gathers for the front-line report.
4. 10 April 1968 Stavel Media lists on the Vellmar Exchange as STA.
5. 12 April 1968 The Hochstadt council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Tanner Street.
6. 13 April 1968 The first train reaches Weinwick. The journey from Vellmar takes 2 hours.
7. 14 April 1968 The tannery at Grautal burns through the night. 54 men are out of work.
8. 15 April 1968 Salzhafen Ironworks is wound up. 846 jobs are lost at Salzhafen.
9. 16 April 1968 The sawmill at Ostrabruck burns through the night. 36 men are out of work.
10. 17 April 1968 Workers at the tannery in Marschau stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 6 days.
11. 20 April 1968 Weinwick Trading House is founded at Weinwick by Jonas Ostrand.
12. 22 April 1968 The spring fair opens at Grauburg. 300 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
13. 23 April 1968 The Ostra rises 30 centimetres above its mark at Reedtal. Cellars in Ostra Street are flooded.
14. 24 April 1968 A new bridge is opened at Oberholt by the Minister of the Interior. It has 4 arches.
15. 26 April 1968 The Ostra rises 20 centimetres above its mark at Oberholt. Cellars in Market Street are flooded.
16. 27 April 1968 Sudholt Ordnance Works lists on the Vellmar Exchange as VDH.
17. 28 April 1968 The bells of Salzhafen church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
18. 30 April 1968 The spring fair opens at Oberholt. 300 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.

May · 14 issues

1. 1 May 1968 Vellmar Mutual lists on the Vellmar Exchange as LMZ.
2. 4 May 1968 The spring fair opens at Grauburg. 300 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
3. 5 May 1968 Electric light is switched on in the market square at Norrbruck.
4. 8 May 1968 The spring fair opens at Vellmar. 800 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
5. 11 May 1968 A new wing opens at the Hollstadt hospital, with 40 beds.
6. 12 May 1968 A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Tarnmund so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
7. 13 May 1968 A cart overturns in Chapel Street, Weinwick. The driver, a man of Norrwick, is taken to hospital.
8. 14 May 1968 The coldest night in 50 years is recorded at Kessel. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
9. 15 May 1968 A motor omnibus service begins between Sudfurt and Grauholt.
10. 17 May 1968 Gas lighting is installed in Long Row, Reedtal. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
11. 19 May 1968 Stiegl Cloth Works lists on the Vellmar Exchange as ZSZ.
12. 25 May 1968 Sudmark Wine Company lists on the Vellmar Exchange as LZS.
13. 26 May 1968 Kesselhöh Iron Company is founded at Grauholt by Susanne Brenn.
14. 31 May 1968 A picture house opens in Warden Street, Grautal, seating 400.

June · 12 issues

1. 3 June 1968 Piped water reaches Ferry Square, Hollhausen. The old pump is retained by public request.
2. 4 June 1968 Bresmel Foundry is founded at Marschau by Lukas Bresmel.
3. 5 June 1968 A page of a soldier's journal, undated but describing grass, is found in a Salzhafen bookbinder's stock. It is seized.
4. 7 June 1968 Ziegler Electrical lists on the Vellmar Exchange as ZEG.
5. 9 June 1968 A motor omnibus service begins between Norrbruck and Dammsee.
6. 13 June 1968 Weinfeld marks the 500th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Long Quay.
7. 14 June 1968 Dammsee marks the 700th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Old Gate Quay.
8. 18 June 1968 A picture house opens in Low Walk, Vellmar, seating 800.
9. 19 June 1968 The 157th Victory Day parade ends at Victory Square in fog that lifted by noon. The War Ministry estimates the crowd at 26,000. The year's casualty roll is read.
10. 24 June 1968 The Ostra rises 70 centimetres above its mark at Oberbach. Cellars in Harbour Row are flooded.
11. 25 June 1968 A new wing opens at the Grauburg hospital, with 50 beds.
12. 30 June 1968 Kessel Wine Cellars is wound up. 121 jobs are lost at Kessel.

July · 13 issues

1. 4 July 1968 A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Sudfurt so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
2. 5 July 1968 The Ostra rises 30 centimetres above its mark at Sandfeld. Cellars in New Gate Way are flooded.
3. 7 July 1968 A motor omnibus service begins between Tarnmund and Ostrabruck.
4. 9 July 1968 Wendl & Brangtiff Machine Works is founded at Sudholt by Helga Wendl.
5. 10 July 1968 A crowd of 8,000 watches the Pfahl match at Dammsee. There are 30 arrests.
6. 15 July 1968 Tarn & Wanmann is founded at Weinwick by Otto Tarn.
7. 20 July 1968 A new bridge is opened at Tarnmoor by the Minister of the Interior. It has 3 arches.
8. 24 July 1968 Martin Reinholt of the Marsh Regiments is awarded the Line Medal for recovering the regimental colours from the water.
9. 25 July 1968 A new bridge is opened at Berging by the Minister of the Interior. It has 2 arches.
10. 26 July 1968 The first train reaches Sandfeld. The journey from Vellmar takes 2 hours.
11. 28 July 1968 A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Oberholt so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
12. 30 July 1968 Fenn & Sons, Printers is founded at Eisenheim by Heike Fenn.
13. 31 July 1968 A new bridge is opened at Berging by the Minister of the Interior. It has 3 arches.

August · 11 issues

1. 1 August 1968 Kessler Stake & Plank lists on the Vellmar Exchange as SRT.
2. 2 August 1968 Marrow Engineering lists on the Vellmar Exchange as ZRA.
3. 3 August 1968 A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Vellhausen so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
4. 9 August 1968 Electric light is switched on in the market square at Hochstadt.
5. 19 August 1968 The summer fair opens at Brennholt. 700 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
6. 21 August 1968 A new school opens at Hochstadt with 70 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
7. 22 August 1968 The first television set in Vellmar is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Salt Walk. A crowd gathers for the front-line report.
8. 27 August 1968 Laling Chemical Works is founded at Oberholt by Jurgen Laling.
9. 28 August 1968 Wendl Foods is declared bankrupt. 369 jobs are lost at Weinau.
10. 29 August 1968 Egge Builders is founded at Weinwick by Karin Egge.
11. 30 August 1968 Renate Stolel becomes Speaker of the Assembly.

September · 22 issues

1. 1 September 1968 Workers at the sawmill in Weinwick stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 4 days.
2. 2 September 1968 A crowd of 3,000 watches the Pfahl match at Lindenmar. There are 16 arrests.
3. 5 September 1968 The Marschau Conference opens its 109th session. Water is poured. The delegation of Hichistan is recorded as not present.
4. 6 September 1968 A motor omnibus service begins between Norrhafen and Sudholt.
5. 8 September 1968 The bells of Sudholt church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
6. 9 September 1968 A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Norrbruck so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
7. 10 September 1968 Vellmar Ironworks lists on the Vellmar Exchange as RCM.
8. 11 September 1968 The tannery at Grautal burns through the night. 31 men are out of work.
9. 12 September 1968 The telegraph reaches Dammsee. The first message sent is the front-line report.
10. 13 September 1968 A motor omnibus service begins between Brennholt and Grauburg.
11. 14 September 1968 A motor omnibus service begins between Hochstadt and Vellmar.
12. 17 September 1968 A fire in Salt Row at Grauburg destroys 4 houses. The fire company attend. No lives are lost.
13. 19 September 1968 A new bridge is opened at Grauburg by the Minister of the Interior. It has 3 arches.
14. 20 September 1968 A new wing opens at the Grauburg hospital, with 30 beds.
15. 21 September 1968 The telegraph reaches Brennholt. The first message sent is the front-line report.
16. 22 September 1968 Piped water reaches Short Way, Salzhafen. The old pump is retained by public request.
17. 23 September 1968 Piped water reaches Garrison Gate, Lindenmar. The old pump is retained by public request.
18. 24 September 1968 The harvest at Reedtal is reported good. Grain is 8 pfen the measure.
19. 25 September 1968 Sudholt Ironworks is founded at Sudholt by Gertrud Moor.
20. 26 September 1968 A storm strips roofs in Tarnmoor and fells the old lime in Market Street.
21. 27 September 1968 The autumn fair opens at Vellmar. 500 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
22. 30 September 1968 Stiegl & Gossfeld, Merchants lists on the Vellmar Exchange as MCD.

October · 12 issues

1. 1 October 1968 The coldest night in 40 years is recorded at Sudholt. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
2. 3 October 1968 The harvest at Lindenmar is reported late. Grain is 5 pfen the measure.
3. 10 October 1968 The autumn fair opens at Marschau. 700 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
4. 12 October 1968 A new bridge is opened at Weinau by the Minister of the Interior. It has 4 arches.
5. 17 October 1968 Kesselhöh Iron Company is declared bankrupt. 112 jobs are lost at Sudfurt.
6. 18 October 1968 Lindenmar marks the 700th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Chapel Street.
7. 20 October 1968 The first train reaches Sudholt. The journey from Vellmar takes 6 hours.
8. 21 October 1968 The autumn fair opens at Eisenheim. 700 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
9. 24 October 1968 Sudfurt Press is wound up. 677 jobs are lost at Sudfurt.
10. 25 October 1968 The weaving shed at Marschau burns through the night. 37 men are out of work.
11. 28 October 1968 A picture house opens in Old Gate Square, Ostrabruck, seating 600.
12. 29 October 1968 The harvest at Kessel is reported late. Grain is 4 pfen the measure.

November · 18 issues

1. 1 November 1968 Holt Chemical Works is acquired by Kessel Dye Company.
2. 2 November 1968 A new wing opens at the Weinwick hospital, with 30 beds.
3. 4 November 1968 The first television set in Norrwick is demonstrated in the window of a shop in New Gate Quay. A crowd gathers for the front-line report.
4. 6 November 1968 Marschau Dairy lists on the Vellmar Exchange as SVE.
5. 7 November 1968 The bells of Tarnmoor church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
6. 8 November 1968 A picture house opens in Bridge Street, Reedtal, seating 200.
7. 9 November 1968 A cart overturns in Salt Quay, Salzhafen. The driver, a man of Marschau, is taken to hospital.
8. 10 November 1968 Electric light is switched on in the market square at Tarnmoor.
9. 13 November 1968 Marschau Garrison win the Pfahl League, their 54th title, with 16 wins from 20. Jurgen Kekek of Tarnmund Lake is top scorer with 39 stakes.
10. 16 November 1968 Kesselhöh Iron Company is wound up. 814 jobs are lost at Oberholt.
11. 17 November 1968 The Ostra rises 60 centimetres above its mark at Weinau. Cellars in New Gate Quay are flooded.
12. 18 November 1968 The Ostrabruck council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in High Gate.
13. 19 November 1968 The coldest night in 50 years is recorded at Vellmar. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
14. 21 November 1968 A motor omnibus service begins between Hochstadt and Hollstadt.
15. 22 November 1968 The first train reaches Weinwick. The journey from Vellmar takes 8 hours.
16. 24 November 1968 The Ostra rises 50 centimetres above its mark at Wasserdorf. Cellars in Garrison Street are flooded.
17. 26 November 1968 The autumn fair opens at Reedtal. 300 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
18. 29 November 1968 Gas lighting is installed in Chapel Street, Weinwick. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.

December · 19 issues

1. 5 December 1968 Dieter Mackrend wins the Varrant Prize for Literature for What the Fog Keeps.
2. 6 December 1968 The winter fair opens at Weinau. 300 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
3. 8 December 1968 Kurt Brenn wins the Vellmar Screen Prize for The Clerk.
4. 9 December 1968 Licensed Calendars of Kesselhöh is founded at Reedtal by Gregor Keiring.
5. 11 December 1968 A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Ostrabruck so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
6. 12 December 1968 Gas lighting is installed in Garrison Street, Weinau. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
7. 13 December 1968 Drexel Engineering is acquired by Wasserdorf Motor Works.
8. 14 December 1968 The Ostra rises 70 centimetres above its mark at Hochstadt. Cellars in Salt Way are flooded.
9. 16 December 1968 The Ostra rises 50 centimetres above its mark at Lindenmar. Cellars in Chapel Street are flooded.
10. 17 December 1968 Brenn Eel Canning lists on the Vellmar Exchange as GJH.
11. 19 December 1968 Sudmark Wine Company is founded at Eisenheim by Luise Bortin.
12. 21 December 1968 Kischuch & Naller, Merchants lists on the Vellmar Exchange as KSC.
13. 22 December 1968 Workers at the paper mill in Norrwick stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 4 days.
14. 23 December 1968 A motor omnibus service begins between Dammsee and Vellhausen.
15. 24 December 1968 Brennholt Ironworks is declared bankrupt. 614 jobs are lost at Brennholt.
16. 26 December 1968 A new bridge is opened at Grauburg by the Minister of the Interior. It has 2 arches.
17. 29 December 1968 The winter fair opens at Norrhafen. 800 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
18. 30 December 1968 Brennholt marks the 200th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Reed Street.
19. 31 December 1968 Ostra Valley Line is acquired by Wendl & Ort.