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The Evening Courier

Vellmar · Monday, 13 October 1969 · No. 35,834 · Editor: Paul Monen · Late edition

News · Schwartzistan · 7 October 1969

General election for the Assembly, 1969. 4 parties contest 63 seats in 7…

General election for the Assembly, 1969. 4 parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions. The Reed Party wins the most seats with 19. The whole town came to look. The counting went on past the Courier's deadline. Tell your neighbours.

In the story: The Continuity Party, The Reed Party, The Assembly Union, The Workers' Front.

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

Our picture: Schwartzistan, 7 October 1969, the crowd. Spot yourself. General election for the Assembly, 1969. 4 parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions. The Reed Party wins the most seats…

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

CorporalLukas Ronkrecken, of OberwaldThe 3rd Marsh Regimentenemy fire9 October 1969

As issued by the War Ministry. The Courier adds nothing.

The front line is at the Reed Line. No change.

Courts and Assembly

What the Assembly did while you were at work.

The High Court. Fenn v. Nussbaum: Concerning smoke from a paper mill at Dammsee. Ruling: injunction granted. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. Hallin v. Wendl: Concerning an article in The Evening Courier. Ruling: dismissed: fair comment. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. The Crown v. Grau: Concerning desertion from the Marsh Regiments. Ruling: returned to the regiment. The Courier was there.

Money

Money. Yours, mostly going.

Bread 154.7 pfen the loaf. Beer 232 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 22.34 marka. A room costs 78.2 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 20,220.50. Bank rate 3.36 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 49,141,348 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

Hatched, matched and dispatched.

240 births, 103 weddings, 170 deaths this week. Population 649,752.

On this day

156 years ago. The Ostra rises 80 centimetres above its mark at Tarnmund. Cellars in Mill Street are flooded. Report.

156 years ago. A new bridge is opened at Weinau by the Minister of the Interior. It has 7 arches. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 1968 went to Marschau Garrison. Full table.

ClubWL
Marschau Garrison164
Grauburg Fortress164
Tarnmund Lake146
Weinfeld Vintners128
Brennholt Farmers119
Reedside Athletic1010
Norrwick Printers812
Hollstadt Workers812
Kessel Iron614
Vellmar Wardens515
Ostrabruck Bridge416

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 The weather turns and so does your luck, briefly.
Gemini Two invitations for the same evening. Take the nearer.
Cancer Check the clock against the Ministry's. It is slow.
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 Old papers should stay in the attic. Better still, hand them in.
Sagittarius You will be late. Leave earlier than that.
Capricorn A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.
Aquarius Something you lost turns up in the wrong pocket.
Pisces A small fish is better than no fish.

The Courier crossword

Today's crossword

Across runs across. Down runs down. Solution tomorrow. Do not send in almanacs. 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.