The Evening Courier

January · 13 issues

1. 2 January 1974 — Rusk Vineyards is wound up. 473 jobs are lost at Grauholt.
2. 3 January 1974 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Oberbach.
3. 6 January 1974 — Brack Chemie lists on the Vellmar Exchange as SLB.
4. 8 January 1974 — Lindenmar Gas & Light is founded at Lindenmar by Markus Rusk.
5. 12 January 1974 — The Ostra rises 80 centimetres above its mark at Tarnmoor. Cellars in Short Street are flooded.
6. 16 January 1974 — Vellmar Motor Works lists on the Vellmar Exchange as PLE.
7. 17 January 1974 — A storm strips roofs in Marschau and fells the old lime in Star Street.
8. 22 January 1974 — Brenn Import is wound up. 257 jobs are lost at Dammsee.
9. 25 January 1974 — The Ostra rises 80 centimetres above its mark at Sudfurt. Cellars in High Way are flooded.
10. 26 January 1974 — The Eisenheim council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Mill Row.
11. 28 January 1974 — The harvest at Dammsee is reported poor. Grain is 2 pfen the measure.
12. 30 January 1974 — A storm strips roofs in Grautal and fells the old lime in Well Square.
13. 31 January 1974 — Reedtal Railway Company is wound up. 643 jobs are lost at Reedtal.

February · 18 issues

1. 2 February 1974 — A fire in Garrison Street at Eisenheim destroys 3 houses. The volunteer brigade attend. No lives are lost.
2. 3 February 1974 — The Annual War Appropriation for 1974, 62,577,222 marka, passes the Assembly 63 to 0, the first business of the session.
3. 4 February 1974 — Piped water reaches Salt Way, Berging. The old pump is retained by public request.
4. 6 February 1974 — Brenn Foundry lists on the Vellmar Exchange as OFF.
5. 7 February 1974 — A new wing opens at the Ostrabruck hospital, with 50 beds.
6. 8 February 1974 — Workers at the foundry in Weinau stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 3 days.
7. 12 February 1974 — Reedtal Motor Works lists on the Vellmar Exchange as DHV.
8. 13 February 1974 — Workers at the foundry in Vellhausen stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 6 days.
9. 16 February 1974 — Weinwick marks the 500th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Long Way.
10. 17 February 1974 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Sanding.
11. 18 February 1974 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Hochstadt so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
12. 20 February 1974 — The winter fair opens at Grauburg. 600 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
13. 22 February 1974 — The winter fair opens at Hollhausen. 300 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
14. 23 February 1974 — The first train reaches Vellmar. The journey from Vellmar takes 6 hours.
15. 25 February 1974 — Weser Foods is founded at Sudholt by Viktor Weser.
16. 26 February 1974 — Piped water reaches Star Street, Marschau. The old pump is retained by public request.
17. 27 February 1974 — A motor omnibus service begins between Sandfeld and Grauburg.
18. 28 February 1974 — The first television set in Tarnmund is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Mill Street. A crowd gathers for the front-line report.

March · 17 issues

1. 4 March 1974 — The road between Weinwick and Salzhafen is metalled at a cost of 30,000 marka.
2. 7 March 1974 — The Lindenmar council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Salt Way.
3. 8 March 1974 — Wendl Causeway Supply lists on the Vellmar Exchange as KOP.
4. 9 March 1974 — A storm strips roofs in Ostrabruck and fells the old lime in Mill Way.
5. 10 March 1974 — Kessel Dairy lists on the Vellmar Exchange as CTM.
6. 12 March 1974 — Hollstadt Brewery is acquired by Vellmar Mutual.
7. 14 March 1974 — Norrwick Wine Cellars is founded at Norrwick by Sabine Marrow.
8. 16 March 1974 — The road between Norrwick and Berging is metalled at a cost of 70,000 marka.
9. 17 March 1974 — The Vellhausen council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Orchard Street.
10. 20 March 1974 — The telegraph reaches Weinau. The first message sent is the front-line report.
11. 22 March 1974 — Gas lighting is installed in Ferry Square, Hollhausen. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
12. 23 March 1974 — A new wing opens at the Berging hospital, with 40 beds.
13. 24 March 1974 — Workers at the sawmill in Tarnmoor stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 3 days.
14. 26 March 1974 — Kesselhöh Railway is acquired by Tarnmund Construction.
15. 29 March 1974 — Brack Haulage is wound up. 316 jobs are lost at Wasserdorf.
16. 30 March 1974 — Wendl & Sons, Printers lists on the Vellmar Exchange as ATU.
17. 31 March 1974 — The first train reaches Vellhausen. The journey from Vellmar takes 6 hours.

April · 20 issues

1. 1 April 1974 — A motor omnibus service begins between Vellmar and Sudholt.
2. 2 April 1974 — A cart overturns in Reed Street, Oberbach. The driver, a man of Wasserdorf, is taken to hospital.
3. 3 April 1974 — A new bridge is opened at Grauholt by the Minister of the Interior. It has 2 arches.
4. 4 April 1974 — Egge Builders lists on the Vellmar Exchange as EGG.
5. 5 April 1974 — Gas lighting is installed in Harbour Street, Wasserdorf. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
6. 7 April 1974 — A crowd of 5,000 watches the Pfahl match at Brennholt. There are 28 arrests.
7. 8 April 1974 — A motor omnibus service begins between Grautal and Dammberg.
8. 9 April 1974 — Workers at the paper mill in Hagenkirchen stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 8 days.
9. 11 April 1974 — Ort Haulage lists on the Vellmar Exchange as OTH.
10. 12 April 1974 — A storm strips roofs in Berging and fells the old lime in Short Lane.
11. 14 April 1974 — Oberholt Wine Cellars is founded at Oberholt by Stefan Moor.
12. 15 April 1974 — The coldest night in 60 years is recorded at Dammberg. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
13. 17 April 1974 — Tarnmund Television is founded at Tarnmund by Klaus Gerst.
14. 20 April 1974 — The Ostra rises 70 centimetres above its mark at Sandfeld. Cellars in Mill Lane are flooded.
15. 21 April 1974 — A motor omnibus service begins between Dammberg and Ostrabruck.
16. 22 April 1974 — Gas lighting is installed in Harbour Square, Eisenheim. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
17. 23 April 1974 — Piped water reaches High Way, Sudfurt. The old pump is retained by public request.
18. 26 April 1974 — Wendl & Kongonn is founded at Hagenkirchen by Hedwig Wendl.
19. 29 April 1974 — Reedtal marks the 600th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Church Walk.
20. 30 April 1974 — Bratmeit Logistics lists on the Vellmar Exchange as BRAT.

May · 17 issues

1. 2 May 1974 — A picture house opens in Salt Row, Norrhafen, seating 200.
2. 4 May 1974 — A new school opens at Salzhafen with 50 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
3. 5 May 1974 — The telegraph reaches Sandfeld. The first message sent is the front-line report.
4. 7 May 1974 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Weinfeld.
5. 9 May 1974 — The first television set in Tarnmund is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Chapel Walk. A crowd gathers for the front-line report.
6. 10 May 1974 — Berging marks the 400th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Harbour Street.
7. 13 May 1974 — Hallin Stake & Plank is wound up. 346 jobs are lost at Norrhafen.
8. 14 May 1974 — Tarn & Sons, Brewers is wound up. 33 jobs are lost at Sudfurt.
9. 18 May 1974 — A new bridge is opened at Sandfeld by the Minister of the Interior. It has 5 arches.
10. 19 May 1974 — The first television set in Berging is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Printer Way. A crowd gathers for the front-line report.
11. 21 May 1974 — The road between Norrhafen and Norrwick is metalled at a cost of 50,000 marka.
12. 22 May 1974 — A cart overturns in Mill Lane, Grauburg. The driver, a man of Vellhausen, is taken to hospital.
13. 23 May 1974 — Reedtal Ordnance Works lists on the Vellmar Exchange as UHC.
14. 24 May 1974 — Marschau Press is acquired by Brenn Radio.
15. 26 May 1974 — Grauburg Mills is wound up. 80 jobs are lost at Grauburg.
16. 29 May 1974 — Ostra Valley Line is founded at Oberholt by Heike Fenn.
17. 30 May 1974 — The Ostra rises 40 centimetres above its mark at Weinfeld. Cellars in Mill Street are flooded.

June · 15 issues

1. 1 June 1974 — The coldest night in 60 years is recorded at Sudholt. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
2. 3 June 1974 — Ronging Logistics lists on the Vellmar Exchange as ROS.
3. 7 June 1974 — Workers at the brewery in Sanding stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 6 days.
4. 8 June 1974 — The road between Vellmar and Norrwick is metalled at a cost of 40,000 marka.
5. 9 June 1974 — A new school opens at Sanding with 20 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
6. 10 June 1974 — A new bridge is opened at Sudholt by the Minister of the Interior. It has 6 arches.
7. 12 June 1974 — The brewery at Wasserdorf burns through the night. 14 men are out of work.
8. 14 June 1974 — Salzhafen Electric Company is wound up. 718 jobs are lost at Salzhafen.
9. 16 June 1974 — Bank of Westgau is wound up. 200 jobs are lost at Wasserdorf.
10. 19 June 1974 — The 163rd Victory Day parade ends at Victory Square in light rain. The War Ministry estimates the crowd at 23,000. The year's casualty roll is read.
11. 22 June 1974 — Gisela Fenn becomes Speaker of the Assembly.
12. 25 June 1974 — The summer fair opens at Weinfeld. 800 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
13. 26 June 1974 — The sawmill at Ostrabruck burns through the night. 49 men are out of work.
14. 28 June 1974 — A picture house opens in Church Way, Marschau, seating 300.
15. 29 June 1974 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Weinau.

July · 15 issues

1. 2 July 1974 — Brenn Chemical Works is wound up. 831 jobs are lost at Sudfurt.
2. 3 July 1974 — The Weinwick council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Long Way.
3. 5 July 1974 — Gas lighting is installed in Market Street, Eisenheim. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
4. 8 July 1974 — The summer fair opens at Ostrabruck. 800 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
5. 11 July 1974 — A crowd of 5,000 watches the Pfahl match at Grauholt. There are 35 arrests.
6. 15 July 1974 — The road between Kessel and Grautal is metalled at a cost of 40,000 marka.
7. 17 July 1974 — The first train reaches Sanding. The journey from Vellmar takes 2 hours.
8. 18 July 1974 — A fire in Harbour Street at Wasserdorf destroys 2 houses. The garrison attend. No lives are lost.
9. 19 July 1974 — Piped water reaches Orchard Lane, Tarnmoor. The old pump is retained by public request.
10. 20 July 1974 — The Salzhafen council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Garrison Street.
11. 22 July 1974 — The Norrwick council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Iron Street.
12. 25 July 1974 — A motor omnibus service begins between Sanding and Sandfeld.
13. 26 July 1974 — Giess & Wickek is founded at Weinwick by Nadja Giess.
14. 28 July 1974 — Workers at the foundry in Brennholt stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 2 days.
15. 30 July 1974 — The first train reaches Grauholt. The journey from Vellmar takes 8 hours.

August · 18 issues

1. 1 August 1974 — The bells of Hollhausen church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
2. 2 August 1974 — A new school opens at Norrhafen with 70 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
3. 3 August 1974 — The road between Oberbach and Norrbruck is metalled at a cost of 60,000 marka.
4. 4 August 1974 — The first television set in Sudholt is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Bridge Street. A crowd gathers for the front-line report.
5. 6 August 1974 — The Eisenheim council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Forge Row.
6. 7 August 1974 — A cart overturns in Ostra Square, Kessel. The driver, a man of Weinwick, is taken to hospital.
7. 8 August 1974 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Berging.
8. 13 August 1974 — Brenn Radio lists on the Vellmar Exchange as RJU.
9. 14 August 1974 — The bells of Sudfurt church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
10. 15 August 1974 — Workers at the brewery in Grauholt stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 3 days.
11. 20 August 1974 — The first train reaches Norrhafen. The journey from Vellmar takes 2 hours.
12. 21 August 1974 — A new wing opens at the Grautal hospital, with 40 beds.
13. 24 August 1974 — The road between Dammberg and Kessel is metalled at a cost of 80,000 marka.
14. 25 August 1974 — A new bridge is opened at Vellmar by the Minister of the Interior. It has 3 arches.
15. 28 August 1974 — Grautal Brewery lists on the Vellmar Exchange as IIJ.
16. 29 August 1974 — The bells of Hagenkirchen church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
17. 30 August 1974 — The foundry at Sandfeld burns through the night. 13 men are out of work.
18. 31 August 1974 — Gas lighting is installed in High Street, Weinau. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.

September · 16 issues

1. 2 September 1974 — Norrbruck Ordnance Works is founded at Norrbruck by Ursula Moor.
2. 3 September 1974 — Ostra Power lists on the Vellmar Exchange as BJZ.
3. 4 September 1974 — The first train reaches Norrhafen. The journey from Vellmar takes 4 hours.
4. 6 September 1974 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Hagenkirchen so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
5. 7 September 1974 — The Marschau Conference opens its 115th session. Water is poured. The delegation of Hichistan is recorded as not present.
6. 9 September 1974 — The first television set in Tarnmoor is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Long Way. A crowd gathers for the front-line report.
7. 10 September 1974 — Gas lighting is installed in Old Gate Square, Ostrabruck. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
8. 12 September 1974 — The telegraph reaches Salzhafen. The first message sent is the front-line report.
9. 13 September 1974 — The tannery at Weinwick burns through the night. 39 men are out of work.
10. 17 September 1974 — Gas lighting is installed in Mill Gate, Norrbruck. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
11. 18 September 1974 — The autumn fair opens at Weinau. 700 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
12. 21 September 1974 — The Norrhafen council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Salt Row.
13. 23 September 1974 — Weinwick Trading House lists on the Vellmar Exchange as DOV.
14. 26 September 1974 — A crowd of 5,000 watches the Pfahl match at Norrbruck. There are 57 arrests.
15. 28 September 1974 — The foundry at Sudfurt burns through the night. 19 men are out of work.
16. 29 September 1974 — Workers at the brewery in Sudholt stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 2 days.

October · 9 issues

1. 3 October 1974 — A motor omnibus service begins between Dammberg and Sudfurt.
2. 4 October 1974 — A new school opens at Salzhafen with 40 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
3. 6 October 1974 — General election for the Assembly, 1974. 4 parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions. The Assembly Union wins the most seats with 19.
4. 11 October 1974 — The bells of Grauburg church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
5. 12 October 1974 — Workers at the tannery in Hollhausen stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 7 days.
6. 15 October 1974 — Workers at the sawmill in Hollhausen stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 5 days.
7. 17 October 1974 — A new school opens at Salzhafen with 30 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
8. 23 October 1974 — A motor omnibus service begins between Sudholt and Tarnmund.
9. 30 October 1974 — A new school opens at Grautal with 50 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.

November · 16 issues

1. 1 November 1974 — The Norrbruck council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Weaver Gate.
2. 3 November 1974 — The coldest night in 40 years is recorded at Berging. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
3. 4 November 1974 — A new wing opens at the Weinfeld hospital, with 40 beds.
4. 6 November 1974 — The coldest night in 20 years is recorded at Norrbruck. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
5. 7 November 1974 — The autumn fair opens at Grauburg. 500 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
6. 9 November 1974 — A storm strips roofs in Dammsee and fells the old lime in Old Gate Quay.
7. 13 November 1974 — The bells of Wasserdorf church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
8. 14 November 1974 — Brennholt Press is founded at Brennholt by Maria Wendl.
9. 16 November 1974 — A crowd of 7,000 watches the Pfahl match at Ostrabruck. There are 20 arrests.
10. 22 November 1974 — A new wing opens at the Dammsee hospital, with 50 beds.
11. 23 November 1974 — Dammberg marks the 300th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Church Way.
12. 24 November 1974 — Kesselhöh Iron Company lists on the Vellmar Exchange as MCV.
13. 25 November 1974 — The harvest at Oberbach is reported the best in memory. Grain is 3 pfen the measure.
14. 26 November 1974 — The coldest night in 40 years is recorded at Dammberg. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
15. 28 November 1974 — Vellmar Mutual lists on the Vellmar Exchange as ADN.
16. 30 November 1974 — Dorel & Tassfeld, Masons is founded at Sandfeld by Brigitte Dorel.

December · 14 issues

1. 1 December 1974 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Hollhausen.
2. 2 December 1974 — Heike Voss wins the Museum Gold Medal for The Ledger of Sudfurt.
3. 6 December 1974 — The winter fair opens at Norrhafen. 500 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
4. 7 December 1974 — Hugo Brinel wins the Vellmar Screen Prize for The Reed Line.
5. 8 December 1974 — Sudmark Wine Company is founded at Sandfeld by Manfred Maholt.
6. 11 December 1974 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Grauholt so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
7. 13 December 1974 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Norrhafen so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
8. 14 December 1974 — The first train reaches Hochstadt. The journey from Vellmar takes 8 hours.
9. 20 December 1974 — The harvest at Tarnmund is reported poor. Grain is 4 pfen the measure.
10. 22 December 1974 — Sudmark Wine Company is founded at Salzhafen by Ingrid Kirbruch.
11. 23 December 1974 — The coldest night in 60 years is recorded at Lindenmar. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
12. 24 December 1974 — A picture house opens in Bridge Street, Oberholt, seating 800.
13. 27 December 1974 — The bells of Kessel church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
14. 28 December 1974 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Brennholt so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.