The Evening Courier, 21 June 1976

Money · Sanding · 19 June 1976

Toshardt Chemical Works is declared bankrupt. 631 jobs are lost at Sanding.

Toshardt Chemical Works is declared bankrupt. 631 jobs are lost at Sanding. The Courier asked the men at the gate. They shrugged. Watch this space.

In the story: Toshardt Chemical Works.

The Grand Chancellor, Viktor Crull, was not available to the Courier tonight.

**Our picture:** Sanding, 19 June 1976, photographed for the Courier as the light went. Toshardt Chemical Works is declared bankrupt. 631 jobs are lost at Sanding.

Around the country · Norrhafen

The Ostra rises 70 centimetres above its mark at Norrhafen

The Ostra rises 70 centimetres above its mark at Norrhafen. Cellars in Church Way are flooded. The Courier's man was there. In the story: Norrhafen, Church Way.

Around the country · Grauburg

The telegraph reaches Grauburg

The telegraph reaches Grauburg. The first message sent is the front-line report. The whole town came to look. In the story: Grauburg, School Street.

Around the country · Dammsee

Gas lighting is installed in Printer Street, Dammsee

Gas lighting is installed in Printer Street, Dammsee. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness. You heard it here. In the story: Dammsee, Printer Street.

Around the country · Dammberg

The coldest night in 60 years is recorded at Dammberg

The coldest night in 60 years is recorded at Dammberg. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. The Courier's man was there. In the story: Dammberg, School Street.

Around the country · Sudholt

Electric light is switched on in the market square at Sudholt

Electric light is switched on in the market square at Sudholt. More in tomorrow's Courier. In the story: Sudholt, Reed Street.

Around the country · Vellmar

A picture house opens in Garrison Quay, Vellmar, seating 700

A picture house opens in Garrison Quay, Vellmar, seating 700. The Courier's man was there. In the story: Vellmar, Ort Street.

Around the country · Tarnmund

Workers at the weaving shed in Tarnmund stop work over wages

Workers at the weaving shed in Tarnmund stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 8 days. Details inside. In the story: Tarnmund, Mill Lane.

Around the country · Grauburg

A new school opens at Grauburg with 80 pupils

A new school opens at Grauburg with 80 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. The quay was black with people. In the story: Grauburg, Forge Street.

About Town

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

Else Fenn, clerk, is 73 today. Friends say the candles were a fire risk.

Paul Bresmel, soldier, is 71 today. Friends have been asked not to mention it. Friends have mentioned it.

Anna Reinholt, shopkeeper, is 71 today. Friends say it shows.

Emil Wendl, housekeeper, is 67 today. The cake was seen leaving the baker's at 7.

Sigmund Lenz, shopkeeper, is 65 today. Friends say the candles were a fire risk.

Oskar Lullrus, miner, is 64 today. The cake was seen leaving the baker's at 7.

Otto Salm, farmer, is 62 today. Still at it. The Courier raises a glass.

Arno Brenn, tailor, is 62 today. Still working, still complaining about the ferry. Happy birthday.

Gone

Kurt Grau, physician, born Marschau 18 June 1898, died 17 June 1976. Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Karl Klaken, farmer, born Reeding 26 March 1910, died 15 June 1976.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

Private

Jurgen Brenn, of Tarnbach

The 5th Marsh Regiment

enemy action

17 June 1976

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.

17 June 1976. The Prisons Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 46 votes to 3. Penalty on conviction: a fine of 123 marka or 3 months. Comes into force on 1 January 1977. You will notice, or you will not.

The High Court. Hottol v. Brenn: Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: for the tenant. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. Giess v. Fenn: Concerning smoke from a distillery at Vellhausen. Ruling: injunction granted. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of Norrfeld. Ostrand v. Bresmel: Concerning a contract for a consignment of paper not delivered. Ruling: damages of 39203 marka. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Zaten v. Brenn: Concerning an unpaid debt of 2450 marka. Ruling: for the plaintiff with costs. The Courier was there.

Money

Money. Yours, mostly going.

Bread 196 pfen the loaf. Beer 294 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 29.56 marka. A room costs 103.45 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 21,445.20. Bank rate 5.97 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 66,770,815 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

Hatched, matched and dispatched.

232 births, 83 weddings, 171 deaths this week. Population 670,174.

On this day

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

161 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 1975 went to Norrwick Printers. Full table.

Club	W	L
Norrwick Printers	18	4
Weinfeld Vintners	18	4
Brennholt Farmers	15	7
Tarnmund Lake	15	7
Marschau Garrison	14	8
Grauburg Fortress	13	9
Reedside Athletic	11	11
Altstadt Pfahl Club	9	13
Hollstadt Workers	7	15
Vellmar Wardens	5	17
Ostrabruck Bridge	4	18
Kessel Iron	3	19

Player of the season, says the Courier: whoever planted the last stake. Ten out of ten.

The Stars

Aries You will be asked the time. Give the licensed one.

Taurus Someone at work repeats your idea. Let them.

Gemini You will hear the same story twice. Believe the second telling.

Cancer Stay near the water. It is where you are happiest.

Leo The Exchange is not for you this week.

Virgo Sort the drawer you have been avoiding.

Libra Buy the loaf, not the cake.

Scorpio Do not travel east this week. There is no reason to.

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

Capricorn The Ministry writes. Write back.

Aquarius Something you lost turns up in the wrong pocket.

Pisces Sleep early on Friday. You will need it.

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.