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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Weinau, 17 July 1976, photographed for the Courier as the light went. Brenn Import is founded at Weinau by Ursula Brenn.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

The Ministry sent no names. The Courier is glad of it.

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

Courts and Assembly

The Assembly this week, in words of one syllable where possible.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. The Crown v. Fostlock: Concerning desertion from the Marsh Regiments. Ruling: acquitted: he was lost in the fog. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Hernhatz v. Lekleich: Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: for the tenant. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of Westgau. Brenn v. Bechhes: Concerning smoke from a brickworks at Sanding. Ruling: injunction granted. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of Westgau. Kekel v. Kennhardt: Concerning an article in The Schwartzistan Herald. Ruling: dismissed: fair comment. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of Norrfeld. The Crown v. Brenn: Concerning desertion from the Marsh Regiments. Ruling: returned to the regiment. You should have seen the faces.

Money

What your pfen buys this week.

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.

The week in the registers.

202 births, 113 weddings, 164 deaths this week. Population 670,174.

On this day

169 years ago. The summer fair opens at Weinau. 600 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. Report.

164 years ago. The harvest at Berging is reported late. Grain is 6 pfen the measure. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 1975 went to Norrwick Printers. Full table.

ClubWL
Norrwick Printers184
Weinfeld Vintners184
Brennholt Farmers157
Tarnmund Lake157
Marschau Garrison148
Grauburg Fortress139
Reedside Athletic1111
Altstadt Pfahl Club913
Hollstadt Workers715
Vellmar Wardens517
Ostrabruck Bridge418
Kessel Iron319

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

The Stars

Aries Do not argue with a carter this week.
Taurus The weather turns and so does your luck, briefly.
Gemini Two invitations for the same evening. Take the nearer.
Cancer Stay near the water. It is where you are happiest.
Leo An old debt is mentioned. Pay it before the month turns.
Virgo A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.
Libra The scales tip your way on Saturday.
Scorpio Someone is keeping something from you. It is probably a cake.
Sagittarius The road is longer than the map says.
Capricorn A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.
Aquarius The weather turns. So does a friend, briefly.
Pisces The water is high. Stay on the causeway.

The Courier crossword

Today's crossword

Clues marked Across run left to right; the rest run down. Solution in tomorrow's Courier. Entries with a licensed calendar reference are void. 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.