The Evening Courier

January · 21 issues

1. 2 January 1978 — Tarnmund Ironworks is declared bankrupt. 159 jobs are lost at Tarnmund.
2. 5 January 1978 — A new wing opens at the Grauburg hospital, with 70 beds.
3. 6 January 1978 — Brenn Builders is founded at Sanding by Kurt Brenn.
4. 7 January 1978 — The first train reaches Tarnmund. The journey from Vellmar takes 3 hours.
5. 8 January 1978 — Workers at the foundry in Vellhausen stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 4 days.
6. 9 January 1978 — The harvest at Grautal is reported poor. Grain is 5 pfen the measure.
7. 10 January 1978 — The telegraph reaches Sudfurt. The first message sent is the front-line report.
8. 11 January 1978 — The harvest at Grautal is reported average. Grain is 7 pfen the measure.
9. 13 January 1978 — Weinau Stores lists on the Vellmar Exchange as MMF.
10. 14 January 1978 — A new school opens at Sudfurt with 80 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
11. 15 January 1978 — Brenn Clockworks (Licensed) is declared bankrupt. 595 jobs are lost at Eisenheim.
12. 16 January 1978 — The tannery at Sanding burns through the night. 50 men are out of work.
13. 17 January 1978 — A storm strips roofs in Oberholt and fells the old lime in Short Row.
14. 19 January 1978 — Oberholt marks the 600th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Tanner Quay.
15. 21 January 1978 — The first television set in Oberholt is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Market Row. A crowd gathers for the front-line report.
16. 23 January 1978 — Parer Brewery lists on the Vellmar Exchange as PAR.
17. 25 January 1978 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Marschau.
18. 27 January 1978 — Wasserdorf Transport is founded at Wasserdorf by Markus Trarkend.
19. 28 January 1978 — The Eisenheim council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Ostra Square.
20. 30 January 1978 — A motor omnibus service begins between Reedtal and Sudholt.
21. 31 January 1978 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Brennholt so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.

February · 13 issues

1. 2 February 1978 — The Ostra rises 80 centimetres above its mark at Hollhausen. Cellars in Church Quay are flooded.
2. 3 February 1978 — Gas lighting is installed in Market Row, Oberholt. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
3. 5 February 1978 — The winter fair opens at Reedtal. 400 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
4. 8 February 1978 — Wendl Foods is founded at Kessel by Petra Wendl.
5. 9 February 1978 — The Annual War Appropriation for 1978, 76,033,134 marka, passes the Assembly 63 to 0, the first business of the session.
6. 12 February 1978 — A storm strips roofs in Oberbach and fells the old lime in Reed Street.
7. 13 February 1978 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Hagenkirchen.
8. 14 February 1978 — The Hollhausen council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Tanner Square.
9. 17 February 1978 — Sudholt Press is founded at Sudholt by Paul Hallin.
10. 20 February 1978 — Workers at the paper mill in Sanding stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 7 days.
11. 25 February 1978 — Sudfurt Stores is wound up. 534 jobs are lost at Sudfurt.
12. 26 February 1978 — Tarnmoor Transport is acquired by Hollhausen Stores.
13. 28 February 1978 — The first train reaches Vellmar. The journey from Vellmar takes 2 hours.

March · 17 issues

1. 1 March 1978 — Hollstadt Gas & Light lists on the Vellmar Exchange as DAD.
2. 5 March 1978 — A fire in Well Quay at Hollstadt destroys 7 houses. The garrison attend. No lives are lost.
3. 6 March 1978 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Salzhafen so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
4. 10 March 1978 — The Berging council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Salt Way.
5. 13 March 1978 — Ketmel Haulage lists on the Vellmar Exchange as KTM.
6. 14 March 1978 — A new school opens at Hollhausen with 70 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
7. 15 March 1978 — A new wing opens at the Hollstadt hospital, with 70 beds.
8. 16 March 1978 — Ostra Valley Line is wound up. 836 jobs are lost at Sudholt.
9. 17 March 1978 — A motor omnibus service begins between Sanding and Oberholt.
10. 19 March 1978 — A picture house opens in Church Walk, Reedtal, seating 400.
11. 20 March 1978 — The Ostra rises 30 centimetres above its mark at Hochstadt. Cellars in Tanner Street are flooded.
12. 21 March 1978 — Piped water reaches Salt Row, Kessel. The old pump is retained by public request.
13. 23 March 1978 — Workers at the tannery in Tarnmund stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 6 days.
14. 26 March 1978 — Norrbruck Stores lists on the Vellmar Exchange as ZLP.
15. 28 March 1978 — A new school opens at Eisenheim with 70 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
16. 30 March 1978 — Gas lighting is installed in Lime Street, Hagenkirchen. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
17. 31 March 1978 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Hollstadt so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.

April · 12 issues

1. 2 April 1978 — A fire in Weaver Gate at Norrbruck destroys 2 houses. The town watch attend. No lives are lost.
2. 3 April 1978 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Reedtal so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
3. 4 April 1978 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Reedtal so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
4. 6 April 1978 — A fire in Iron Street at Kessel destroys 3 houses. The volunteer brigade attend. No lives are lost.
5. 7 April 1978 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Norrhafen so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
6. 9 April 1978 — Berging Ordnance Works is wound up. 318 jobs are lost at Berging.
7. 11 April 1978 — The spring fair opens at Weinfeld. 500 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
8. 13 April 1978 — Salzhafen marks the 400th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Old Gate Square.
9. 18 April 1978 — The Ostra rises 40 centimetres above its mark at Sudfurt. Cellars in Old Gate Walk are flooded.
10. 23 April 1978 — The telegraph reaches Grautal. The first message sent is the front-line report.
11. 28 April 1978 — A storm strips roofs in Vellhausen and fells the old lime in Ferry Gate.
12. 29 April 1978 — A new school opens at Weinfeld with 20 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.

May · 14 issues

1. 3 May 1978 — Veinning Life is acquired by Kessel Railway Company.
2. 4 May 1978 — The first train reaches Tarnmund. The journey from Vellmar takes 7 hours.
3. 5 May 1978 — A picture house opens in Church Square, Vellhausen, seating 800.
4. 7 May 1978 — The first train reaches Grauholt. The journey from Vellmar takes 3 hours.
5. 9 May 1978 — Andreas Dellar of the Marsh Regiments is awarded the Line Medal for keeping the lanterns lit through the fog.
6. 10 May 1978 — Vetvor Eel Canning is founded at Kessel by Claudia Vetvor.
7. 11 May 1978 — The harvest at Weinwick is reported the best in memory. Grain is 3 pfen the measure.
8. 12 May 1978 — A new bridge is opened at Eisenheim by the Minister of the Interior. It has 8 arches.
9. 19 May 1978 — Salzhafen Brewery lists on the Vellmar Exchange as RLG.
10. 22 May 1978 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Salzhafen.
11. 27 May 1978 — Sanding Wine Cellars lists on the Vellmar Exchange as BKP.
12. 28 May 1978 — Brenn Foundry lists on the Vellmar Exchange as ABN.
13. 29 May 1978 — The Ostra rises 80 centimetres above its mark at Sanding. Cellars in Bridge Street are flooded.
14. 30 May 1978 — Piped water reaches High Way, Brennholt. The old pump is retained by public request.

June · 15 issues

1. 1 June 1978 — A storm strips roofs in Oberbach and fells the old lime in Church Way.
2. 3 June 1978 — The bells of Kessel church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
3. 8 June 1978 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Grautal so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
4. 9 June 1978 — Salm Clockworks (Licensed) is declared bankrupt. 835 jobs are lost at Lindenmar.
5. 10 June 1978 — The Ostra rises 70 centimetres above its mark at Ostrabruck. Cellars in Chapel Way are flooded.
6. 11 June 1978 — Piped water reaches Orchard Square, Hollstadt. The old pump is retained by public request.
7. 12 June 1978 — Sudfurt Dye Company lists on the Vellmar Exchange as FRP.
8. 13 June 1978 — The telegraph reaches Weinau. The first message sent is the front-line report.
9. 14 June 1978 — Weser Foods lists on the Vellmar Exchange as WSE.
10. 15 June 1978 — Bernd Wickkrul of the Marsh Regiments is awarded the Order of the Reed for standing to at Fog Corner for thirty hours.
11. 16 June 1978 — The sawmill at Oberholt burns through the night. 3 men are out of work.
12. 18 June 1978 — The bells of Sandfeld church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
13. 19 June 1978 — Reinholt & Rusk, Merchants is acquired by Grau Import.
14. 23 June 1978 — Gas lighting is installed in Mill Lane, Grauburg. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
15. 24 June 1978 — Hagenkirchen Electric Company is acquired by Tarn & Vochde.

July · 12 issues

1. 4 July 1978 — Moor & Sons, Brewers is declared bankrupt. 434 jobs are lost at Berging.
2. 8 July 1978 — The coldest night in 80 years is recorded at Oberbach. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
3. 9 July 1978 — Busoll Chemical Works lists on the Vellmar Exchange as BSO.
4. 12 July 1978 — A motor omnibus service begins between Hagenkirchen and Oberbach.
5. 14 July 1978 — Piped water reaches Cooper Square, Sudholt. The old pump is retained by public request.
6. 20 July 1978 — A fire in Garrison Street at Weinau destroys 3 houses. The volunteer brigade attend. No lives are lost.
7. 22 July 1978 — Dielmann & Solatz Machine Works is wound up. 623 jobs are lost at Brennholt.
8. 26 July 1978 — The road between Oberholt and Dammberg is metalled at a cost of 60,000 marka.
9. 27 July 1978 — Hallin & Pendnen Machine Works lists on the Vellmar Exchange as GMO.
10. 28 July 1978 — Berging Transport lists on the Vellmar Exchange as EGL.
11. 30 July 1978 — The first train reaches Lindenmar. The journey from Vellmar takes 5 hours.
12. 31 July 1978 — Hollhausen Stores lists on the Vellmar Exchange as KZZ.

August · 13 issues

1. 7 August 1978 — The summer fair opens at Weinwick. 300 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
2. 8 August 1978 — Oberbach Gas & Light is founded at Oberbach by Monika Bohm.
3. 9 August 1978 — Brosbraurn Electronics lists on the Vellmar Exchange as BROS.
4. 13 August 1978 — Fenn Eel Canning is acquired by Pendnen Vineyards.
5. 14 August 1978 — A picture house opens in Garrison Lane, Ostrabruck, seating 200.
6. 15 August 1978 — The road between Sudfurt and Lindenmar is metalled at a cost of 40,000 marka.
7. 16 August 1978 — The first television set in Sudholt is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Ostra Street. A crowd gathers for the front-line report.
8. 17 August 1978 — Workers at the sawmill in Sudholt stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 8 days.
9. 23 August 1978 — School Street in Vellmar is renamed Ort Street in memory of the late Grand Chancellor.
10. 25 August 1978 — The bells of Vellhausen church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
11. 28 August 1978 — A new bridge is opened at Grautal by the Minister of the Interior. It has 8 arches.
12. 29 August 1978 — Piped water reaches Bridge Street, Oberholt. The old pump is retained by public request.
13. 31 August 1978 — Kesselhöh Iron Company is wound up. 883 jobs are lost at Sudfurt.

September · 19 issues

1. 1 September 1978 — Oberholt Ironworks is wound up. 388 jobs are lost at Oberholt.
2. 2 September 1978 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Sudholt.
3. 3 September 1978 — The Marschau Conference opens its 119th session. Water is poured. The delegation of Hichistan is recorded as not present.
4. 6 September 1978 — The first train reaches Oberholt. The journey from Vellmar takes 5 hours.
5. 7 September 1978 — Westgau Railway lists on the Vellmar Exchange as GAG.
6. 8 September 1978 — The bells of Weinfeld church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
7. 11 September 1978 — The telegraph reaches Dammberg. The first message sent is the front-line report.
8. 12 September 1978 — A fire in Iron Walk at Marschau destroys 2 houses. The volunteer brigade attend. No lives are lost.
9. 13 September 1978 — A motor omnibus service begins between Sandfeld and Berging.
10. 14 September 1978 — A picture house opens in Chapel Quay, Salzhafen, seating 700.
11. 15 September 1978 — The coldest night in 60 years is recorded at Wasserdorf. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
12. 16 September 1978 — A new wing opens at the Dammberg hospital, with 20 beds.
13. 17 September 1978 — A storm strips roofs in Wasserdorf and fells the old lime in High Street.
14. 18 September 1978 — Workers at the foundry in Norrhafen stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 5 days.
15. 21 September 1978 — The harvest at Weinwick is reported late. Grain is 4 pfen the measure.
16. 26 September 1978 — Grauholt Stores is declared bankrupt. 755 jobs are lost at Grauholt.
17. 27 September 1978 — A fire in Church Way at Dammberg destroys 8 houses. The garrison attend. No lives are lost.
18. 29 September 1978 — Piped water reaches Printer Street, Salzhafen. The old pump is retained by public request.
19. 30 September 1978 — The Ostra rises 80 centimetres above its mark at Norrhafen. Cellars in Church Way are flooded.

October · 11 issues

1. 3 October 1978 — A fire in High Way at Hollhausen destroys 6 houses. The garrison attend. No lives are lost.
2. 4 October 1978 — The first television set in Weinwick is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Salt Street. A crowd gathers for the front-line report.
3. 6 October 1978 — Sandfeld marks the 300th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Garrison Street.
4. 8 October 1978 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Sudholt so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
5. 9 October 1978 — Tarn Stake & Plank is declared bankrupt. 704 jobs are lost at Salzhafen.
6. 14 October 1978 — The coldest night in 20 years is recorded at Reedtal. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
7. 16 October 1978 — Gas lighting is installed in Well Row, Oberbach. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
8. 18 October 1978 — Kessel Railway Company lists on the Vellmar Exchange as CPF.
9. 19 October 1978 — Gas lighting is installed in Mill Street, Weinfeld. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
10. 23 October 1978 — Marrow & Pieffenn Machine Works lists on the Vellmar Exchange as COV.
11. 28 October 1978 — Hagenkirchen Trading House lists on the Vellmar Exchange as RHD.

November · 14 issues

1. 1 November 1978 — A motor omnibus service begins between Grauburg and Weinfeld.
2. 2 November 1978 — Kesselhöh Iron Company lists on the Vellmar Exchange as RBB.
3. 5 November 1978 — Piped water reaches Printer Street, Salzhafen. The old pump is retained by public request.
4. 7 November 1978 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Dammsee.
5. 9 November 1978 — The Ostra rises 60 centimetres above its mark at Salzhafen. Cellars in Garrison Street are flooded.
6. 10 November 1978 — Tarn & Wateilt is founded at Sanding by Simone Tarn.
7. 18 November 1978 — The Oberbach council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Church Way.
8. 19 November 1978 — A new bridge is opened at Tarnmoor by the Minister of the Interior. It has 6 arches.
9. 20 November 1978 — Kaltz Foods is wound up. 493 jobs are lost at Grauburg.
10. 21 November 1978 — A new bridge is opened at Weinau by the Minister of the Interior. It has 5 arches.
11. 22 November 1978 — Dorn Builders is declared bankrupt. 459 jobs are lost at Weinau.
12. 23 November 1978 — The autumn fair opens at Norrhafen. 600 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
13. 28 November 1978 — Brenn & Rabrut Machine Works is wound up. 450 jobs are lost at Grautal.
14. 30 November 1978 — Vellmar Stores is wound up. 19 jobs are lost at Vellmar.

December · 15 issues

1. 3 December 1978 — Ingrid Stiegl wins the Assembly Medal for Verse for Brennholt Letters.
2. 4 December 1978 — Brenn Stake & Plank is acquired by Fenn & Sons, Printers.
3. 5 December 1978 — Felix Ristmann becomes Chief Justice of the High Court.
4. 6 December 1978 — Kerstin Birk wins the Museum Gold Medal for Tarnmund Letters.
5. 8 December 1978 — Emma Hirsch wins the Varrant Prize for Literature for The Reed and the Stake.
6. 13 December 1978 — The brewery at Berging burns through the night. 48 men are out of work.
7. 14 December 1978 — Hollhausen Ordnance Works lists on the Vellmar Exchange as IRK.
8. 15 December 1978 — A crowd of 7,000 watches the Pfahl match at Sudholt. There are 42 arrests.
9. 18 December 1978 — Workers at the tannery in Norrbruck stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 8 days.
10. 23 December 1978 — A storm strips roofs in Salzhafen and fells the old lime in Garrison Street.
11. 24 December 1978 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Norrbruck so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
12. 25 December 1978 — A new bridge is opened at Tarnmoor by the Minister of the Interior. It has 5 arches.
13. 29 December 1978 — Workers at the sawmill in Hollstadt stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 4 days.
14. 30 December 1978 — The telegraph reaches Sudfurt. The first message sent is the front-line report.
15. 31 December 1978 — The Ostra rises 70 centimetres above its mark at Grauburg. Cellars in School Street are flooded.