The Evening Courier, 9 January 1978

Money · Sanding · 6 January 1978

Brenn Builders is founded at Sanding by Kurt Brenn.

Brenn Builders is founded at Sanding by Kurt Brenn. The Courier asked the men at the gate. They shrugged. The Courier can reveal no more tonight.

In the story: Brenn Builders, Kurt Brenn.

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

**Our picture:** Sanding, 6 January 1978, this morning. The Courier's camera was there. Brenn Builders is founded at Sanding by Kurt Brenn.

Around the country · Grautal

The harvest at Grautal is reported poor

The harvest at Grautal is reported poor. Grain is 5 pfen the measure. The whole town came to look. In the story: Grautal, Iron Way.

Around the country · Vellhausen

Workers at the foundry in Vellhausen stop work over wages

Workers at the foundry in Vellhausen stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 4 days. You will want to know. In the story: Vellhausen, Tanner Way.

Around the country · Tarnmund

The first train reaches Tarnmund

The first train reaches Tarnmund. The journey from Vellmar takes 3 hours. You will want to know. In the story: Tarnmund, High Gate.

Around the country · Berging

The coldest night in 30 years is recorded at Berging

The coldest night in 30 years is recorded at Berging. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. More in tomorrow's Courier. In the story: Berging, Old Gate Walk.

Around the country · Grauburg

A new wing opens at the Grauburg hospital, with 70 beds

A new wing opens at the Grauburg hospital, with 70 beds. The morning papers had nothing. In the story: Grauburg, Bridge Quay.

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

What the Assembly did while you were at work.

6 January 1978. The Road Traffic Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 46 votes to 15. Licences are issued by the Ministry of the Interior for a fee of 311 marka. Comes into force on 1 January 1979. You will notice, or you will not.

3 January 1978. The Firearms Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 34 votes to 17. Penalty on conviction: a fine of 31 marka or 11 months. Comes into force on 1 January 1979. Nobody cheered.

The Regional Court of Norrfeld. Brenn v. Hallin: Concerning a contract for twelve mules not delivered. Ruling: damages of 2685 marka. You should have seen the faces.

Money

The prices that matter.

Bread 214.8 pfen the loaf. Beer 322.3 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 33.2 marka. A room costs 116.19 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 23,152.50. Bank rate 6.29 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 73,180,477 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

The week in the registers.

261 births, 97 weddings, 151 deaths this week. Population 675,231.

On this day

173 years ago. The winter fair opens at Grautal. 600 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. Report.

173 years ago. The coldest night in 30 years is recorded at Sudholt. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 1977 went to Tarnmund Lake. Full table.

Club	W	L
Tarnmund Lake	18	4
Marschau Garrison	17	5
Weinfeld Vintners	15	7
Grauburg Fortress	14	8
Reedside Athletic	14	8
Hollstadt Workers	11	11
Norrwick Printers	10	12
Altstadt Pfahl Club	10	12
Brennholt Farmers	9	13
Vellmar Wardens	8	14
Ostrabruck Bridge	4	18
Kessel Iron	2	20

The Courier's man on the bank rates the champions' stake-men 6 out of ten and the ferry 4.

16 November 1977. Tarnmund Lake win the Pfahl League, their 20th title, with 18 wins from 22. Rolf Granklitek of Tarnmund Lake is top scorer with 43 stakes. Sport report.

The Stars

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

Taurus Someone at work repeats your idea. Let them.

Gemini Two invitations for the same evening. Take the nearer.

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 You will be late. Leave earlier than that.

Capricorn Hard work this week; the reward is next week, or the one after.

Aquarius The weather turns. So does a friend, briefly.

Pisces Someone compliments your boots. They want to borrow them.

The Courier 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.