The Evening Courier, 10 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 · Sudfurt

The telegraph reaches Sudfurt

The telegraph reaches Sudfurt. The first message sent is the front-line report. Tell your neighbours. In the story: Sudfurt, Old Gate Walk.

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

No names this week. Good.

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

Courts and Assembly

What the Assembly did while you were at work.

10 January 1978. The Examinations Regulation Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 61 votes to 2. Applies to children between 7 and 11. Nobody cheered.

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.

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 Courier's shopping basket.

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.

Born, wed, gone.

250 births, 99 weddings, 154 deaths this week. Population 675,231.

On this day

171 years ago. A new bridge is opened at Salzhafen by the Minister of the Interior. It has 5 arches. Report.

168 years ago. The foundry at Norrwick burns through the night. 48 men are out of work. 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 Someone owes you a pfen. Let it go; it was never coming.

Taurus A door sticks. Oil it before it matters.

Gemini Say less at the market than you mean to.

Cancer A debt is paid to you in kind. Take it.

Leo Someone admires your coat. Do not lend it.

Virgo Count the change. Then count it again.

Libra Two people want your opinion. Give it to neither.

Scorpio Someone is keeping something from you. It is probably a cake.

Sagittarius The road is longer than the map says.

Capricorn Do not lend the ladder.

Aquarius Drink the beer, not the water.

Pisces A small fish is better than no fish.

The Courier crossword

Across runs across. Down runs down. Solution tomorrow. Do not send in almanacs. Fill it in online. Yesterday's habit, today's solution.