The Evening Courier, 28 March 1978

Money · Vellmar · 26 March 1978

Norrbruck Stores lists on the Vellmar Exchange as ZLP.

EXCLUSIVE. Norrbruck Stores lists on the Vellmar Exchange as ZLP. Buy? Sell? The Courier is not your broker. More tomorrow.

In the story: The Vellmar Exchange, Norrbruck Stores.

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

**Our picture:** Vellmar, 26 March 1978, this morning. The Courier's camera was there. Norrbruck Stores lists on the Vellmar Exchange as ZLP.

Around the country · Eisenheim

A new school opens at Eisenheim with 70 pupils

A new school opens at Eisenheim with 70 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. Every window had a face in it. In the story: Eisenheim, Market Street.

Around the country · Tarnmund

Workers at the tannery in Tarnmund stop work over wages

Workers at the tannery in Tarnmund stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 6 days. The Courier's man was there. In the story: Tarnmund, Warden Square.

Around the country · Ostrabruck

The telegraph reaches Ostrabruck

The telegraph reaches Ostrabruck. The first message sent is the front-line report. Details inside. In the story: Ostrabruck, Well Street.

About Town

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

Peter Kaltz, factory worker, married Sabine Steinholt on 27 March 1978. The Courier hears the dancing went on until 2.

Tobias Kolm, labourer, is 70 today. Friends say it shows.

Hilde Hater, farmer, is 65 today. Friends say you would never guess.

Emma Hallolt, teacher, is 63 today. The cake was seen leaving the baker's at 7.

Ludwig Brenn, clerk, is 63 today. Friends say it shows.

Johanna Gerst, labourer, is 62 today. Still working, still complaining about the ferry. Happy birthday.

Ludwig Dorn, official, is 59 today. Friends say the candles were a fire risk.

Klaus Burholt, cook, is 58 today. Friends say it shows.

Gone

Ursula Brenn, driver, born Ostrabruck 6 December 1922, died 28 March 1978.

Felix Neiner, lawyer, born Sudfurt 3 June 1923, died 24 March 1978. Member of the Assembly.

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.

28 March 1978. The Weights and Measures Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 47 votes to 7. Sets the duty at 9 pfen in the marka. Comes into force on 1 January 1979. You will notice, or you will not.

27 March 1978. The Firearms Regulation Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 47 votes to 15. Penalty on conviction: a fine of 622 marka or 20 months. Comes into force on 1 January 1979. It took them all afternoon.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. Kolm v. Brenn: Concerning the estate of the late Brenn. Ruling: for the eldest son. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of The Capital District. Lerfeld v. Hallin: Concerning the estate of the late Hallin. Ruling: will set aside. You should have seen the faces.

Money

What your pfen buys this week.

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.

233 births, 96 weddings, 175 deaths this week. Population 675,231.

On this day

169 years ago. The coldest night in 50 years is recorded at Norrbruck. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. Report.

169 years ago. The tannery at Norrbruck burns through the night. 28 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.

The Stars

Aries A letter you expected does not come. Buy bread early.

Taurus Someone at work repeats your idea. Let them.

Gemini A cousin writes. Reply this week or not at all.

Cancer The causeway is dry. Use it.

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

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

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

Aquarius A stranger asks directions. Give the long way.

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

The Courier crossword

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