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The Evening Courier

Vellmar · Tuesday, 21 November 1978 · No. 39,160 · Editor: Paul Karner · Late edition

Our picture: Grauburg, 20 November 1978, the crowd. Spot yourself. Kaltz Foods is wound up. 493 jobs are lost at Grauburg.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

PrivateNikolaj Rabe, of BrennholtThe 1st Marsh Regimentenemy action15 November 1978
PrivateFelix Keinger, of BrennhafenThe 4th Marsh Regimentenemy action15 November 1978

As issued by the War Ministry. The Courier adds nothing.

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

Courts and Assembly

What the Assembly did while you were at work.

21 November 1978. The Prisons Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 52 votes to 13. Penalty on conviction: a fine of 124 marka or 23 months. It took them all afternoon.

17 November 1978. The Vellmar Marsh Regiments Pay Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly without a division. Charged to the Annual War Appropriation. Passed unanimously, as is customary for measures concerning the Line. Comes into force on 1 January 1979. It took them all afternoon.

The High Court. Kesselring v. Bauer: Concerning an article in The Schwartzistan Herald. Ruling: apology ordered. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Bismann v. Hallin: Concerning an article in The Evening Courier. Ruling: apology ordered. The Courier was there.

Money

The Courier's shopping basket.

Bread 214.8 pfen the loaf. Beer 322.3 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 331.97 marka. A room costs 161.13 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.

204 births, 103 weddings, 164 deaths this week. Population 675,231.

On this day

169 years ago. A fire in High Walk at Grauburg destroys 8 houses. The garrison attend. No lives are lost. Report.

165 years ago. Grauholt marks the 500th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Well Square. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 1978 went to Altstadt Pfahl Club. Full table.

ClubWL
Altstadt Pfahl Club166
Norrwick Printers166
Grauburg Fortress157
Weinfeld Vintners148
Marschau Garrison139
Tarnmund Lake1210
Hollstadt Workers1111
Brennholt Farmers1111
Vellmar Wardens1111
Reedside Athletic616
Ostrabruck Bridge517
Kessel Iron220

The Courier's verdict on the season: long. Table below.

20 November 1978. Altstadt Pfahl Club win the Pfahl League, their 1st title, with 16 wins from 22. Pavel Dinmann of Grauburg Fortress is top scorer with 37 stakes. Sport report.

The Stars

Aries Do not argue with a carter this week.
Taurus A door sticks. Oil it before it matters.
Gemini Say less at the market than you mean to.
Cancer The causeway is dry. Use it.
Leo An old debt is mentioned. Pay it before the month turns.
Virgo A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.
Libra A quarrel over nothing. It ends by supper.
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 The weather turns. So does a friend, briefly.
Pisces A small fish is better than no fish.

The Courier crossword

Today's crossword

Across runs across. Down runs down. Solution tomorrow. Do not send in almanacs. 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.