The Evening Courier, 24 December 1978

Around the country · Norrbruck · 24 December 1978

A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Norrbruck so that the…

A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Norrbruck so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public. Every window had a face in it. A carter told the Courier: 'The dog knew before any of us.' Watch this space.

In the story: Norrbruck, Garrison Street.

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

**Our picture:** Norrbruck, 24 December 1978, photographed for the Courier as the light went. A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Norrbruck so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.

Around the country · Salzhafen

A storm strips roofs in Salzhafen and fells the old lime in Garrison Street

A storm strips roofs in Salzhafen and fells the old lime in Garrison Street. You could not make it up. In the story: Salzhafen, Garrison Street.

Around the country · Norrbruck

Workers at the tannery in Norrbruck stop work over wages

Workers at the tannery in Norrbruck stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 8 days. The Courier's man was there. In the story: Norrbruck, Garrison Gate.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

Sergeant

Lukas Denghardt, of Grauburg

The 3rd Marsh Regiment

enemy fire

18 December 1978

The Courier prints the Ministry's roll as the Ministry sends it. The Line holds.

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

Courts and Assembly

What the Assembly did while you were at work.

The Regional Court of Norrfeld. The Crown v. Moor: Concerning assault at Hollhausen. Ruling: 3 months. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. The Crown v. Scharholt: Concerning assault at Weinau. Ruling: 4 months. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Dorn v. Rusk: Concerning an article in The Evening Courier. Ruling: for the plaintiff, 6445 marka. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. The Crown v. Kreren: Concerning smuggling salt across the Sudmark. Ruling: fined 2685 marka. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of Westgau. The Crown v. Egge: Concerning desertion from the Marsh Regiments. Ruling: acquitted: he was lost in the fog. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

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.

204 births, 106 weddings, 175 deaths this week. Population 675,231.

On this day

166 years ago. The Ostra rises 70 centimetres above its mark at Eisenheim. Cellars in School Way are flooded. Report.

159 years ago. The Ostra rises 80 centimetres above its mark at Grautal. Cellars in Warden Street are flooded. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

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

Club	W	L
Altstadt Pfahl Club	16	6
Norrwick Printers	16	6
Grauburg Fortress	15	7
Weinfeld Vintners	14	8
Marschau Garrison	13	9
Tarnmund Lake	12	10
Hollstadt Workers	11	11
Brennholt Farmers	11	11
Vellmar Wardens	11	11
Reedside Athletic	6	16
Ostrabruck Bridge	5	17
Kessel Iron	2	20

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

Taurus A door sticks. Oil it before it matters.

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 Your papers are in order. Keep them that way.

Libra Buy the loaf, not the cake.

Scorpio Hold your tongue at the ferry.

Sagittarius The road is longer than the map says.

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

Aquarius Something you lost turns up in the wrong pocket.

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

The Courier crossword

Solution in tomorrow's Courier. The setter is not responsible for the Grand Chancellor's name being awkward. Fill it in online. Yesterday's habit, today's solution.