The Evening Courier

January · 13 issues

1. 7 January 1979 — The coldest night in 80 years is recorded at Weinwick. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
2. 8 January 1979 — The bells of Vellmar church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
3. 11 January 1979 — Norrwick Wine Cellars lists on the Vellmar Exchange as IWZ.
4. 13 January 1979 — A motor omnibus service begins between Eisenheim and Weinfeld.
5. 14 January 1979 — A new school opens at Weinfeld with 70 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
6. 15 January 1979 — A new wing opens at the Grauburg hospital, with 30 beds.
7. 16 January 1979 — A new bridge is opened at Oberbach by the Minister of the Interior. It has 8 arches.
8. 19 January 1979 — The telegraph reaches Sudfurt. The first message sent is the front-line report.
9. 21 January 1979 — A storm strips roofs in Lindenmar and fells the old lime in Salt Way.
10. 23 January 1979 — Lindenmar Gas & Light lists on the Vellmar Exchange as WSD.
11. 24 January 1979 — A new school opens at Tarnmund with 80 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
12. 29 January 1979 — The Ostra rises 60 centimetres above its mark at Ostrabruck. Cellars in Mill Way are flooded.
13. 30 January 1979 — Durhardt & Sons, Printers lists on the Vellmar Exchange as DUR.

February · 16 issues

1. 3 February 1979 — A new wing opens at the Weinau hospital, with 60 beds.
2. 4 February 1979 — Kessler & Detkless Machine Works is acquired by Brenn Foundry.
3. 5 February 1979 — The Annual War Appropriation for 1979, 84,570,609 marka, passes the Assembly 63 to 0, the first business of the session.
4. 6 February 1979 — Vellhausen marks the 400th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Church Square.
5. 7 February 1979 — Gas lighting is installed in Forge Square, Sudfurt. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
6. 9 February 1979 — Piped water reaches School Street, Hollhausen. The old pump is retained by public request.
7. 10 February 1979 — Workers at the paper mill in Weinau stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 5 days.
8. 13 February 1979 — United Marsh Timber lists on the Vellmar Exchange as KRM.
9. 14 February 1979 — Andrea Wendl is elected Grand Chancellor by the Assembly, on the promise of a firmer line. The war budget is the first item of business.
10. 15 February 1979 — A cart overturns in Salt Street, Hagenkirchen. The driver, a man of Weinfeld, is taken to hospital.
11. 18 February 1979 — The coldest night in 60 years is recorded at Dammsee. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
12. 22 February 1979 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Weinwick so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
13. 24 February 1979 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Tarnmund.
14. 26 February 1979 — Gas lighting is installed in Mill Street, Tarnmund. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
15. 27 February 1979 — The first television set in Lindenmar is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Mill Gate. A crowd gathers for the front-line report.
16. 28 February 1979 — A cart overturns in Iron Way, Grautal. The driver, a man of Norrhafen, is taken to hospital.

March · 11 issues

1. 2 March 1979 — A cart overturns in Chapel Walk, Grauholt. The driver, a man of Lindenmar, is taken to hospital.
2. 4 March 1979 — A fire in Well Way at Vellhausen destroys 4 houses. The town watch attend. No lives are lost.
3. 5 March 1979 — Rosa Stiegl is appointed Minister of Finance.
4. 8 March 1979 — The spring fair opens at Weinau. 700 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
5. 11 March 1979 — The Ostra rises 70 centimetres above its mark at Norrhafen. Cellars in Lime Square are flooded.
6. 14 March 1979 — A new bridge is opened at Weinau by the Minister of the Interior. It has 2 arches.
7. 15 March 1979 — Marrow & Pieffenn Machine Works is wound up. 115 jobs are lost at Kessel.
8. 19 March 1979 — Oskar Neitzvaur is appointed Minister of Chronology.
9. 20 March 1979 — The weaving shed at Lindenmar burns through the night. 35 men are out of work.
10. 22 March 1979 — Uwe Marschner is appointed Minister of War.
11. 31 March 1979 — Fenn Builders lists on the Vellmar Exchange as VCF.

April · 17 issues

1. 2 April 1979 — The sawmill at Norrwick burns through the night. 38 men are out of work.
2. 3 April 1979 — A picture house opens in Reed Street, Oberbach, seating 700.
3. 6 April 1979 — Dammberg marks the 800th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Mill Street.
4. 9 April 1979 — The harvest at Norrbruck is reported the best in memory. Grain is 5 pfen the measure.
5. 11 April 1979 — Gas lighting is installed in Well Square, Grauholt. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
6. 12 April 1979 — The tannery at Salzhafen burns through the night. 8 men are out of work.
7. 14 April 1979 — A new school opens at Sudfurt with 40 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
8. 17 April 1979 — Grautal Dye Company is founded at Grautal by Uwe Meinnberg.
9. 18 April 1979 — Gas lighting is installed in Short Square, Grauholt. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
10. 19 April 1979 — A cart overturns in Lime Street, Ostrabruck. The driver, a man of Kessel, is taken to hospital.
11. 20 April 1979 — The spring fair opens at Eisenheim. 500 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
12. 21 April 1979 — Workers at the tannery in Norrwick stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 6 days.
13. 22 April 1979 — Salzhafen marks the 200th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Chapel Walk.
14. 23 April 1979 — The bells of Grauburg church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
15. 27 April 1979 — Rolf Hallin of the Marsh Regiments is awarded the Order of the Reed for holding the Third Stake alone for a night.
16. 29 April 1979 — A storm strips roofs in Norrhafen and fells the old lime in Salt Row.
17. 30 April 1979 — A ledger with fourteen months of entries is found in the cellar of a Sanding counting house. The counting house is closed for a week. Among those questioned is a E. Wendl.

May · 15 issues

1. 6 May 1979 — A storm strips roofs in Hagenkirchen and fells the old lime in Market Way.
2. 7 May 1979 — Fenn & Beren is founded at Hollhausen by Peter Fenn.
3. 8 May 1979 — A motor omnibus service begins between Sudholt and Hagenkirchen.
4. 9 May 1979 — A motor omnibus service begins between Norrwick and Vellhausen.
5. 12 May 1979 — Isker Import lists on the Vellmar Exchange as IST.
6. 18 May 1979 — A fire in Old Gate Walk at Brennholt destroys 3 houses. The town watch attend. No lives are lost.
7. 19 May 1979 — Grauburg Dairy is founded at Grauburg by Peter Dill.
8. 20 May 1979 — Weinau marks the 500th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Forge Quay.
9. 21 May 1979 — Rosa Stiegl resigns as Minister of Finance over a mistress in Ostrabruck. The Chancellor accepts the resignation 'with regret and without comment'.
10. 22 May 1979 — The coldest night in 50 years is recorded at Norrwick. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
11. 23 May 1979 — A storm strips roofs in Grautal and fells the old lime in Old Gate Lane.
12. 24 May 1979 — Rusk Radio is acquired by Gieshar Foundry.
13. 25 May 1979 — The harvest at Dammsee is reported late. Grain is 6 pfen the measure.
14. 26 May 1979 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Norrbruck.
15. 28 May 1979 — Lenz Department Store is wound up. 151 jobs are lost at Salzhafen.

June · 14 issues

1. 1 June 1979 — Dammsee Stores is declared bankrupt. 494 jobs are lost at Dammsee.
2. 2 June 1979 — A crowd of 7,000 watches the Pfahl match at Grautal. There are 29 arrests.
3. 4 June 1979 — Piped water reaches Lime Row, Hollstadt. The old pump is retained by public request.
4. 6 June 1979 — Brenn Eel Canning is wound up. 765 jobs are lost at Dammberg.
5. 11 June 1979 — Piped water reaches Chapel Street, Dammberg. The old pump is retained by public request.
6. 12 June 1979 — A picture house opens in Orchard Gate, Grautal, seating 500.
7. 13 June 1979 — The summer fair opens at Brennholt. 300 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
8. 15 June 1979 — Ostra Valley Line is acquired by Brenn Chemical Works.
9. 16 June 1979 — The foundry at Weinfeld burns through the night. 10 men are out of work.
10. 17 June 1979 — The Ostra rises 30 centimetres above its mark at Norrhafen. Cellars in Old Gate Gate are flooded.
11. 18 June 1979 — A new school opens at Weinfeld with 70 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
12. 19 June 1979 — The 168th Victory Day parade ends at Victory Square in heat. The War Ministry estimates the crowd at 13,000. The year's casualty roll is read.
13. 23 June 1979 — Vellhausen marks the 700th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Tanner Way.
14. 27 June 1979 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Reedtal.

July · 18 issues

1. 2 July 1979 — Norrhafen Press lists on the Vellmar Exchange as ATH.
2. 4 July 1979 — The Ostra rises 50 centimetres above its mark at Wasserdorf. Cellars in High Street are flooded.
3. 5 July 1979 — A cart overturns in Weaver Street, Norrwick. The driver, a man of Lindenmar, is taken to hospital.
4. 7 July 1979 — A motor omnibus service begins between Oberholt and Dammberg.
5. 8 July 1979 — A cart overturns in Well Row, Sandfeld. The driver, a man of Vellhausen, is taken to hospital.
6. 14 July 1979 — Stocker & Sons, Brewers is founded at Reedtal by Dieter Stocker.
7. 15 July 1979 — The first television set in Kessel is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Printer Square. A crowd gathers for the front-line report.
8. 17 July 1979 — Saltel Import lists on the Vellmar Exchange as SALT.
9. 18 July 1979 — The Kessel council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Iron Row.
10. 19 July 1979 — Gas lighting is installed in New Gate Walk, Weinau. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
11. 20 July 1979 — A new school opens at Tarnmund with 60 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
12. 22 July 1979 — The summer fair opens at Norrwick. 600 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
13. 25 July 1979 — The harvest at Oberholt is reported late. Grain is 7 pfen the measure.
14. 26 July 1979 — The first train reaches Kessel. The journey from Vellmar takes 3 hours.
15. 27 July 1979 — The summer fair opens at Sanding. 800 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
16. 28 July 1979 — A new bridge is opened at Dammsee by the Minister of the Interior. It has 6 arches.
17. 29 July 1979 — The road between Hochstadt and Ostrabruck is metalled at a cost of 20,000 marka.
18. 30 July 1979 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Reedtal.

August · 20 issues

1. 1 August 1979 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Oberholt.
2. 2 August 1979 — A picture house opens in Tanner Street, Brennholt, seating 200.
3. 3 August 1979 — The telegraph reaches Norrbruck. The first message sent is the front-line report.
4. 7 August 1979 — The first television set in Reedtal is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Long Row. A crowd gathers for the front-line report.
5. 9 August 1979 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Grautal so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
6. 10 August 1979 — The summer fair opens at Lindenmar. 500 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
7. 12 August 1979 — The harvest at Oberbach is reported late. Grain is 5 pfen the measure.
8. 13 August 1979 — Piped water reaches High Way, Sudfurt. The old pump is retained by public request.
9. 14 August 1979 — The bells of Grauholt church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
10. 17 August 1979 — A cart overturns in Salt Row, Grauburg. The driver, a man of Ostrabruck, is taken to hospital.
11. 19 August 1979 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Reedtal so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
12. 20 August 1979 — Vellhausen Trading House is declared bankrupt. 625 jobs are lost at Vellhausen.
13. 21 August 1979 — Workers at the tannery in Weinfeld stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 3 days.
14. 22 August 1979 — The first television set in Norrbruck is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Mill Gate. A crowd gathers for the front-line report.
15. 23 August 1979 — Grauburg marks the 800th anniversary of its charter with a procession along High Walk.
16. 24 August 1979 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Hochstadt.
17. 25 August 1979 — A crowd of 7,000 watches the Pfahl match at Brennholt. There are 44 arrests.
18. 28 August 1979 — Workers at the paper mill in Hagenkirchen stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 8 days.
19. 30 August 1979 — Workers at the brewery in Hollstadt stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 7 days.
20. 31 August 1979 — The Sandfeld council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Ferry Quay.

September · 14 issues

1. 1 September 1979 — The Marschau Conference opens its 120th session. Water is poured. The delegation of Hichistan is recorded as not present.
2. 2 September 1979 — Salzhafen Peat Company is founded at Salzhafen by Nikolaj Tarn.
3. 5 September 1979 — The bells of Hochstadt church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
4. 8 September 1979 — The Vellmar council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Harbour Street.
5. 9 September 1979 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Dammberg so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
6. 16 September 1979 — Brenn Haulage lists on the Vellmar Exchange as GAP.
7. 17 September 1979 — Wendl & Tokfeld, Merchants lists on the Vellmar Exchange as JVU.
8. 18 September 1979 — The bells of Hollhausen church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
9. 19 September 1979 — Sudfurt Stores lists on the Vellmar Exchange as MLW.
10. 22 September 1979 — A storm strips roofs in Tarnmoor and fells the old lime in Orchard Lane.
11. 24 September 1979 — Marschau Trading House is acquired by Norrwick Construction.
12. 27 September 1979 — Pfeil Cloth Works lists on the Vellmar Exchange as PFS.
13. 29 September 1979 — Gas lighting is installed in Chapel Street, Weinwick. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
14. 30 September 1979 — Workers at the sawmill in Salzhafen stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 4 days.

October · 16 issues

1. 1 October 1979 — Sudmark Wine Company lists on the Vellmar Exchange as MAO.
2. 3 October 1979 — Marsch Foundry lists on the Vellmar Exchange as KHM.
3. 4 October 1979 — General election for the Assembly, 1979. 4 parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions. The Reed Party wins the most seats with 20.
4. 6 October 1979 — Faunen Eel Canning is declared bankrupt. 651 jobs are lost at Marschau.
5. 7 October 1979 — A new school opens at Hochstadt with 60 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
6. 9 October 1979 — The autumn fair opens at Eisenheim. 600 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
7. 13 October 1979 — A picture house opens in Weaver Street, Weinau, seating 300.
8. 14 October 1979 — A fire in Mill Street at Tarnmund destroys 5 houses. The town watch attend. No lives are lost.
9. 16 October 1979 — The foundry at Hochstadt burns through the night. 11 men are out of work.
10. 18 October 1979 — Lodde Haulage lists on the Vellmar Exchange as LOE.
11. 19 October 1979 — A fire in Iron Street at Norrwick destroys 6 houses. The volunteer brigade attend. No lives are lost.
12. 20 October 1979 — The autumn fair opens at Eisenheim. 400 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
13. 25 October 1979 — Hauk Vineyards lists on the Vellmar Exchange as USG.
14. 28 October 1979 — The paper mill at Hagenkirchen burns through the night. 4 men are out of work.
15. 29 October 1979 — The telegraph reaches Weinau. The first message sent is the front-line report.
16. 30 October 1979 — The harvest at Grauburg is reported late. Grain is 8 pfen the measure.

November · 14 issues

1. 1 November 1979 — Neitzvaur Mill Company is declared bankrupt. 409 jobs are lost at Norrhafen.
2. 2 November 1979 — Piped water reaches Chapel Street, Lindenmar. The old pump is retained by public request.
3. 3 November 1979 — The Ostra rises 40 centimetres above its mark at Eisenheim. Cellars in Harbour Square are flooded.
4. 6 November 1979 — Staten & Sons, Printers lists on the Vellmar Exchange as STAT.
5. 7 November 1979 — A picture house opens in Garrison Gate, Tarnmoor, seating 300.
6. 9 November 1979 — The sawmill at Hollstadt burns through the night. 51 men are out of work.
7. 11 November 1979 — A new bridge is opened at Weinwick by the Minister of the Interior. It has 7 arches.
8. 12 November 1979 — Gas lighting is installed in Mill Street, Weinfeld. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
9. 14 November 1979 — The coldest night in 20 years is recorded at Salzhafen. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
10. 17 November 1979 — Tarnmund Lake win the Pfahl League, their 21st title, with 21 wins from 22. Heinz Neitzvaur of Marschau Garrison is top scorer with 22 stakes.
11. 22 November 1979 — A picture house opens in Tanner Street, Brennholt, seating 500.
12. 24 November 1979 — Sudholt Savings Bank is acquired by Westgau Railway.
13. 25 November 1979 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Norrbruck so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
14. 29 November 1979 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Sudholt.

December · 15 issues

1. 1 December 1979 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Hochstadt so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
2. 3 December 1979 — Voss Department Store is acquired by Thal Eel Canning.
3. 4 December 1979 — Hedwig Salm wins the Vellmar Screen Prize for The Sealed Room.
4. 6 December 1979 — Bitfrir & Beirmann Machine Works is acquired by Tarnmoor Trading House.
5. 8 December 1979 — The coldest night in 30 years is recorded at Hagenkirchen. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
6. 11 December 1979 — The bells of Sudholt church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
7. 19 December 1979 — Piped water reaches Vine Lane, Sanding. The old pump is retained by public request.
8. 20 December 1979 — A new bridge is opened at Weinfeld by the Minister of the Interior. It has 4 arches.
9. 21 December 1979 — Rolf Tenek of the Marsh Regiments is awarded the Order of the Reed for keeping the lanterns lit through the fog.
10. 23 December 1979 — Pavel Hallin becomes Governor of the Bank of Schwartzistan.
11. 24 December 1979 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Dammsee so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
12. 25 December 1979 — A motor omnibus service begins between Sudholt and Salzhafen.
13. 26 December 1979 — Fernarar Foundry lists on the Vellmar Exchange as FRN.
14. 29 December 1979 — The winter fair opens at Hochstadt. 500 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
15. 31 December 1979 — A picture house opens in Well Row, Oberbach, seating 600.