The Evening Courier

January · 16 issues

1. 1 January 1980 — Tiendiech Vineyards lists on the Vellmar Exchange as TIEN.
2. 2 January 1980 — Pfeil & Sarnek, Merchants is founded at Oberbach by Susanne Pfeil.
3. 4 January 1980 — A crowd of 4,000 watches the Pfahl match at Lindenmar. There are 30 arrests.
4. 5 January 1980 — Licensed Calendars of Sudmark is acquired by Brennholt Stores.
5. 6 January 1980 — Licensed Calendars of Kesselhöh is founded at Grauburg by Kerstin Wendl.
6. 7 January 1980 — The Ostra rises 80 centimetres above its mark at Grauburg. Cellars in Garrison Gate are flooded.
7. 8 January 1980 — The telegraph reaches Sanding. The first message sent is the front-line report.
8. 10 January 1980 — A new wing opens at the Berging hospital, with 20 beds.
9. 14 January 1980 — Hochstadt Railway Company is wound up. 65 jobs are lost at Hochstadt.
10. 16 January 1980 — A new wing opens at the Kessel hospital, with 80 beds.
11. 21 January 1980 — Eisenheim Dairy lists on the Vellmar Exchange as WTL.
12. 22 January 1980 — A storm strips roofs in Vellmar and fells the old lime in Weaver Quay.
13. 23 January 1980 — The first television set in Sudholt is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Cooper Square. A crowd gathers for the front-line report.
14. 25 January 1980 — Wendl & Hengbuff Machine Works lists on the Vellmar Exchange as GBH.
15. 28 January 1980 — Fenn Iron & Steel lists on the Vellmar Exchange as VHU.
16. 30 January 1980 — The harvest at Oberholt is reported average. Grain is 2 pfen the measure.

February · 13 issues

1. 1 February 1980 — Dorn Stake & Plank is acquired by Sudholt Electric Company.
2. 4 February 1980 — Workers at the tannery in Tarnmund stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 5 days.
3. 5 February 1980 — The winter fair opens at Sudfurt. 700 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
4. 6 February 1980 — The first train reaches Hochstadt. The journey from Vellmar takes 6 hours.
5. 7 February 1980 — The Annual War Appropriation for 1980, 90,554,982 marka, passes the Assembly 63 to 0, the first business of the session.
6. 8 February 1980 — The first television set in Sanding is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Long Quay. A crowd gathers for the front-line report.
7. 15 February 1980 — The first television set in Hagenkirchen is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Salt Street. A crowd gathers for the front-line report.
8. 18 February 1980 — A new bridge is opened at Ostrabruck by the Minister of the Interior. It has 3 arches.
9. 20 February 1980 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Marschau.
10. 22 February 1980 — Grauholt marks the 700th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Low Street.
11. 26 February 1980 — Kaltz Import lists on the Vellmar Exchange as AVK.
12. 27 February 1980 — Gas lighting is installed in Harbour Square, Eisenheim. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
13. 28 February 1980 — Workers at the tannery in Oberholt stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 6 days.

March · 11 issues

1. 1 March 1980 — Workers at the sawmill in Vellmar stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 7 days.
2. 4 March 1980 — The Sudfurt council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Old Gate Walk.
3. 6 March 1980 — Leker Cloth Works lists on the Vellmar Exchange as LKE.
4. 9 March 1980 — A new wing opens at the Dammberg hospital, with 70 beds.
5. 11 March 1980 — The weaving shed at Sudfurt burns through the night. 38 men are out of work.
6. 13 March 1980 — The first train reaches Tarnmoor. The journey from Vellmar takes 8 hours.
7. 18 March 1980 — Vellmar Mutual is declared bankrupt. 318 jobs are lost at Dammsee.
8. 21 March 1980 — Brenn Eel Canning lists on the Vellmar Exchange as NRM.
9. 23 March 1980 — Gas lighting is installed in Market Street, Tarnmoor. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
10. 25 March 1980 — A picture house opens in High Street, Weinau, seating 300.
11. 29 March 1980 — Ostra Power lists on the Vellmar Exchange as IKR.

April · 14 issues

1. 2 April 1980 — A motor omnibus service begins between Dammsee and Grautal.
2. 3 April 1980 — The first train reaches Dammsee. The journey from Vellmar takes 5 hours.
3. 4 April 1980 — The spring fair opens at Berging. 500 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
4. 6 April 1980 — Grauburg Trading House is declared bankrupt. 209 jobs are lost at Grauburg.
5. 10 April 1980 — United Marsh Timber is wound up. 814 jobs are lost at Vellmar.
6. 14 April 1980 — Tarn & Bosen Machine Works is wound up. 555 jobs are lost at Sudfurt.
7. 17 April 1980 — Kolm Eel Canning is founded at Marschau by Karin Kolm.
8. 18 April 1980 — Gas lighting is installed in Church Way, Marschau. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
9. 19 April 1980 — Salzhafen Gas Company is acquired by Ostra Valley Line.
10. 20 April 1980 — The road between Weinfeld and Norrwick is metalled at a cost of 60,000 marka.
11. 22 April 1980 — Gas lighting is installed in Bridge Quay, Tarnmund. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
12. 25 April 1980 — The paper mill at Norrbruck burns through the night. 45 men are out of work.
13. 26 April 1980 — Grelar & Bornberg Machine Works lists on the Vellmar Exchange as GEL.
14. 29 April 1980 — A new bridge is opened at Dammsee by the Minister of the Interior. It has 7 arches.

May · 19 issues

1. 2 May 1980 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Tarnmoor so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
2. 3 May 1980 — Ostrabruck Stores is acquired by Weinfeld Dye Company.
3. 4 May 1980 — Piped water reaches Ferry Gate, Vellhausen. The old pump is retained by public request.
4. 5 May 1980 — The road between Vellmar and Hochstadt is metalled at a cost of 50,000 marka.
5. 6 May 1980 — The telegraph reaches Vellhausen. The first message sent is the front-line report.
6. 7 May 1980 — The Court of Chronological Offences rules in The Crown v. E. W.: acquitted for want of evidence that the figure denoted a year.
7. 9 May 1980 — A picture house opens in Cooper Square, Sudholt, seating 500.
8. 10 May 1980 — The bells of Sudholt church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
9. 11 May 1980 — The foundry at Tarnmoor burns through the night. 37 men are out of work.
10. 14 May 1980 — The paper mill at Reedtal burns through the night. 32 men are out of work.
11. 15 May 1980 — Gas lighting is installed in High Street, Weinau. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
12. 17 May 1980 — The harvest at Grauburg is reported poor. Grain is 8 pfen the measure.
13. 19 May 1980 — Workers at the weaving shed in Dammberg stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 6 days.
14. 20 May 1980 — Sandfeld Stores is founded at Sandfeld by Klaus Kessler.
15. 21 May 1980 — Workers at the paper mill in Brennholt stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 6 days.
16. 22 May 1980 — Workers at the brewery in Reedtal stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 3 days.
17. 24 May 1980 — Gas lighting is installed in Long Quay, Sanding. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
18. 26 May 1980 — The sawmill at Ostrabruck burns through the night. 47 men are out of work.
19. 30 May 1980 — A motor omnibus service begins between Norrbruck and Hagenkirchen.

June · 14 issues

1. 1 June 1980 — The first television set in Dammberg is demonstrated in the window of a shop in School Street. A crowd gathers for the front-line report.
2. 2 June 1980 — Haner Cloth Works is founded at Hollstadt by Gisela Haner.
3. 6 June 1980 — The summer fair opens at Brennholt. 600 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
4. 9 June 1980 — A new bridge is opened at Hollhausen by the Minister of the Interior. It has 3 arches.
5. 11 June 1980 — The Court of Chronological Offences rules in The Crown v. S. W.: acquitted for want of evidence that the figure denoted a year.
6. 16 June 1980 — United Marsh Timber is founded at Weinfeld by Lukas Ilgen.
7. 18 June 1980 — The road between Dammsee and Weinau is metalled at a cost of 20,000 marka.
8. 19 June 1980 — The 169th Victory Day parade ends at Victory Square in light rain. The War Ministry estimates the crowd at 12,000. The year's casualty roll is read.
9. 20 June 1980 — Piped water reaches Short Square, Grauholt. The old pump is retained by public request.
10. 21 June 1980 — The Norrhafen council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Garrison Square.
11. 24 June 1980 — Dammberg Construction is founded at Dammberg by Birgit Ilgen.
12. 25 June 1980 — The first train reaches Salzhafen. The journey from Vellmar takes 4 hours.
13. 27 June 1980 — A cart overturns in Orchard Walk, Grautal. The driver, a man of Ostrabruck, is taken to hospital.
14. 28 June 1980 — Gas lighting is installed in Bridge Quay, Grauburg. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.

July · 18 issues

1. 1 July 1980 — The Ostra rises 20 centimetres above its mark at Sudfurt. Cellars in High Way are flooded.
2. 2 July 1980 — The coldest night in 20 years is recorded at Hollhausen. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
3. 3 July 1980 — A picture house opens in Church Walk, Vellmar, seating 500.
4. 5 July 1980 — Kessel Ordnance Works lists on the Vellmar Exchange as INK.
5. 7 July 1980 — The coldest night in 50 years is recorded at Dammberg. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
6. 9 July 1980 — Gas lighting is installed in Ferry Street, Hollhausen. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
7. 10 July 1980 — The coldest night in 20 years is recorded at Wasserdorf. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
8. 11 July 1980 — A motor omnibus service begins between Hagenkirchen and Grautal.
9. 12 July 1980 — The Ostra rises 60 centimetres above its mark at Sudfurt. Cellars in Salt Way are flooded.
10. 13 July 1980 — The harvest at Grauholt is reported average. Grain is 6 pfen the measure.
11. 15 July 1980 — A picture house opens in Orchard Street, Norrwick, seating 800.
12. 16 July 1980 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Norrwick so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
13. 18 July 1980 — Piped water reaches Orchard Square, Hollstadt. The old pump is retained by public request.
14. 25 July 1980 — A crowd of 3,000 watches the Pfahl match at Norrbruck. There are 15 arrests.
15. 28 July 1980 — The road between Dammsee and Salzhafen is metalled at a cost of 40,000 marka.
16. 29 July 1980 — Piped water reaches Cooper Row, Sudfurt. The old pump is retained by public request.
17. 30 July 1980 — A motor omnibus service begins between Tarnmoor and Weinwick.
18. 31 July 1980 — The summer fair opens at Oberbach. 700 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.

August · 19 issues

1. 2 August 1980 — A new wing opens at the Kessel hospital, with 40 beds.
2. 3 August 1980 — The summer fair opens at Norrwick. 200 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
3. 4 August 1980 — A new wing opens at the Eisenheim hospital, with 40 beds.
4. 5 August 1980 — Reinholt Chemical Works lists on the Vellmar Exchange as GTF.
5. 6 August 1980 — A fire in Mill Street at Tarnmund destroys 3 houses. The fire company attend. No lives are lost.
6. 7 August 1980 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Salzhafen so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
7. 12 August 1980 — A storm strips roofs in Kessel and fells the old lime in Ostra Square.
8. 13 August 1980 — The summer fair opens at Vellmar. 800 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
9. 15 August 1980 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Marschau so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
10. 16 August 1980 — A fire in Warden Square at Tarnmund destroys 2 houses. The fire company attend. No lives are lost.
11. 17 August 1980 — A new wing opens at the Weinfeld hospital, with 20 beds.
12. 21 August 1980 — A crowd of 4,000 watches the Pfahl match at Berging. There are 15 arrests.
13. 22 August 1980 — The road between Sandfeld and Vellmar is metalled at a cost of 40,000 marka.
14. 24 August 1980 — A motor omnibus service begins between Grauholt and Oberholt.
15. 27 August 1980 — The telegraph reaches Hollstadt. The first message sent is the front-line report.
16. 28 August 1980 — A motor omnibus service begins between Hochstadt and Norrbruck.
17. 29 August 1980 — The coldest night in 30 years is recorded at Salzhafen. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
18. 30 August 1980 — Jonas Kesselring of the Marsh Regiments is awarded the Star of the Wardens for recovering the regimental colours from the water.
19. 31 August 1980 — Gas lighting is installed in Market Way, Hagenkirchen. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.

September · 13 issues

1. 1 September 1980 — The Marschau Conference opens its 121st session. Water is poured. The delegation of Hichistan is recorded as not present.
2. 5 September 1980 — A new bridge is opened at Kessel by the Minister of the Interior. It has 2 arches.
3. 7 September 1980 — Dieter Brenn is appointed Minister of War.
4. 10 September 1980 — The autumn fair opens at Kessel. 600 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
5. 12 September 1980 — The Ostrabruck council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Garrison Lane.
6. 13 September 1980 — The first train reaches Oberholt. The journey from Vellmar takes 8 hours.
7. 15 September 1980 — Kesselhöh Assurance is acquired by Ostra Valley Line.
8. 16 September 1980 — Norrhafen marks the 600th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Garrison Lane.
9. 19 September 1980 — A storm strips roofs in Sudfurt and fells the old lime in Salt Way.
10. 21 September 1980 — A crowd of 3,000 watches the Pfahl match at Norrbruck. There are 39 arrests.
11. 22 September 1980 — Pfeil Almanacs (Licensed) is wound up. 608 jobs are lost at Vellmar.
12. 24 September 1980 — The paper mill at Berging burns through the night. 56 men are out of work.
13. 26 September 1980 — Hollhausen Motor Works is declared bankrupt. 736 jobs are lost at Hollhausen.

October · 12 issues

1. 1 October 1980 — The Ostra rises 20 centimetres above its mark at Grautal. Cellars in Well Square are flooded.
2. 2 October 1980 — A motor omnibus service begins between Sandfeld and Weinfeld.
3. 10 October 1980 — The telegraph reaches Hollhausen. The first message sent is the front-line report.
4. 11 October 1980 — The sawmill at Grauburg burns through the night. 55 men are out of work.
5. 12 October 1980 — The bells of Eisenheim church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
6. 15 October 1980 — Hollhausen Dairy is founded at Hollhausen by Jonas Kaltz.
7. 21 October 1980 — The bells of Tarnmund church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
8. 22 October 1980 — A new school opens at Weinfeld with 60 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
9. 24 October 1980 — A fire in Long Street at Vellmar destroys 7 houses. The fire company attend. No lives are lost.
10. 26 October 1980 — Gerholt Logistics lists on the Vellmar Exchange as RFP.
11. 28 October 1980 — Lukas Hallin of the Marsh Regiments is awarded the Star of the Wardens for carrying four wounded men back along the causeway.
12. 29 October 1980 — A new school opens at Norrbruck with 70 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.

November · 18 issues

1. 1 November 1980 — The Wasserdorf council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Reed Lane.
2. 3 November 1980 — Maltrol & Borer is founded at Norrhafen by Martin Maltrol.
3. 4 November 1980 — Schiesel & Sons, Printers is acquired by Hicher & Klelach, Masons.
4. 5 November 1980 — Grauburg marks the 700th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Bridge Quay.
5. 9 November 1980 — Piped water reaches Low Street, Grauholt. The old pump is retained by public request.
6. 12 November 1980 — A fire in Bridge Street at Sudholt destroys 3 houses. The fire company attend. No lives are lost.
7. 13 November 1980 — Piped water reaches Short Row, Oberholt. The old pump is retained by public request.
8. 16 November 1980 — Marschau Garrison win the Pfahl League, their 60th title, with 18 wins from 22. Peter Brenn of Tarnmund Lake is top scorer with 35 stakes.
9. 18 November 1980 — A picture house opens in Vine Walk, Norrhafen, seating 400.
10. 19 November 1980 — A crowd of 5,000 watches the Pfahl match at Vellhausen. There are 12 arrests.
11. 21 November 1980 — The bells of Kessel church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
12. 23 November 1980 — The Grauburg council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in School Street.
13. 24 November 1980 — Gas lighting is installed in Orchard Walk, Grautal. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
14. 25 November 1980 — A fire in Harbour Street at Berging destroys 7 houses. The volunteer brigade attend. No lives are lost.
15. 26 November 1980 — Weinfeld Dye Company is declared bankrupt. 630 jobs are lost at Weinfeld.
16. 28 November 1980 — A new school opens at Grauburg with 60 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
17. 29 November 1980 — The harvest at Norrwick is reported average. Grain is 6 pfen the measure.
18. 30 November 1980 — A fire in Lime Street at Hagenkirchen destroys 3 houses. The fire company attend. No lives are lost.

December · 18 issues

1. 1 December 1980 — A picture house opens in Forge Quay, Weinau, seating 800.
2. 2 December 1980 — Lukas Hallin wins the Museum Gold Medal for The Almanac.
3. 4 December 1980 — Renate Miechle wins the Varrant Prize for Literature for Census in the Marsh.
4. 5 December 1980 — Gas lighting is installed in Ferry Street, Hollhausen. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
5. 6 December 1980 — Andrea Lamm wins the Radio Award for The Clockmaker's Daughter.
6. 7 December 1980 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Weinau so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
7. 8 December 1980 — A crowd of 4,000 watches the Pfahl match at Weinfeld. There are 15 arrests.
8. 10 December 1980 — The Berging council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Market Walk.
9. 13 December 1980 — A picture house opens in Chapel Walk, Salzhafen, seating 300.
10. 14 December 1980 — A cart overturns in Chapel Walk, Salzhafen. The driver, a man of Vellhausen, is taken to hospital.
11. 15 December 1980 — A cart overturns in Ferry Square, Reedtal. The driver, a man of Ostrabruck, is taken to hospital.
12. 18 December 1980 — Gas lighting is installed in Reed Walk, Brennholt. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
13. 20 December 1980 — Gas lighting is installed in Long Quay, Sanding. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
14. 24 December 1980 — The weaving shed at Kessel burns through the night. 18 men are out of work.
15. 25 December 1980 — The Ostra rises 30 centimetres above its mark at Eisenheim. Cellars in Garrison Street are flooded.
16. 26 December 1980 — The first train reaches Reedtal. The journey from Vellmar takes 2 hours.
17. 27 December 1980 — A new wing opens at the Salzhafen hospital, with 60 beds.
18. 29 December 1980 — The bells of Weinfeld church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.