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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Weinfeld, 16 June 1980, photographed for the Courier as the light went. United Marsh Timber is founded at Weinfeld by Lukas Ilgen.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

No names this week. Good.

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

Courts and Assembly

The Assembly this week, in words of one syllable where possible.

15 June 1980. An Act for the Better Licensing of Causeway Timber 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. It took them all afternoon.

Money

The prices that matter.

Bread 252.6 pfen the loaf. Beer 378.9 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 386.76 marka. A room costs 189.45 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 29,594.90. Bank rate 4.56 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 84,570,609 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

The week in the registers.

208 births, 102 weddings, 193 deaths this week. Population 680,276.

On this day

174 years ago. The bells of Brennholt church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. Report.

165 years ago. A storm strips roofs in Grauburg and fells the old lime in Garrison Gate. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 1979 went to Tarnmund Lake. Full table.

ClubWL
Tarnmund Lake211
Weinfeld Vintners157
Marschau Garrison157
Altstadt Pfahl Club148
Grauburg Fortress139
Norrwick Printers1210
Hollstadt Workers1012
Reedside Athletic913
Vellmar Wardens814
Kessel Iron715
Brennholt Farmers616
Ostrabruck Bridge220

Player of the season, says the Courier: whoever planted the last stake. Ten out of ten.

The Stars

Aries A letter you expected does not come. Buy bread early.
Taurus A door sticks. Oil it before it matters.
Gemini You will hear the same story twice. Believe the second telling.
Cancer The causeway is dry. Use it.
Leo An old debt is mentioned. Pay it before the month turns.
Virgo Your papers are in order. Keep them that way.
Libra The scales tip your way on Thursday.
Scorpio Someone is keeping something from you. It is probably a cake.
Sagittarius Good news from a cousin. It costs you a stamp.
Capricorn A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.
Aquarius A stranger asks directions. Give the long way.
Pisces Sleep early on Friday. You will need it.

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.