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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Ostrabruck, 25 February 1981, during. You can tell which. A fire in Mill Way at Ostrabruck destroys 2 houses. The volunteer brigade attend. No lives are lost.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

PrivateHeinz Unger, of DammbergThe 3rd Marsh Regimentenemy action19 February 1981

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

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

Courts and Assembly

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

The High Court. Sossmosing v. Hallin: Concerning the estate of the late Hallin. Ruling: for the eldest son. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. The Crown v. Fetzing: Concerning desertion from the Marsh Regiments. Ruling: returned to the regiment. The gallery was full.

Money

The Courier's shopping basket.

Bread 261.8 pfen the loaf. Beer 392.8 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 41.11 marka. A room costs 143.88 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 32,419.70. Bank rate 5.47 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 90,554,982 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

The week in the registers.

219 births, 97 weddings, 164 deaths this week. Population 682,528.

On this day

175 years ago. The harvest at Weinfeld is reported late. Grain is 4 pfen the measure. Report.

174 years ago. A storm strips roofs in Sudholt and fells the old lime in Low Lane. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 1980 went to Marschau Garrison. Full table.

ClubWL
Marschau Garrison184
Tarnmund Lake175
Grauburg Fortress157
Hollstadt Workers157
Altstadt Pfahl Club148
Weinfeld Vintners139
Norrwick Printers1210
Reedside Athletic814
Vellmar Wardens715
Brennholt Farmers715
Kessel Iron418
Ostrabruck Bridge220

The Courier's man on the bank rates the champions' stake-men 6 out of ten and the ferry 3.

The Stars

Aries Someone owes you a pfen. Let it go; it was never coming.
Taurus Eat the eel. It is good for you.
Gemini Two invitations for the same evening. Take the nearer.
Cancer A debt is paid to you in kind. Take it.
Leo The Exchange is not for you this week.
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 Good news from a cousin. It costs you a stamp.
Capricorn The Ministry writes. Write back.
Aquarius Something you lost turns up in the wrong pocket.
Pisces A small fish is better than no fish.

The Courier crossword

Today's 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.

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.