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The Evening Courier

Vellmar · Tuesday, 7 April 1981 · No. 40,028 · Editor: Paul Karner · Late edition

Our picture: Tarnmund, 6 April 1981, this afternoon. The Courier's camera was there. Tarnmund Construction is founded at Tarnmund by Bernd Lenz.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

CorporalMartin Quast, of HollbachThe 1st Marsh Regimentenemy action5 April 1981
CorporalMarkus Brenn, of WeinfeldThe 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regimentenemy action2 April 1981

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.

6 April 1981. The Military Pensions Act 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. Comes into force on 1 January 1982. It took them all afternoon.

4 April 1981. The Highways Regulation Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 46 votes to 18. Provides 8203 marka for works between Salzhafen and Kessel. You will notice, or you will not.

4 April 1981. The Hospitals (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 54 votes to 28. Every town above 2000 inhabitants must appoint an officer under this Act. It changes The Hospitals Act. It took them all afternoon.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Deichen v. Marrow: Concerning a boundary between two farms at Dammberg. Ruling: for the defendant. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. The Crown v. Hallin: Concerning fraud on the Vellmar Exchange. Ruling: acquitted. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of Norrfeld. The Crown v. Sandar: Concerning smuggling salt across the Sudmark. Ruling: fined 1309 marka. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of Norrfeld. Rusk v. Marrow: Concerning the estate of the late Marrow. Ruling: will set aside. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. The Crown v. Kessler: Concerning desertion from the Marsh Regiments. Ruling: acquitted: he was lost in the fog. You should have seen the faces.

Money

The prices that matter.

Bread 261.8 pfen the loaf. Beer 392.8 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 411.07 marka. A room costs 196.38 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.

Hatched, matched and dispatched.

207 births, 88 weddings, 184 deaths this week. Population 682,528.

On this day

171 years ago. A new bridge is opened at Hollstadt by the Minister of the Interior. It has 3 arches. Report.

170 years ago. The coldest night in 30 years is recorded at Berging. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. 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 The weather turns and so does your luck, briefly.
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 Your papers are in order. Keep them that way.
Libra The scales tip your way on Thursday.
Scorpio Old papers should stay in the attic. Better still, hand them in.
Sagittarius A wager is offered. Decline it with a smile.
Capricorn Hard work this week; the reward is next week, or the one after.
Aquarius A stranger asks directions. Give the long way.
Pisces The water is high. Stay on the causeway.

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.