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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Grauburg, 28 April 1981, after. You can tell which. Grauburg Press is founded at Grauburg by Andrea Brenn.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

PrivatePeter Meholt, of LindenhausenThe 1st Marsh Regimentenemy fire26 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.

30 April 1981. The Public Health (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 41 votes to 20. Every town above 1000 inhabitants must appoint an officer under this Act. Comes into force on 1 January 1982. It changes The Public Health Act. You will notice, or you will not.

28 April 1981. An Act for the Better Inspection of Tramway goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 52 votes to 9. Provides 50480 marka for works between Oberbach and Sudholt. You will notice, or you will not.

28 April 1981. The Sudfurt Iron Tariff Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 52 votes to 10. Sets the duty at 7 pfen in the marka. Comes into force on 1 January 1982. You will notice, or you will not.

26 April 1981. The Tramway (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 57 votes to 6. Provides 85185 marka for works between Oberbach and Weinfeld. It changes The Tramway (Amendment) Act. Nobody cheered.

The Regional Court of Norrfeld. Ehrlich v. Stiegl: Concerning the estate of the late Stiegl. Ruling: will upheld. The gallery was packed.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. The Crown v. Ebner: Concerning smuggling salt across the Sudmark. Ruling: 3 months. You should have seen the faces.

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.

222 births, 117 weddings, 171 deaths this week. Population 682,528.

On this day

174 years ago. The spring fair opens at Tarnmund. 500 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. Report.

171 years ago. Kessel marks the 600th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Iron Street. 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 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 A debt is paid to you in kind. Take it.
Leo You will be thanked in public. Look modest.
Virgo A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.
Libra The scales tip your way on Tuesday.
Scorpio Old papers should stay in the attic. Better still, hand them in.
Sagittarius Good news from a cousin. It costs you a stamp.
Capricorn A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.
Aquarius The weather turns. So does a friend, briefly.
Pisces Sleep early on Wednesday. You will need it.

The Courier crossword

Today's crossword

Clues marked Across run left to right; the rest run down. Solution in tomorrow's Courier. Entries with a licensed calendar reference are void. 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.