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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Vellmar, 5 July 1981, the crowd. Spot yourself. Sudholt Press lists on the Vellmar Exchange as SGE.

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.

7 July 1981. The Canal (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 48 votes to 6. Provides 234101 marka for works between Eisenheim and Reedtal. It changes An Act for the Better Licensing of Canal. You will notice, or you will not.

7 July 1981. The Hospitals Regulation Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 38 votes to 25. Every town above 2000 inhabitants must appoint an officer under this Act. Comes into force on 1 January 1982. Nobody cheered.

6 July 1981. An Act for the Better Licensing of Grain Duties goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 41 votes to 10. Sets the duty at 11 pfen in the marka. It took them all afternoon.

5 July 1981. An Act for the Better Ordering of Medals 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. Nobody cheered.

4 July 1981. The Turnpikes Regulation Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 49 votes to 11. Provides 215802 marka for works between Eisenheim and Grauburg. Nobody cheered.

2 July 1981. The Railway (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 53 votes to 9. Provides 215171 marka for works between Vellmar and Berging. It changes The Railway (Amendment) Act. It took them all afternoon.

The High Court. Giensei v. Burholt: Concerning an article in The Evening Courier. Ruling: dismissed: fair comment. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Hallin v. Mesen: Concerning a boundary between two farms at Brennholt. Ruling: for the defendant. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of Westgau. The Crown v. Marrow: Concerning fraud on the Vellmar Exchange. Ruling: 10 months with hard labour. 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.

Hatched, matched and dispatched.

224 births, 108 weddings, 174 deaths this week. Population 682,528.

On this day

176 years ago. The harvest at Berging is reported poor. Grain is 4 pfen the measure. Report.

174 years ago. The brewery at Tarnmoor burns through the night. 48 men are out of work. 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 Do not argue with a carter this week.
Taurus Eat the eel. It is good for you.
Gemini Two invitations for the same evening. Take the nearer.
Cancer The causeway is dry. Use it.
Leo You will be thanked in public. Look modest.
Virgo Count the change. Then count it again.
Libra The scales tip your way on Thursday.
Scorpio Someone is keeping something from you. It is probably a cake.
Sagittarius The road is longer than the map says.
Capricorn Do not lend the ladder.
Aquarius A stranger asks directions. Give the long way.
Pisces Sleep early on Friday. 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.