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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Sandfeld, 27 November 1981, the crowd. Spot yourself. Sandfeld Railway Company is founded at Sandfeld by Anna Reinholt.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

PrivateStefan Deichen, of VellmarThe 1st Marsh Regimentenemy fire27 November 1981
PrivateJurgen Brenn, of TarnmoorThe 3rd Marsh Regimentkilled in action25 November 1981
PrivateAndreas Brenn, of BergingThe 4th Marsh Regimentenemy action22 November 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

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

26 November 1981. The Highways Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 34 votes to 25. Provides 216433 marka for works between Salzhafen and Tarnmoor. Comes into force on 1 January 1982. You will notice, or you will not.

The Regional Court of Norrfeld. Hallin v. Jost: Concerning a boundary between two farms at Norrwick. Ruling: boundary fixed at the old ditch. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Moor v. Jost: Concerning an unpaid debt of 7855 marka. Ruling: for the plaintiff with costs. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Bauer v. Scher: Concerning smoke from a foundry at Dammberg. Ruling: damages of 19637 marka. The gallery was packed.

Money

What your pfen buys this week.

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.

The week in the registers.

254 births, 93 weddings, 192 deaths this week. Population 682,528.

On this day

173 years ago. A cart overturns in Garrison Street, Sandfeld. The driver, a man of Norrbruck, is taken to hospital. Report.

168 years ago. The sawmill at Tarnmoor burns through the night. 51 men are out of work. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 1981 went to Marschau Garrison. Full table.

ClubWL
Marschau Garrison184
Tarnmund Lake166
Weinfeld Vintners157
Norrwick Printers157
Hollstadt Workers1210
Altstadt Pfahl Club1210
Grauburg Fortress1111
Brennholt Farmers1111
Vellmar Wardens913
Reedside Athletic814
Ostrabruck Bridge319
Kessel Iron220

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

10 November 1981. Marschau Garrison win the Pfahl League, their 61st title, with 18 wins from 22. Rolf Kloltiell of Weinfeld Vintners is top scorer with 22 stakes. Sport report.

The Stars

Aries A letter you expected does not come. Buy bread early.
Taurus A door sticks. Oil it before it matters.
Gemini Say less at the market than you mean to.
Cancer Check the clock against the Ministry's. It is slow.
Leo You will be thanked in public. Look modest.
Virgo Sort the drawer you have been avoiding.
Libra A quarrel over nothing. It ends by supper.
Scorpio Old papers should stay in the attic. Better still, hand them in.
Sagittarius A wager is offered. Decline it with a smile.
Capricorn The Ministry writes. Write back.
Aquarius The weather turns. So does a friend, briefly.
Pisces A small fish is better than no fish.

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.