The Evening Courier, 29 December 1981

Around the country · Brennholt · 29 December 1981

The road between Brennholt and Brennholt is metalled at a cost of 20,000…

Tonight the Courier can tell you: The road between Brennholt and Brennholt is metalled at a cost of 20,000 marka. Every window had a face in it. The morning papers had nothing.

In the story: Brennholt, Tanner Street.

The Grand Chancellor, Andrea Wendl, was not available to the Courier tonight.

**Our picture:** Brennholt, 29 December 1981, photographed for the Courier as the light went. The road between Brennholt and Brennholt is metalled at a cost of 20,000 marka.

Around the country · Norrhafen

The harvest at Norrhafen is reported poor

The harvest at Norrhafen is reported poor. Grain is 4 pfen the measure. You could not make it up. In the story: Norrhafen, Garrison Lane.

Around the country · Tarnmund

The telegraph reaches Tarnmund

The telegraph reaches Tarnmund. The first message sent is the front-line report. The Courier's man was there. In the story: Tarnmund, Mill Lane.

About Town

What the morning papers will not tell you.

Uwe Sarmon, architect, married Simone Fruckbor on 27 December 1981. The Courier sends a cake.

Viktor Ostrand, physician, married Claudia Lodde on 26 December 1981. The Courier wishes them a dry house and a quiet street.

Jurgen Hauk, driver, married Monika Brenn on 24 December 1981. The Courier hears the speeches went on until 2.

Tobias Hechfenel, factory worker, is 84 today. Friends say you would never guess.

Agnes Hallin, shopkeeper, is 78 today. Friends have been asked not to mention it. Friends have mentioned it.

Frieda Hallin, engineer, is 74 today. Still at it. The Courier raises a glass.

Ursula Brenn, mechanic, is 70 today. The cake was seen leaving the baker's at 9.

Johanna Amsel, factory worker, is 67 today. Friends say it shows.

Gone

Anton Marrow, soldier, born Hagenkirchen 23 April 1914, died 28 December 1981. Member of the Assembly.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

Sergeant	Paul Ostrand, of Eisenheim	The 1st Marsh Regiment	killed in action	29 December 1981
Corporal	Uwe Brenn, of Eisenheim	The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment	enemy action	26 December 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.

25 December 1981. The Dating of Instruments (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 51 votes to 12. Administered by the Ministry of Chronology. Offences under this Act are tried before the Court of Chronological Offences. Comes into force on 1 January 1982. It changes The Dating of Instruments Act. You will notice, or you will not.

The High Court. Mahler v. Brenn: Concerning a contract for coal not delivered. Ruling: damages of 3272 marka. You should have seen the faces.

The High Court. Wendl v. Brenn: Concerning a boundary between two farms at Hollhausen. Ruling: boundary fixed at the old ditch. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Capital District. Brennel v. Pendnen: Concerning a contract for reed bundles not delivered. Ruling: for the defendant. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. The Crown v. Kech: Concerning smuggling salt across the Sudmark. Ruling: fined 7855 marka. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Gunger v. Brenn: Concerning a boundary between two farms at Brennholt. Ruling: for the plaintiff. You should have seen the faces.

Money

What your pfen buys this week.

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, 112 weddings, 151 deaths this week. Population 682,528.

On this day

174 years ago. The Ostra rises 80 centimetres above its mark at Weinau. Cellars in Market Way are flooded. Report.

174 years ago. A fire in Old Gate Walk at Brennholt destroys 3 houses. The fire company attend. No lives are lost. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

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

Club	W	L
Marschau Garrison	18	4
Tarnmund Lake	16	6
Weinfeld Vintners	15	7
Norrwick Printers	15	7
Hollstadt Workers	12	10
Altstadt Pfahl Club	12	10
Grauburg Fortress	11	11
Brennholt Farmers	11	11
Vellmar Wardens	9	13
Reedside Athletic	8	14
Ostrabruck Bridge	3	19
Kessel Iron	2	20

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 You will be asked the time. Give the licensed one.

Taurus Eat the eel. It is good for you.

Gemini You will hear the same story twice. Believe the second telling.

Cancer Stay near the water. It is where you are happiest.

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 A stranger asks directions. Give the long way.

Pisces Sleep early on Wednesday. You will need it.

The Courier 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.