The Evening Courier, 21 March 1990

company · Hollstadt · 21 March 1990

Brenn Electrical is declared bankrupt. 613 jobs are lost at Hollstadt.

Brenn Electrical is declared bankrupt. 613 jobs are lost at Hollstadt. The Courier asked the men at the gate. They shrugged. The Courier was there.

Named: Brenn Electrical (subject).

The Grand Chancellor, Karl Nagel, was not available to the Courier tonight.

**Our picture:** Hollstadt, 21 March 1990, photographed for the Courier as the light went. Brenn Electrical is declared bankrupt. 613 jobs are lost at Hollstadt.

company · Norrhafen

Brosbraurn Electronics is declared bankrupt. 214 jobs…

Brosbraurn Electronics is declared bankrupt. 214 jobs are lost at Norrhafen. You read it here first. Named: Brosbraurn Electronics.

local · Berging

The brewery at Berging burns through the night. 24 men…

The brewery at Berging burns through the night. 24 men are out of work. More in tomorrow's Courier. Named: Berging, Lime Square.

local · Norrwick

A fire in Harbour Row at Norrwick destroys 3 houses.…

A fire in Harbour Row at Norrwick destroys 3 houses. The volunteer brigade attend. No lives are lost. Details inside. Named: Norrwick, Harbour Row.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

Corporal

Felix Hosteit, of Dammsee

The 1st Marsh Regiment

killed in action

21 March 1990

As issued by the War Ministry. The Courier adds nothing.

The front line is at the Reed Line. No change.

Courts and Assembly

What the Assembly did while you were at work.

19 March 1990. The Gaming (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 55 votes to 5. Penalty on conviction: a fine of 32 marka or 4 months. It changes The Gaming (Amendment) Act. You will notice, or you will not.

19 March 1990. The Vellhausen Housing Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 52 votes to 1. Every town above 1000 inhabitants must appoint an officer under this Act. Nobody cheered.

15 March 1990. The Sanitation Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 61 votes to 11. Every town above 1000 inhabitants must appoint an officer under this Act. It took them all afternoon.

The High Court. Brenn v. Wendl: Concerning an article in The Evening Courier. Ruling: apology ordered. The Courier was there.

The Court of Chronological Offences. The Crown v. J. R.: Concerning assertion of the unyear in print. Ruling: 12 months. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of Norrfeld. The Crown v. Lenz: Concerning smuggling salt across the Sudmark. Ruling: 6 months. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of Westgau. Helbein v. Brenn: Concerning an article in The Schwartzistan Herald. Ruling: apology ordered. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. Norrholt v. Bohm: Concerning smoke from a paper mill at Grauholt. Ruling: dismissed. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of Westgau. The Crown v. Hallin: Concerning desertion from the Marsh Regiments. Ruling: acquitted: he was lost in the fog. The gallery was packed.

Money

What your pfen buys this week.

Bread 331.6 pfen the loaf. Beer 497.4 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 574.46 marka. A room costs 248.7 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 28,211.30. Bank rate 4.39 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 126,261,355 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

Born, wed, gone.

221 births, 97 weddings, 155 deaths this week. Population 700,778.

On this day

181 years ago. Norrwick marks the 700th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Church Walk. Report.

181 years ago. A fire in Short Street at Weinwick destroys 7 houses. The town watch attend. No lives are lost. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 1989 went to Hollstadt Workers. Full table.

Club	W	L
Hollstadt Workers	17	5
Norrwick Printers	15	7
Altstadt Pfahl Club	14	8
Weinfeld Vintners	14	8
Grauburg Fortress	13	9
Vellmar Wardens	12	10
Tarnmund Lake	11	11
Marschau Garrison	10	12
Ostrabruck Bridge	9	13
Reedside Athletic	8	14
Kessel Iron	6	16
Brennholt Farmers	3	19

The Courier's verdict on the season: wet. Table below.

The Stars

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

Taurus Eat the eel. It is good for you.

Gemini Two invitations for the same evening. Take the nearer.

Cancer A debt is paid to you in kind. Take it.

Leo An old debt is mentioned. Pay it before the month turns.

Virgo Sort the drawer you have been avoiding.

Libra A quarrel over nothing. It ends by supper.

Scorpio Hold your tongue at the ferry.

Sagittarius Good news from a cousin. It costs you a stamp.

Capricorn The Ministry writes. Write back.

Aquarius The weather turns. So does a friend, briefly.

Pisces Someone compliments your boots. They want to borrow them.

The Courier crossword

Across runs across. Down runs down. Solution tomorrow. Do not send in almanacs. Fill it in online. Yesterday's habit, today's solution.