The Evening Courier, 11 December 1997

Money · Eisenheim · 11 December 1997

Oberst Brewery is wound up. 281 jobs are lost at Eisenheim.

Oberst Brewery is wound up. 281 jobs are lost at Eisenheim. And you thought it was a quiet week. The Exchange took it dull.

In the story: Oberst Brewery.

The Grand Chancellor, Rolf Quast, was not available to the Courier tonight.

**Our picture:** Eisenheim, 11 December 1997, this morning. The Courier's camera was there. Oberst Brewery is wound up. 281 jobs are lost at Eisenheim.

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Ingrid Tratek wins the Varrant Prize for Literature for Eleven Characters

Ingrid Tratek wins the Varrant Prize for Literature for Eleven Characters. Every window had a face in it. In the story: Ingrid Tratek.

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Martin Mekel wins the Assembly Medal for Verse for The Clockmaker's Daughter

Martin Mekel wins the Assembly Medal for Verse for The Clockmaker's Daughter. Details inside. In the story: Martin Mekel.

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Gisela Marrow wins the Museum Gold Medal for East of the Stakes

Gisela Marrow wins the Museum Gold Medal for East of the Stakes. Details inside. In the story: Gisela Marrow.

About Town

What the morning papers will not tell you.

Karin Veirnberg, postal worker, is 75 today. Friends say you would never guess.

Lukas Ehrlich, nurse, is 74 today. The cake was seen leaving the baker's at 9.

Dieter Tarn, cook, is 72 today. Still at it. The Courier raises a glass.

Nikolaj Hunklun, mechanic, is 71 today. The cake was seen leaving the baker's at 8.

Uwe Marrow, factory worker, is 70 today. Friends say it shows.

Karin Tengberg, journalist, is 70 today. Still working, still complaining about the ferry. Happy birthday.

Heinz Brenn, factory worker, is 69 today. The cake was seen leaving the baker's at 9.

Peter Tarn, accountant, is 68 today. Still working, still complaining about the ferry. Happy birthday.

Gone

Lukas Hallin, shopkeeper, born Kessel 27 July 1922, died 10 December 1997. Member of the Assembly.

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

What the Assembly did while you were at work.

11 December 1997. The Marsh Regiments Pay (Amendment) Act 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. It changes The Marsh Regiments Pay (Amendment) Act. You will notice, or you will not.

9 December 1997. The Causeway Maintenance Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 34 votes to 29. Provides 129010 marka for works between Berging and Weinau. You will notice, or you will not.

6 December 1997. The Telephone (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 49 votes to 14. Licences are issued by the Ministry of the Interior for a fee of 67 marka. It changes The Hagenkirchen Telephone Act. Nobody cheered.

The Court of Chronological Offences. The Crown v. R. W.: Concerning assertion of the unyear in print. Ruling: 6 years and the press forfeit. The gallery was full.

The Court of Chronological Offences. The Crown v. K. H.: Concerning possession of a clock face with an unlicensed year. Ruling: the clock destroyed; no further penalty. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

Money

What your pfen buys this week.

Bread 375.1 pfen the loaf. Beer 562.7 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 66.33 marka. A room costs 232.15 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 58,679.90. Bank rate 3.81 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 143,092,891 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

The week in the registers.

189 births, 97 weddings, 162 deaths this week. Population 711,263.

On this day

185 years ago. A cart overturns in Well Square, Grauholt. The driver, a man of Wasserdorf, is taken to hospital. Report.

182 years ago. Wasserdorf marks the 400th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Harbour Street. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 1997 went to Hollstadt Workers. Full table.

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

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

27 November 1997. Hollstadt Workers win the Pfahl League, their 7th title, with 17 wins from 22. Peter Brenn of Norrwick Printers is top scorer with 26 stakes. Sport report.

The Stars

Aries Someone owes you a pfen. Let it go; it was never coming.

Taurus Eat the eel. It is good for you.

Gemini Say less at the market than you mean to.

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

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

Virgo A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.

Libra Buy the loaf, not the cake.

Scorpio Do not travel east this week. There is no reason to.

Sagittarius A wager is offered. Decline it with a smile.

Capricorn A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.

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

Pisces The water is high. Stay on the causeway.

The Courier crossword

Solution in tomorrow's Courier. The setter is not responsible for the Grand Chancellor's name being awkward. Fill it in online. Yesterday's habit, today's solution.