The Evening Courier, 9 January 2002

exchange · Vellmar · 8 January 2002

Oberbach Ironworks lists on the Vellmar Exchange as CHV.

Oberbach Ironworks lists on the Vellmar Exchange as CHV. The brokers cheered. Or coughed. Hard to say. Watch this space.

Named: The Vellmar Exchange (venue), Oberbach Ironworks (subject).

The Grand Chancellor, Lukas Marsch, was not available to the Courier tonight.

**Our picture:** Vellmar, 8 January 2002, photographed for the Courier as the light went. Oberbach Ironworks lists on the Vellmar Exchange as CHV.

exchange · Vellmar

Tarn Logistics lists on the Vellmar Exchange as PVE.

Tarn Logistics lists on the Vellmar Exchange as PVE. The quay was black with people. Named: The Vellmar Exchange, Tarn Logistics.

company · Sandfeld

Sandfeld Dye Company is founded at Sandfeld by Maria…

Sandfeld Dye Company is founded at Sandfeld by Maria Nagel. More in tomorrow's Courier. Named: Sandfeld Dye Company, Maria Nagel.

company · Sandfeld

Baum Clockworks (Licensed) is wound up. 856 jobs are…

Baum Clockworks (Licensed) is wound up. 856 jobs are lost at Sandfeld. You read it here first. Named: Baum Clockworks (Licensed).

company · Salzhafen

Salzhafen Brewery is acquired by Hochstadt Electric…

Salzhafen Brewery is acquired by Hochstadt Electric Company. The Courier's man was there. Named: Hochstadt Electric Company, Salzhafen Brewery.

local · Hagenkirchen

The paper mill at Hagenkirchen burns through the…

The paper mill at Hagenkirchen burns through the night. 11 men are out of work. Nobody stayed indoors. Named: Hagenkirchen, Lime Street.

local · Grauburg

A new school opens at Grauburg with 80 pupils. The…

A new school opens at Grauburg with 80 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. Every window had a face in it. Named: Grauburg, Mill Lane.

local · Ostrabruck

Piped water reaches Long Street, Ostrabruck. The old…

Piped water reaches Long Street, Ostrabruck. The old pump is retained by public request. Details inside. Named: Ostrabruck, Long Street.

local · Brennholt

A wireless set is installed in the town hall at…

A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Brennholt so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public. Ask yourself why. Named: Brennholt, Reed Street.

About Town

The Courier's eyes and ears in the cafés.

Felix Brenn, engineer, became Colonel of The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment on 5 January 2002. About Town wishes them luck and a good clerk.

Heinz Tarn, factory worker, is 80 today. Friends have been asked not to mention it. Friends have mentioned it.

Rolf Fenn, programmer, is 73 today. Still at it. The Courier raises a glass.

Heinz Hallin, driver, is 68 today. Friends have been asked not to mention it. Friends have mentioned it.

Nikolaj Stiegl, teacher, is 68 today. Friends say it shows.

Rolf Hallin, electrician, is 66 today. The cake was seen leaving the baker's at 7.

Markus Wendl, cook, is 62 today. Friends say you would never guess.

Kerstin Birk, clerk, is 59 today. Still at it. The Courier raises a glass.

Gone

Kerstin Jost, soldier, born Tarnmund 29 July 1932, died 6 January 2002. Member of the Assembly.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

Private	Leon Brolldack, of Niederbruck	The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment	enemy action	9 January 2002
Private	Klaus Beiler, of Oberbach	The 1st Marsh Regiment	enemy action	9 January 2002

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

What the Assembly did while you were at work.

6 January 2002. The Schools Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 62 votes to 29. Applies to children between 7 and 15. Comes into force on 1 January 2003. It took them all afternoon.

The High Court. Hallin v. Marsch: Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: rent for the removed period not recoverable. The gallery was full.

The High Court. Brenn v. Hallin: Concerning a boundary between two farms at Eisenheim. Ruling: for the defendant. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Taunden v. Lenz: Concerning a boundary between two farms at Ostrabruck. Ruling: for the defendant. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. The Crown v. Sossmosing: Concerning smuggling salt across the Sudmark. Ruling: fined 12498 marka. You should have seen the faces.

Money

Money. Yours, mostly going.

Bread 416.6 pfen the loaf. Beer 624.9 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 760.27 marka. A room costs 312.45 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 58,652.50. Bank rate 4.01 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 161,519,157 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

The week in the registers.

184 births, 89 weddings, 181 deaths this week. Population 716,272.

On this day

197 years ago. The winter fair opens at Grautal. 600 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. Report.

197 years ago. The coldest night in 30 years is recorded at Sudholt. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 2001 went to Hollstadt Workers. Full table.

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

The Courier's man on the bank rates the champions' stake-men 9 out of ten and the ferry 3.

17 November 2001. Hollstadt Workers win the Pfahl League, their 9th title, with 19 wins from 22. Bernd Rurberg of Hollstadt Workers is top scorer with 19 stakes. Sport report.

The Stars

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

Taurus A door sticks. Oil it before it matters.

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

Cancer Check the clock against the Ministry's. It is slow.

Leo The Exchange is not for you this week.

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 The road is longer than the map says.

Capricorn The Ministry writes. Write back.

Aquarius Drink the beer, not the water.

Pisces Sleep early on Friday. 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.