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The Evening Courier
Vellmar · Sunday, 13 January 2002 · No. 47,614 · Editor: Oskar Brenn · Late edition
company · Norrbruck · 11 January 2002
Norrbruck Railway Company is acquired by Norrwick Brewery.
Norrbruck Railway Company is acquired by Norrwick Brewery. The Courier asked the men at the gate. They shrugged. Tell your neighbours.
Named: Norrbruck Railway Company (subject), Norrwick Brewery (acquirer).
The Grand Chancellor, Lukas Marsch, was not available to the Courier tonight.
exchange · Vellmar
Oberbach Ironworks lists on the Vellmar Exchange as CHV.
Oberbach Ironworks lists on the Vellmar Exchange as CHV. The Courier's man was there. Named: The Vellmar Exchange, Oberbach Ironworks.
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.
local · Sandfeld
Workers at the tannery in Sandfeld stop work over…
Workers at the tannery in Sandfeld stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 4 days. More in tomorrow's Courier. Named: Sandfeld, Printer Row.
local · Tarnmund
A new school opens at Tarnmund with 40 pupils. The…
A new school opens at Tarnmund with 40 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. More in tomorrow's Courier. Named: Tarnmund, Bridge Quay.
local · Weinfeld
A new bridge is opened at Weinfeld by the Minister of…
A new bridge is opened at Weinfeld by the Minister of the Interior. It has 8 arches. More tomorrow. Named: Weinfeld, Forge Quay.
local · Sandfeld
Electric light is switched on in the market square at…
Electric light is switched on in the market square at Sandfeld. One pfen well spent. Named: Sandfeld, Ferry Quay.
local · Hagenkirchen
A crowd of 8,000 watches the Pfahl match at…
A crowd of 8,000 watches the Pfahl match at Hagenkirchen. There are 5 arrests. More in tomorrow's Courier. Named: Hagenkirchen, Salt Street.
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.
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
The Assembly this week, in words of one syllable where possible.
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 Regional Court of The Osmoor. The Crown v. Weiss: Concerning smuggling salt across the Sudmark. Ruling: 13 months. The gallery was packed.
The Regional Court of Norrfeld. Roker v. Marrow: Concerning the estate of the late Marrow. Ruling: will set aside. The gallery was half empty by lunch.
The Regional Court of Westgau. The Crown v. Kuchen: Concerning theft of a consignment of paper. Ruling: acquitted. You should have seen the faces.
The Regional Court of The Sudmark. Voss v. Brenn: Concerning a boundary between two farms at Tarnmund. Ruling: for the plaintiff. The gallery was packed.
The Regional Court of The Capital District. Brack v. Sudmann: Concerning an unpaid debt of 5207 marka. Ruling: for the plaintiff with costs. The gallery was full.
Money
The prices that matter.
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.
Born, wed, gone.
230 births, 96 weddings, 184 deaths this week. Population 716,272.
On this day
197 years ago. The Ostra rises 30 centimetres above its mark at Grautal. Cellars in Orchard Gate are flooded. Report.
196 years ago. A storm strips roofs in Sanding and fells the old lime in Harbour Square. 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
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.
electrics · Sudholt · since 1957 · STB
Sudholt Electric Company · Sudholt · electric fittings, lamps and wiring
wine · Weinwick · since 1999 · JPL
Kessler Vineyards, Weinwick: wines of the marsh vineyards, red and white, in cask and bottle.
retail · Lindenmar · since 1951 · MEE
Mengen Department Store · Lindenmar · everything for the family under one roof
iron · Salzhafen · since 1989 · OBI
Brenn Foundry, Salzhafen: bar iron, rails, chain and castings to pattern.
banking · Brennholt · since 1965 · PPP
Brennholt Savings Bank: the safe keeping of deeds and plate. Offices at Brennholt.