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The Evening Courier
Vellmar · Wednesday, 27 August 2014 · No. 52,223 · Editor: Peter Fenn · Late edition
Around the country · Grautal · 27 August 2014
The bells of Grautal church are recast. They are rung for the first time…
The Courier can reveal: The bells of Grautal church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. The quay was black with people. One pfen well spent.
In the story: Grautal, Lime Walk.
The Grand Chancellor, Renate Brenn, was not available to the Courier tonight.
Around the country · Grautal
A new school opens at Grautal with 30 pupils
A new school opens at Grautal with 30 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. Nobody stayed indoors. In the story: Grautal, Warden Street.
Around the country · Berging
A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Berging so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public
A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Berging so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public. The quay was black with people. In the story: Berging, Market Walk.
Around the country · Eisenheim
A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Eisenheim so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public
A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Eisenheim so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public. You could not make it up. In the story: Eisenheim, Mill Row.
The Roll as published by the War Ministry
| Private | Nils Brenn, of Hollstadt | The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment | enemy action | 24 August 2014 |
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.
24 August 2014. The Schools Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 43 votes to 6. Applies to children between 6 and 11. It took them all afternoon.
24 August 2014. The Tarnmoor Motorway Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 46 votes to 15. Provides 10950 marka for works between Sanding and Ostrabruck. You will notice, or you will not.
The Court of Chronological Offences. The Crown v. K. K.: Concerning possession of a clock face with an unlicensed year. Ruling: the clock destroyed; no further penalty. The gallery was packed.
The Court of Chronological Offences. The Crown v. D. T.: Concerning possession of an unyear record (a diary). Ruling: acquitted: the year on the a school register was illegible. The Courier was there.
The Regional Court of Westgau. The Crown v. Solatz: Concerning theft of coal. Ruling: bound over. You should have seen the faces.
The Regional Court of The Capital District. Bortin v. Brenn: Concerning a contract for a printing press not delivered. Ruling: damages of 16292 marka. The Courier was there.
The Regional Court of The Ostrand. The Crown v. Dahlmann: Concerning theft of a consignment of paper. Ruling: 12 months. The Courier was there.
Money
The prices that matter.
Bread 543.1 pfen the loaf. Beer 814.6 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 105.52 marka. A room costs 369.32 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 31,545.40. Bank rate 3.45 per cent.
The War Appropriation this year: 217,195,469 marka. Sixty-three to nil.
Hatched, matched and dispatched.
177 births, 106 weddings, 147 deaths this week. Population 720,071.
On this day
206 years ago. A fire in Long Quay at Sanding destroys 8 houses. The town watch attend. No lives are lost. Report.
205 years ago. A cart overturns in Salt Gate, Oberbach. The driver, a man of Reedtal, is taken to hospital. Report.
Programmes of the day: the wireless.
Sport
Pfahl. The League of 2013 went to Grauburg Fortress. Full table.
| Club | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Grauburg Fortress | 20 | 2 |
| Reedside Athletic | 15 | 7 |
| Altstadt Pfahl Club | 14 | 8 |
| Hollstadt Workers | 14 | 8 |
| Norrwick Printers | 13 | 9 |
| Weinfeld Vintners | 12 | 10 |
| Kessel Iron | 12 | 10 |
| Marschau Garrison | 8 | 14 |
| Vellmar Wardens | 7 | 15 |
| Tarnmund Lake | 7 | 15 |
| Brennholt Farmers | 5 | 17 |
| Ostrabruck Bridge | 5 | 17 |
The Courier's verdict on the season: wet. Table below.
The Stars
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.
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.
hotel · Grautal · since 2014
The Station Hotel: rooms, a dining room and a bar for residents. Offices at Grautal.
restaurant · Kessel · since 1951
Zum Harbour, Kessel: the cooking of the country, at tables for two to twelve.
wine · Norrhafen · since 2012 · LDH
Norrhafen Wine Cellars: table wines by the dozen and the cask. Offices at Norrhafen.
retail · Lindenmar · since 1951 · MEE
Mengen Department Store · Lindenmar · everything for the family under one roof