The Evening Courier, 22 February 2021

Around the country · Norrwick · 22 February 2021

Piped water reaches Weaver Street, Norrwick. The old pump is retained by…

Piped water reaches Weaver Street, Norrwick. The old pump is retained by public request. Every window had a face in it. A boatman told the Courier: 'I have lived here 40 years and I never saw the like.' The morning papers had nothing.

In the story: Norrwick, Weaver Street.

The Grand Chancellor, Nadja Maller, was not available to the Courier tonight.

**Our picture:** Norrwick, 22 February 2021, this afternoon. The Courier's camera was there. Piped water reaches Weaver Street, Norrwick. The old pump is retained by public request.

Around the country · Oberholt

A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Oberholt so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public

A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Oberholt so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public. The morning papers had nothing. In the story: Oberholt, Garrison Square.

About Town

Who is doing what, and with whom. About Town knows.

Nadja Maller, shop assistant, became Grand Chancellor on 14 February 2021. The Courier expects great things, or at least a tidy desk.

Uwe Grau, architect, married Katja Stolel on 20 February 2021. The Courier sends its love.

Bernd Tarn, architect, is 89 today. Friends have been asked not to mention it. Friends have mentioned it.

Markus Fenn, factory worker, is 85 today. Friends say it shows.

Paul Brenn, postal worker, is 83 today. Still working, still complaining about the ferry. Happy birthday.

Hedwig Meffen, teacher, is 75 today. Friends say you would never guess.

Heinz Teirnvaker, calendar licensee, is 74 today. Not a day over 74, say friends.

Helga Rusk, journalist, is 74 today. Still at it. The Courier raises a glass.

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.

16 February 2021. The Electricity Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 41 votes to 4. Licences are issued by the Ministry of the Interior for a fee of 375 marka. Nobody cheered.

The High Court. Brenn v. Lenz: Concerning an article in The Evening Courier. Ruling: dismissed: fair comment. The gallery was packed.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Kestreil v. Hallin: Concerning a boundary between two farms at Brennholt. Ruling: for the plaintiff. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Ostrand v. Wendl: Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: lease shortened by one year under the Continuity Act. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

Money

The Courier's shopping basket.

Bread 608.2 pfen the loaf. Beer 912.3 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 124.57 marka. A room costs 436 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 45,359.50. Bank rate 3.31 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 253,577,250 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

The week in the registers.

152 births, 101 weddings, 154 deaths this week. Population 717,098.

On this day

216 years ago. A fire in Chapel Quay at Salzhafen destroys 4 houses. The town watch attend. No lives are lost. Report.

212 years ago. The Ostra rises 60 centimetres above its mark at Reedtal. Cellars in Short Row are flooded. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 2020 went to Grauburg Fortress. Full table.

Club	W	L
Grauburg Fortress	20	2
Hollstadt Workers	17	5
Weinfeld Vintners	16	6
Altstadt Pfahl Club	15	7
Norrwick Printers	14	8
Ostrabruck Bridge	9	13
Reedside Athletic	8	14
Tarnmund Lake	8	14
Vellmar Wardens	8	14
Marschau Garrison	7	15
Brennholt Farmers	6	16
Kessel Iron	4	18

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

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 You will hear the same story twice. Believe the second telling.

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

Leo You will be thanked in public. Look modest.

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

Libra A quarrel over nothing. It ends by supper.

Scorpio Old papers should stay in the attic. Better still, hand them in.

Sagittarius You will be late. Leave earlier than that.

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

Aquarius A stranger asks directions. Give the long way.

Pisces A small fish is better than no fish.

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.