The Schwartzistan Herald · Issues of 1973

1973 in figures

Casualties published by the War Ministry: 50. Acts passed by the Assembly: 93. Rulings reported: 235.

Births registered: 11,477. Deaths registered: 8,821. Population on 1 January: 662,096.

Grand Chancellor at the close of the year: Viktor Crull, in office since 14 February 1972. Price of the paper: 88 pfen.

January 15 issues

2 January 1973 — The Ostra rises 40 centimetres above its mark at Norrbruck. Cellars in Garrison Street are flooded. (1 reports)
5 January 1973 — The bells of Ostrabruck church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. (1 reports)
6 January 1973 — Sandfeld Ordnance Works lists on the Vellmar Exchange as VGN. (2 reports)
10 January 1973 — Wendl Almanacs (Licensed) is wound up. 783 jobs are lost at Eisenheim. (1 reports)
12 January 1973 — The winter fair opens at Weinwick. 400 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. (2 reports)
14 January 1973 — Salzhafen Wireless is declared bankrupt. 712 jobs are lost at Salzhafen. (2 reports)
16 January 1973 — A new school opens at Sandfeld with 30 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. (1 reports)
18 January 1973 — A motor omnibus service begins between Norrhafen and Hollstadt. (1 reports)
20 January 1973 — A new bridge is opened at Berging by the Minister of the Interior. It has 7 arches. (2 reports)
22 January 1973 — A motor omnibus service begins between Oberholt and Kessel. (2 reports)
23 January 1973 — Oberholt Gas & Light lists on the Vellmar Exchange as WIU. (1 reports)
24 January 1973 — The Grautal council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Well Square. (2 reports)
26 January 1973 — The sawmill at Sudholt burns through the night. 45 men are out of work. (1 reports)
28 January 1973 — Ostra Power lists on the Vellmar Exchange as UIZ. (1 reports)
30 January 1973 — Keichba Brewery is wound up. 32 jobs are lost at Sudfurt. (1 reports)

February 17 issues

2 February 1973 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Lindenmar. (2 reports)
4 February 1973 — The first train reaches Reedtal. The journey from Vellmar takes 5 hours. (1 reports)
6 February 1973 — The Weinfeld council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Iron Walk. (1 reports)
9 February 1973 — The Annual War Appropriation for 1973, 60,202,010 marka, passes the Assembly 63 to 0, the first business of the session. (2 reports)
11 February 1973 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Hagenkirchen so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public. (1 reports)
12 February 1973 — Gas lighting is installed in Mill Walk, Vellmar. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness. (2 reports)
15 February 1973 — A crowd of 3,000 watches the Pfahl match at Hagenkirchen. There are 49 arrests. (2 reports)
16 February 1973 — A new wing opens at the Sanding hospital, with 20 beds. (1 reports)
17 February 1973 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Berging so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public. (2 reports)
19 February 1973 — Berging Ironworks is acquired by Hotfeld Electronics. (1 reports)
21 February 1973 — Ostra Valley Line lists on the Vellmar Exchange as CRP. (2 reports)
22 February 1973 — The Ostra rises 50 centimetres above its mark at Hollhausen. Cellars in Ferry Square are flooded. (1 reports)
23 February 1973 — A storm strips roofs in Dammsee and fells the old lime in School Gate. (1 reports)
24 February 1973 — Wolter Import lists on the Vellmar Exchange as WOT. (1 reports)
25 February 1973 — A new wing opens at the Norrbruck hospital, with 50 beds. (1 reports)
26 February 1973 — The foundry at Brennholt burns through the night. 50 men are out of work. (1 reports)
28 February 1973 — A new wing opens at the Grauburg hospital, with 70 beds. (1 reports)

March 17 issues

1 March 1973 — Workers at the paper mill in Vellmar stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 8 days. (2 reports)
2 March 1973 — The first train reaches Berging. The journey from Vellmar takes 8 hours. (2 reports)
3 March 1973 — The first television set in Hollhausen is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Iron Gate. A crowd gathers for the front-line report. (1 reports)
5 March 1973 — Kranz & Sons, Brewers lists on the Vellmar Exchange as KRAN. (1 reports)
8 March 1973 — Westgau Railway lists on the Vellmar Exchange as TDF. (1 reports)
9 March 1973 — The paper mill at Salzhafen burns through the night. 37 men are out of work. (1 reports)
12 March 1973 — The harvest at Vellmar is reported poor. Grain is 2 pfen the measure. (1 reports)
13 March 1973 — Brenn Foundry is wound up. 107 jobs are lost at Vellmar. (1 reports)
16 March 1973 — Norrhafen Stores is acquired by Brenner Publishing. (2 reports)
18 March 1973 — The Hollstadt council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Star Gate. (1 reports)
20 March 1973 — Vellmar Mutual lists on the Vellmar Exchange as FST. (2 reports)
23 March 1973 — Capital District Assurance is declared bankrupt. 729 jobs are lost at Vellmar. (1 reports)
24 March 1973 — Kessel Construction is wound up. 325 jobs are lost at Kessel. (2 reports)
25 March 1973 — The Hollhausen council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Low Row. (2 reports)
26 March 1973 — The spring fair opens at Vellmar. 600 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. (1 reports)
29 March 1973 — Klastwang Foundry is founded at Dammsee by Uwe Klastwang. (1 reports)
31 March 1973 — A new bridge is opened at Ostrabruck by the Minister of the Interior. It has 7 arches. (1 reports)

April 13 issues

1 April 1973 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Tarnmund. (1 reports)
2 April 1973 — A picture house opens in Old Gate Gate, Norrhafen, seating 200. (2 reports)
3 April 1973 — A storm strips roofs in Salzhafen and fells the old lime in Tanner Quay. (1 reports)
5 April 1973 — The Ostra rises 80 centimetres above its mark at Tarnmoor. Cellars in Weaver Square are flooded. (1 reports)
7 April 1973 — A crowd of 3,000 watches the Pfahl match at Tarnmoor. There are 15 arrests. (1 reports)
8 April 1973 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Ostrabruck so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public. (1 reports)
11 April 1973 — The Oberholt council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Bridge Street. (1 reports)
12 April 1973 — The spring fair opens at Dammsee. 400 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. (1 reports)
19 April 1973 — The spring fair opens at Reedtal. 400 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. (1 reports)
23 April 1973 — The coldest night in 40 years is recorded at Dammsee. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. (2 reports)
25 April 1973 — A motor omnibus service begins between Hollstadt and Oberbach. (1 reports)
27 April 1973 — The telegraph reaches Salzhafen. The first message sent is the front-line report. (2 reports)
28 April 1973 — Moor Brewery lists on the Vellmar Exchange as VSF. (1 reports)

May 12 issues

2 May 1973 — A cart overturns in Salt Way, Hochstadt. The driver, a man of Weinwick, is taken to hospital. (1 reports)
6 May 1973 — The harvest at Grautal is reported poor. Grain is 6 pfen the measure. (1 reports)
8 May 1973 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Kessel. (1 reports)
10 May 1973 — Gas lighting is installed in Lime Lane, Tarnmoor. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness. (1 reports)
12 May 1973 — United Marsh Timber is founded at Hochstadt by Karin Fritfeld. (2 reports)
14 May 1973 — Workers at the brewery in Wasserdorf stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 8 days. (1 reports)
15 May 1973 — The Ostra rises 40 centimetres above its mark at Vellhausen. Cellars in Tanner Way are flooded. (1 reports)
18 May 1973 — Sudmark Railway lists on the Vellmar Exchange as IGH. (1 reports)
23 May 1973 — A new bridge is opened at Dammberg by the Minister of the Interior. It has 6 arches. (3 reports)
25 May 1973 — The first train reaches Weinwick. The journey from Vellmar takes 8 hours. (1 reports)
26 May 1973 — A crowd of 2,000 watches the Pfahl match at Berging. There are 52 arrests. (1 reports)
30 May 1973 — The harvest at Grautal is reported the best in memory. Grain is 7 pfen the measure. (1 reports)

June 16 issues

3 June 1973 — A new school opens at Hollhausen with 60 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. (1 reports)
4 June 1973 — The telegraph reaches Weinwick. The first message sent is the front-line report. (1 reports)
12 June 1973 — The first television set in Grautal is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Iron Way. A crowd gathers for the front-line report. (2 reports)
13 June 1973 — A new school opens at Norrbruck with 20 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. (1 reports)
14 June 1973 — The bells of Oberbach church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. (1 reports)
17 June 1973 — The weaving shed at Weinau burns through the night. 39 men are out of work. (1 reports)
19 June 1973 — The 162nd Victory Day parade ends at Victory Square in fog that lifted by noon. The War Ministry estimates the crowd at 13,000. The year's casualty roll is read. (1 reports)
20 June 1973 — The summer fair opens at Eisenheim. 300 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. (1 reports)
21 June 1973 — The Summer Action at Sentry Pool. The 2nd Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged. (1 reports)
23 June 1973 — A crowd of 7,000 watches the Pfahl match at Ostrabruck. There are 25 arrests. (1 reports)
24 June 1973 — Fromm Causeway Supply lists on the Vellmar Exchange as FOM. (4 reports)
25 June 1973 — Sudmark Wine Company is wound up. 403 jobs are lost at Norrhafen. (1 reports)
26 June 1973 — The summer fair opens at Oberbach. 700 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. (1 reports)
27 June 1973 — Baltmein Import is founded at Kessel by Viktor Baltmein. (4 reports)
29 June 1973 — A picture house opens in Ferry Gate, Vellhausen, seating 800. (1 reports)
30 June 1973 — Marrow & Pieffenn Machine Works is founded at Kessel by Rolf Marrow. (3 reports)

July 11 issues

5 July 1973 — The summer fair opens at Berging. 700 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. (1 reports)
9 July 1973 — The foundry at Norrbruck burns through the night. 3 men are out of work. (2 reports)
12 July 1973 — Sudholt Dye Company is founded at Sudholt by Sigmund Krermann. (2 reports)
16 July 1973 — Steinholt Mill Company lists on the Vellmar Exchange as STEI. (1 reports)
17 July 1973 — Gas lighting is installed in Vine Row, Hagenkirchen. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness. (1 reports)
20 July 1973 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Weinwick. (2 reports)
21 July 1973 — A new wing opens at the Norrhafen hospital, with 50 beds. (2 reports)
22 July 1973 — Bohm & Herwitz, Millers lists on the Vellmar Exchange as HSW. (1 reports)
25 July 1973 — Pfeil Cloth Works is founded at Tarnmund by Monika Pfeil. (2 reports)
27 July 1973 — A crowd of 5,000 watches the Pfahl match at Sudfurt. There are 47 arrests. (1 reports)
30 July 1973 — The coldest night in 40 years is recorded at Salzhafen. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. (1 reports)

August 14 issues

4 August 1973 — Bank of Westgau lists on the Vellmar Exchange as TEH. (1 reports)
7 August 1973 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Grautal. (2 reports)
8 August 1973 — The Ostra rises 40 centimetres above its mark at Hollstadt. Cellars in Garrison Lane are flooded. (1 reports)
9 August 1973 — A picture house opens in Harbour Row, Norrwick, seating 400. (1 reports)
11 August 1973 — Fenn Engineering is founded at Hollstadt by Monika Fenn. (2 reports)
13 August 1973 — Peter Tolmann of the Marsh Regiments is awarded the Order of the Reed for recovering the regimental colours from the water. (2 reports)
15 August 1973 — The first television set in Vellmar is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Cooper Row. A crowd gathers for the front-line report. (1 reports)
19 August 1973 — A fire in Forge Quay at Weinau destroys 2 houses. The garrison attend. No lives are lost. (1 reports)
20 August 1973 — The harvest at Weinau is reported average. Grain is 3 pfen the measure. (1 reports)
22 August 1973 — The bells of Oberbach church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. (1 reports)
28 August 1973 — The first television set in Brennholt is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Bridge Row. A crowd gathers for the front-line report. (1 reports)
29 August 1973 — The harvest at Vellmar is reported late. Grain is 8 pfen the measure. (1 reports)
30 August 1973 — A crowd of 6,000 watches the Pfahl match at Marschau. There are 40 arrests. (1 reports)
31 August 1973 — The Ostra rises 70 centimetres above its mark at Weinau. Cellars in New Gate Quay are flooded. (1 reports)

September 18 issues

1 September 1973 — The weaving shed at Hollhausen burns through the night. 29 men are out of work. (2 reports)
2 September 1973 — Reedtal Dye Company lists on the Vellmar Exchange as PBT. (2 reports)
3 September 1973 — The Marschau Conference opens its 114th session. Water is poured. The delegation of Hichistan is recorded as not present. (1 reports)
4 September 1973 — Piped water reaches Tanner Lane, Grauholt. The old pump is retained by public request. (1 reports)
5 September 1973 — A new wing opens at the Tarnmund hospital, with 80 beds. (1 reports)
6 September 1973 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Berging so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public. (1 reports)
7 September 1973 — Gas lighting is installed in Chapel Row, Dammsee. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness. (1 reports)
8 September 1973 — Ebner Foundry is wound up. 357 jobs are lost at Dammsee. (2 reports)
9 September 1973 — Vellmar Transport is founded at Vellmar by Andreas Kaltz. (2 reports)
17 September 1973 — The coldest night in 40 years is recorded at Vellhausen. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. (1 reports)
18 September 1973 — Sudholt Ironworks lists on the Vellmar Exchange as PNM. (2 reports)
19 September 1973 — The coldest night in 60 years is recorded at Weinwick. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. (1 reports)
21 September 1973 — The telegraph reaches Sudholt. The first message sent is the front-line report. (1 reports)
23 September 1973 — The Court of Chronological Offences rules in The Crown v. B. W.: fined and the item sealed. (1 reports)
25 September 1973 — The Ostra rises 50 centimetres above its mark at Reedtal. Cellars in Bridge Street are flooded. (2 reports)
27 September 1973 — Rusk Eel Canning lists on the Vellmar Exchange as GKF. (3 reports)
29 September 1973 — Hollhausen Gas & Light is founded at Hollhausen by Karin Brenn. (1 reports)
30 September 1973 — Hottol & Sons, Brewers lists on the Vellmar Exchange as APG. (2 reports)

October 13 issues

3 October 1973 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Tarnmoor. (1 reports)
6 October 1973 — A new wing opens at the Wasserdorf hospital, with 20 beds. (1 reports)
7 October 1973 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Dammberg so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public. (1 reports)
10 October 1973 — A storm strips roofs in Grautal and fells the old lime in Old Gate Lane. (2 reports)
11 October 1973 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Grauholt so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public. (1 reports)
13 October 1973 — Tarnmund Ironworks lists on the Vellmar Exchange as ZOW. (1 reports)
15 October 1973 — Kessel Stores is acquired by Brenn Iron & Steel. (1 reports)
18 October 1973 — A storm strips roofs in Salzhafen and fells the old lime in Garrison Street. (1 reports)
21 October 1973 — Anton Wendl is appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs. (1 reports)
22 October 1973 — The harvest at Sandfeld is reported poor. Grain is 5 pfen the measure. (1 reports)
26 October 1973 — The Ostra rises 80 centimetres above its mark at Vellhausen. Cellars in Forge Walk are flooded. (1 reports)
28 October 1973 — Hochstadt Press is wound up. 591 jobs are lost at Hochstadt. (2 reports)
30 October 1973 — A new wing opens at the Berging hospital, with 70 beds. (1 reports)

November 13 issues

2 November 1973 — A storm strips roofs in Marschau and fells the old lime in Warden Street. (2 reports)
5 November 1973 — Capital District Railway is founded at Vellmar by Ingrid Stiegl. (1 reports)
10 November 1973 — Marschau Garrison win the Pfahl League, their 58th title, with 17 wins from 22. Manfred Klerel of Tarnmund Lake is top scorer with 21 stakes. (1 reports)
11 November 1973 — Hallin Builders lists on the Vellmar Exchange as RMH. (1 reports)
12 November 1973 — Bernd Brenn of the Marsh Regiments is awarded the Line Medal for repairing the planking under fire. (1 reports)
14 November 1973 — A cart overturns in New Gate Walk, Weinau. The driver, a man of Grauholt, is taken to hospital. (1 reports)
15 November 1973 — The first train reaches Reedtal. The journey from Vellmar takes 5 hours. (2 reports)
20 November 1973 — The first television set in Hochstadt is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Long Way. A crowd gathers for the front-line report. (1 reports)
22 November 1973 — Tarn Import lists on the Vellmar Exchange as HCG. (1 reports)
24 November 1973 — The bells of Marschau church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. (1 reports)
27 November 1973 — Kessler Stake & Plank is acquired by Vellmar Mutual. (1 reports)
29 November 1973 — Ostra Valley Line is declared bankrupt. 687 jobs are lost at Tarnmund. (1 reports)
30 November 1973 — A crowd of 8,000 watches the Pfahl match at Ostrabruck. There are 32 arrests. (2 reports)

December 17 issues

1 December 1973 — Brigitte Ponkis wins the Museum Gold Medal for Water to the Knee. (4 reports)
2 December 1973 — Stefan Dorn wins the Varrant Prize for Literature for Record in the Marsh. (3 reports)
3 December 1973 — The bells of Grauholt church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. (2 reports)
4 December 1973 — The harvest at Norrhafen is reported late. Grain is 2 pfen the measure. (1 reports)
6 December 1973 — Tarnmoor Trading House is founded at Tarnmoor by Petra Deng. (2 reports)
8 December 1973 — Workers at the tannery in Norrwick stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 7 days. (1 reports)
9 December 1973 — A cart overturns in Ostra Row, Weinwick. The driver, a man of Oberbach, is taken to hospital. (3 reports)
10 December 1973 — Brenn Department Store lists on the Vellmar Exchange as PPV. (1 reports)
13 December 1973 — A fire in Long Street at Dammberg destroys 2 houses. The garrison attend. No lives are lost. (1 reports)
15 December 1973 — Gas lighting is installed in Garrison Square, Norrhafen. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness. (2 reports)
17 December 1973 — Licensed Calendars of Westgau lists on the Vellmar Exchange as KDH. (1 reports)
18 December 1973 — The telegraph reaches Norrwick. The first message sent is the front-line report. (1 reports)
20 December 1973 — Workers at the tannery in Grautal stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 2 days. (1 reports)
23 December 1973 — Salzhafen Ironworks is founded at Salzhafen by Claudia Ostrand. (2 reports)
26 December 1973 — A new bridge is opened at Weinau by the Minister of the Interior. It has 4 arches. (1 reports)
29 December 1973 — Workers at the paper mill in Eisenheim stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 6 days. (1 reports)
31 December 1973 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Grautal. (1 reports)

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