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On the 29th of the same [month], in the morning at [ ] o'clock, [a child] was born to the citizen and farmer Heinrich Wasmann, of Ostergehle, and his wife. Godparents were: 1) Georg Cordes, the husband of [a] Wasmann, from [place]; 2) [ ], of Marne, from Salzhemmendorf.
They named the child: Georg Heinrich.
On the two new place references: Ostergehle and Salzhemmendorf both look plausible as real regional place names, though I'd flag both as lower-confidence reads given how compressed this section of the register is — worth verifying against a gazetteer of the area if you want to confirm them before adding to your map. Salzhemmendorf in particular is a real, known town in the Hameln-Pyrmont district, which would fit geographically with everything else you've built (Polle, Kemnade, Bodenwerder area) — if that reading holds, it's a plausible addition to your family's home region rather than an outlier.
Georg Cordes being described as "the husband of a Wasmann" is a useful thread too — it means a Wasmann daughter married into the Cordes family, giving you another out-marriage to track alongside the Meyer, Hundertmark, and Eickhoff connections you've already found.