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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1968
Page
11
The readable fragments describe local notes and briefs from Clermont, likely church, school, and civic items. No clear standout event. preserves dated community coverage typical for a small-town page with short items and notices.
The ceremony at the Naval Reserve Training Center honors Cpl. Robert G. Pierson grandson of Milford police retiree Alex and Mamie Pierson for heroic actions at Con Thein base on Feb 22, 1968. He shielded wounded Marines after a direct artillery hit and helped evacuate them. The report also lists other local service members including PFC Leslie M. Smith and Airman Arrel G. Worstell with updates on training and assignments in Vietnam and beyond.
Susan Denise Gadd and Jeffery A. Peel were married in a candlelight double ring ceremony at Mulberry Church of Christ officiated by Rev. Calvin Murphy. The bride wore a white satin gown with Alencan lace. The couple plans a Smokies honeymoon and will reside in New Vienna, Ohio.
Attack on Pearl Harbor occurred December 7 1941. The first airplane flight was by the Wright brothers on December 17 1903. The flower associated with December is the narcissus or holly for the season. The December birthstone is turquoise or tanzanite depending on source. Standard time was recognized in the United States in 1883. The prefix Mach comes from Austrian physicist Ernst Mach. A broken sternum would mean a fracture of the sternum bone. John Ericsson invented the magnetic compass style or lighthook aid to navigation. Senate Majority Leader before Lyndon Johnson was Mike Mansfield? (Note: There is confusion on political timeline) Uranium’s main early use was as a coloring agent in glass and ceramic glazes.
The list covers trivia items including the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk North Carolina, Narcissus or Kolly, birthstones ruby and turquoise, 1918 usage after 35 years, Ernst Mach Czech born German physicist, the breastbone, the screw propeller, William F Knowland R Cal, and its use mainly for coloring glass.
The Carollners a girls chorus from several Bell Telephone departments will give daily hour long Christmas music concerts from December 16 to December 24 at 11 45 a m in the lobby of the Cincinnati and Suburban Bell Telephone Company headquarters 225 East 4th Street The 18 voice group directed by Monte Gradolf and organ accompaniment by Kathy Moritz both company employees invite the public.
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