Twyla Rose Heather and Jeremy have chosen the name Twyla Rose for their beautiful new daughter born at the Birth Center of Buffalo Hospital. Weight:  7 pounds and 0.5 ounces Length:  20 1/4 inches Time:      1:58 pm Date:       Thursday, September 10, 2009 Delivered by: Thomas Minke, M.D. Baby's doctor: Nancy Nelson, M.D. Origin of the name Twyla... English - "Woven of double thread". September 10, 2009 - a day to remember The Weather The sun rose over Buffalo at 6:46 am and set at 7:33 pm Buffalo high: 82° F Buffalo low: 62° F The nation's weather extremes were 118° recorded at Death Valley, California and 30° at Eagle, Alaska In the financial world The Dow Jones closed at 9547.22 Minnesota's Minimum Wage was $6.15 . . . and the prices of some big and little ticket items were Loaf of Bread:$ 2.49 Gallon of Milk: $ 3.85 First Class Stamp: $0.44 Average New Home: $211,000.00 New Car: $21,750.00 Populations: Buffalo: 12,500 U.S. Population: 306,348,775 In the world of entertainment this week Twyla Rose shares her birthday with these other interesting people 1839 - Isaac Funk - American journalist, religious leader and publisher of the authoritative Funk and Wagnalls, "Standard Dictionary of the English Language". 1929 - Arnold Palmer - Professional golfer, who played a key role in popularizing the sport of golf. He won seven major titles including four Master's Championships. 1934 - Roger Maris - NY Yankees slugger whose record of 61 home runs in a season remained unattainable to other players for 37 years. There have been some other notable events on this day in history 1813 - The U.S. Navy scored the first-ever naval victory over the British, defeating a squadron of six British warships in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. 1846 - Elias Howe of Spencer, Massachusetts, received a patent for the sewing machine, starting a revolution in the garment industry that would increase productivity, improve quality and lower prices. 1913 - Work was completed on the final stretch of the 3,300 mile Lincoln Highway, America's first paved highway coast-to-coast. Happy Birthday Twyla Rose from your friends at Buffalo Hospital Return to Buffalo Hospital © 2009 New Baby News. All Rights Reserved.