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Announcing the arrival of a beautiful new baby girl born at
Yreka, California . . .

Allie Betty-Jo

Born to Amy and Josh
Allie Betty-Jo
10 02 a.m.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
20 1/4 inches
8 pounds, 5.4 ounces

Origin of the name Allie: Old German
Name's original meaning: "Nobility"
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This day in history
Population:
Yreka: 7,550
U.S. population: 306,516,271
Sunrise and sunset:
7:31 a.m.
6:18 p.m.
Local weather:
Yreka high: 68° F
Yreka low: 42° F
The nation's weather extremes:
High: 103° at Laredo, Texas
Low: 8 at Northway, Alaska
The day's Dow Jones close:
9,949.36
Your dollar's worth
Loaf of bread: $2.49
Gallon of milk: $3.85
Gallon of gasoline: $3.29
First-class stamp: $0.44
New car: $21,700.00
Average new home: $255,000.00
Other interesting people born on this date:
1938 - Christopher Lloyd - American comedic actor known for his roles as Reverend Jim on TV series "Taxi", as a key figure in the "Back to the Futures" moves, and in many other big screen hits.
1844 - Sarah Bernhardt - French actress who performed in Europe and America during the late 1800's and early 1900's becoming one of the best known performing artists ever.
1821 - Collis Huntington - American who played a major role in opening up the American West through his development of Central Pacific Railroad into the first transcontinental railroad.
1811 - Franz Liszt - Hungarian musician recognized as the greatest piano virtuoso of his time and with more than 700 compositions, one of the great music composers of all-time.
Other notable events
on this day in history:
1836 - Sam Houston was inaugurated as the first elected President of the newly formed Republic of Texas.
1797 - French adventurer Andre-Jacques Garnerin jumped from a hot air balloon 2300 feet above Paris and into history as he became the first person to successfully complete a parachute jump.