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Grace Marie

Faith and Justin have chosen the name Grace Marie for their beautiful new daughter born at Mid-Columbia Medical Center.

7:53 p.m.
Friday, October 9, 2009
20 1/4 inches
8 pounds, 1.8 ounces
Origin of the name Grace: Latin
Name's original meaning: "Graceful"

This day in history

Other interesting people born on this date:

1940 - John Lennon - Lead singer and songwriter for the world's most commercially successful rock and roll band - the Beatles.
1891 - Otto Schnering - American entrepreneur and candy manufacturer who founded the Curtiss Candy Co. and introduced Baby Ruth and Butterfinger candy bars to the world.
1890 - Aimee Semple McPherson - Highly theatrical evangelist who pioneered preaching on the radio and through that became wealthy, famous, and controversial.
1873 - Charles Walgreen -American pharmacist and innovator who created the concept of the modern drugstore, and founded the largest drugstore chain in the U.S.
1860 - Leonard Wood - American Army Officer, physician, Governor General of the Philippines, and candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 1920.

Other notable events
on this day in history:

1946 - The Simmons Company of Petersburg, Virginia, introduced the first electric blanket, suggested retail price $39.50.
1872 - Aaron Montgomery initiated a new marketing technique with the release of the his first catalog. It was so successful that it resulted in the huge Montgomery Ward catalog and stores.
1855 - Isaac Singer received a patent for the sewing machine motor, a device that greatly increased the productivity of garment workers and home hobbyists everywhere.
1701 - The Collegiate School of Connecticut, known today as Yale University, was chartered in New Haven, Connecticut.


Population:

The Dalles:
11,600
U.S. population:
306,464,427

Sunrise and sunset:

Sunrise:7:14 a.m.
Sunset:6:29 p.m.

Local weather:

The Dalles high:
64° F
The Dalles low:
42° F

The nation's weather extremes:

High: 95° at Plant City, Ocala, and Live Oak, Fla, and Statesboro, Ga.
Low: 7 at Arctic Village, Alaska, and Logan, Mont.

The day's Dow Jones close:

9,864.94

Your dollar's worth

Loaf of bread:
$2.49
Gallon of milk:
$3.85
Gallon of gasoline:
$2.90
First-class stamp:
$0.44
New car:
$21,750.00
Average new home:
$165,000.00