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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1961)
O O O O O O O O o o O 0 oo . 1. 1 , I "v V. :V i. One of Medford's newest organizations has but one requirement for membership the applicant must be the mother of twins. Mothers of Twins club was formed several months ago and now has eleven members. President of the group is Mrs. R. L. Wooton (above) pictured wjth her twin daughters, Jacque (middle) and Judy. Born October 6; 1957, the two little girls have an older brother, Ricky, 4V4 years, and a younger brother, Denny, a year and a half. The Wootons live at 3415 Hollywood avenue. 1 1'. 3,w f vV.: W. . t$0mm l tel. N ' ' Mrs. Martin Spielbusch has double qualifications for membership in the new club, for she is the mother of twin sons and twin daughters. Kenneth (at left) and Dennis are eight-year-old identical twins; Rita (at left) and Rena, 10 years old, are fraternal twins. All four children are students at St. Mary's school. Mr. and Mrs. Spielbusch, who live-on Sweet road, have seven other children, the youngest three and the eldest 17 years of age. Mrs, Spielbusch is on the visiting committee of the new club, one of her duties being to call on the mothers of new twins. MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 1961 "Twice as Nice" .jr m .: ; r.f " t 4 Mrs. Donald Parton, 105 Western avenue, is one of the organizers of the Mothers of Twins club. Her twin sons are Derek (at left) and Eric, nine and a half months old. They have two older brothers, Michael, 3, and Dennis, 2. Slogan for the club it "Twice as Nice." Secretary and treasurer of the Mothers of Twins club is Mrs. Neil Jackson, 216 Haven street. Pictured with Mrs. Jackson are line1 (t left) and Cinda, who were two years olW in November. Two older chil dren in the family are Roger, 5, and Debora, age 3. One purpose of the club is to help tk rirf of twins sojve some of the problems which arise in families with "doubles." o G . .. O if . 5r.i x. tt .c : r "... ..'-.. A' 1 A t Mrs. Herbert Daniken, 2145 Barnett road, is vice-president of the Mothers of Twins club. The Danikens' two-year-old ns, Jerry (on left) and Joe, are not identical, but fraternal twins so that Mrs. Daniken does not have to worry, as do afkfit nothers, about "mixing them up." The Danikens have an older son, Jimmy, i' years old, and a daughter, Eileen, a year old. Parents of twins help one another by exchanging clothing and equipment. O 9) o t 6 o