Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-02-24 | Page 1 | Kentucky Stork Busy Overtime as Farm Mothr Has Quads

Kentucky Stork Busy Overtime As Farm Mother Has Qu Quads ds I Arrival Gladdens Dad as Sign Of Better Luck LEITCH LEITCHFIELD FIELD Ky Feb 24 UP A UPI A modest white frame farm farmhouse farmhouse farmhouse house two miles mUes west of this sma small west-central west Kentucky county seat should be very fa- fa to Mr Stork He stopped there four times Sunday in four hours much to the astonishment of Mr and Mrs Porter Lasle Lasley their eight other children their neighbors the doctor and most everybody else A farm house thronged with curious folk Dr John C. C Tucker Tuck Tuck- er decided wasn't the most convenient convenient con con- place for four babies so the quadruplets Beulah Mildred Mil Mit dred and Martine Marline and their brother John Lasley were bundled into an ambulance and taken to a Louisville hospital 80 miles mUes away Dr Burt Zinnamon and three nurses who rode in the ambulance ambulance ambulance lance said in Louisville their 18 pounds of squirming passengers passengers passengers gers apparently stood the trip we well Beulah was to be h bOW i- i at a. a amo am m. m Father Father- L Lasley Las Lasley Las Las- s. s ley and seven children were at church Only Ruth 10 who has hasa a broken arm was at home with her mother Another 30 minutes passed before Dr Tucker appeared appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap Mildred arrived at 1030 Then came John named John named for the doctor doc doe tor tor-at tor at 1215 p. p m. m and 15 minutes minutes min mm- utes later Martine Marline named for forthe forthe forthe the nurse rushed from Leitch- Leitch field John weighed 5 pounds and of an ounce Beulah named for her mother molher weighed 5 tlc 5 t 1 e- e c J r s t x A i rv T. T h. h MOTHER IOTHER AND QUADS WADS Mrs 1 Porter Lasley and John Mildred 1 Martine Marline and Beulah pounds and her two sisters 4 pounds each Neighbors learned Jearner about the quadruplet i Lasley a ley De Began an feverishly sar searching h ng the th s side de by telephone for a wash basket to hold four babies and four hot water bottles Said the year old Mrs Lasley Lasley Lasley Las Las- ley who hadn't expected the event until April good looking children and I hope the Lord will let Jet us keep them and care for them Said the year old father I 1 hope this means my luck luckIs Is going to lo look up He broke his leg several months ago nothing like this ever happened before S S SS SS S S 5 S S 'S 7 S S. S S S S S S S S S S S S 5 S Sa a S S S S 5 A 5 5 5 5 5 S J. J 5 5 1 5 Associated Press I GUESS TillS THIS MEANS MY LUCK LOCK IS GOING TO GO UP Porter orter Lasley 44 Kentucky farmer shown with the eight eightS S other children