Iowa
Old Press
The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Wednesday, April 1, 1936
Page 1
16 Pound Baby Born to Clear Lake Family
CLEAR LAKE - Clear Lake claims a heavyweight champion in Henry
LINNE, Jr., a youngster who tipped the scales at 16 pounds at
birth Sunday morning. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry LINNE,
314 South Elm street. Dr. F. A. BARBER, attending physician,
stated that he is the largest newborn babe that he had ever seen.
[transcribed by S.R.B., March 2012]
The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Iowa
Thursday, April 2, 1936, Page 1
Boy Weighing 16 Pounds At Birth, Fifth in Family - Henry
Linne, Jr., Is believed North Iowa Record Holder.
Henry, Jr., the 16-pound youngster that arrived at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Linne, 314 South Elm street, at 2 o'clock
Sunday morning, is the fifth child in a family of sturdy
youngsters. Henry is believed to be about the heaviest baby ever
born in this section of the country, put his sister Gertrude
Marie, 5-years-old, was only 3 pounds short of his weight when
she was born. When Henry was photographed Tuesday evening, the
four little Linnes of the household that welcomed him were on
hand to watch. Trina Walmena, 10, Robert John, 9, George Henry,
8, and Gertrude Marie, 5, were very proud of their "big
brother." Little Gertrude sand "He's almost big enough
to go to kindergarten."
BOYS HAVE ASPIRATIONS.
The boys had different aspirations for the young heavyweight,
however, for they could see him swing his fists "like a
champion." Henry, oblivious to all this talk, however,
commanded attention now and then by a pair of lusty lungs that
would do justice to a six or eight weeks old child. Only once did
Henry pay attention to what was going on - that was after the
click of the first photograph. But, it is not every baby that is
photographed two days after his birth.
Mrs. Linne, of German descent, is a woman with many of the ideals
typical of pioneers of this state. Mr. Linne, who came to this
country from Sweden, is a hard working carpenter. At present he
is engaged in building the new schoolhouse at Clear Lake. The
Linnes have resided in Clear Lake for many years.
MR. LINNE IS PROUD.
Mr. Linne is particularly proud of the child and said this would
be big news to his folks back home in Sweden. Dr. F. A. Barber,
Clear Lake, said the boy was the largest newborn babe he had ever
seen. When the photographer arrived at the home, there was a
problem of whether to photograph the baby alone, with the other
four children, with the mother or the father, or both - or with
the attending physician but Henry settled the whole situation by
refusing to leave "mama."
[transcribed by S.R.B., March 2012]