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1IUl1 V II VUI Ul V/QuintupletsAre RaisedIn PrivacyBy Jim WilsonABERDEEN, S.D. (AP)A“No Trespassing” sign hangsfrom a wire fence around thefarm home of the Fischer quintuplets.The warning would hardly be significant elsewhere in these pheasant-rich plains but this onenotaimed at sightseers,hunteis.;,. . J: .Security was tightened around Mary Ann, Mary Magdalene, Mary Catherine, James Andrew and Mary Margaret soon after they were born at St. Luke'shospital in Aberdeen Sept. 14,1963.The Fischer five are only thethird set of quintuplets who have survived in the WesternBy ADEmarrisav Ibut IMarri(2) Nlt;wouldunlesschoiceI hiband,changmuchdid.”Heour fircouldhe waplain tgot tokeep t take rpack. So lcap Photo recentHemisphere. And their parents. Andrew and Mary Ann Fischer, were determined that they would be reared in as muchforThe Fischer quintuplets, shown in 1967 during a rare appearance in Aberdeen, S.D., 'that share being reared like the other six children in the family, unobtrusively and without fanfare,for hiaccording to their mother, Mary Ann Fischer, 36. The children, born in 1963, are fromsecretsHas possibleleft rear, Mary Margaret, Mary Magdalene and James Andrew. In front, from left, areprivacyyoungsters issued social security numbers at the ace of sixMary Catherine, baby sister Cindy, and Mary Ann.they tom dcmonths.Mrs. Fischer, now 36, has saidher quintuplets will be reared like the other six children in thefamily, unobtrusively without fanfare.andFor Kav Griffelrun liklt;DEA1en sakepie hapurchased exclusive rights for Aberdeen. Dr. James Berbos Rprpnfionsuch things as interviews and was a general practitioner inVOe ephotographs of the quintuplets a 196J. Two years. . , later he returned to medicalshort time after they were born.iscboo| t0 specialize in diseases A reception for Miss Kay Who dcThe Borden Co., contract ex- 0f the eye and now' practices in Griffel, affiliate artist at Coe ^ reC(.....^Bertofwho visits J*** “ £*£Fischers when he returns to a^e*y following her ret 11 a 1 joes ththe | Thursday in the Sinclair gal-1 man, hleries. It is open to the public. Take a(population 25,000) have adopted guessing games for a time was “They've even had the mumps.”From the looks of things she pired two years ago and was notis succeeding.Protective AttitudeFellow residents of Aberdeenrenewed.Guessing IncomeOne of the more popular localAberdeen, saida somewhat protective attitudetoward the quintuplets.A store clerk who saidshethe extent of the annual incomerecently H normal.youngsters are quiteMiss Griffel’s vocal recital for the family from exclusive I gradethis fall at one of the two j ^”riu.'ItPw™, include se-dies forThe children will begin first beK,ns „ ,Catholic grade schools in theonce bowled in the same league as Mrs. Fischer said, “I believeprobably Sacred Heartlections from Beethoven’s Theare mocontracts and outright gifts.The estimates ranged from jcltv* u IT ‘ Gilbert L i e d e r”, Schumann’s mll$60,000 to $250,000. but neither I sch°°l- *hich their older brother -------,._L_ —„ ..j ing, muthese d“Frauenliebe and Leben”, andsides, you might say they have v*»‘|th* family nor their attorneys|and sisters attend. , Melodies Poou-i::. 'some people call a tight circle of wou|b discuss that The truth! The quintuplets make at least , ........ „ I that mufriends and family.lies somewhereone publiclnr— appearanceyear. The youngsters and theirprobably“And I don’t blame them,” between, she added. “If I were in their: pischer. now 44. is a lean man|Parents ri(*e m a Para(te w^enspot I’d be wary of people too.” | wj10* wears a closely cropped the local teachers collc8e has itsAnother clerk said, “Theyjcrew cut jn 1963 he was com-lfootbal1 homecomin8-didn’t want a circus atmosphere pieting his 18th year of employ-and they don’t have one.” ment at a grocery wholesale Airplane Ticket IsIt wasn’t always that way. B. house in Aberdeen, earning $78 F. Kirkgasler, a local clothier, Lrecalled the days and weeks just! Andrew and Marv Ann met atl DETROIT (UPI) — Juneeach laires Grec(luesAn operatic soprano,Missers bef, .acceptGriffel is a permanent member and bun of the Karlsruhe Opera Co. in and sa(Germany. She is completing her |costs ^second year as an affiliate artist at Coe.Junk... ^ ff°r theHer recital is open to the Not ev(Checker s Best Tip 1 public at no charge.live salafter the quintuplets were born. a bowling alley when he wasjLamb, a 62-year-old grandHE’S 85, SHE’S 18costs, t!for a lol“I think a lot of people saw the birth aspresident of a league and shie mother who has been checkinga possible bonanza to Aberdeen. The citvWeven tried to use the quints asthe statewas one of the best distaffbowlers in town.Tulio Davila, 85, married Mariabuyer.I woucoats and hats at a downtown ]a ig. at Milla church in mail oria reason to gethighway department to put anew highway through town.”He returned to the grocerywholesale firm after the quin-but hehotel for 43 years, has received Merida Tuesday, her best tip ever.box thaborn.Soonquintuplet dolls appeared. There were quintupletmemorialtuplets were wanted to buy a cattle farm. The dream came true in 1964postcards, bumper stickerscoins,when he put $30,000 down on a800-acreMrs. Lamb said a young man who comes to the hotel regularly gave her a round trip ticket to Los Angeles to visit herBEAU BRIGHTandeven acocktail called a quintini — with four olives and an onion.$ 1 00-an-acre, farmsite. Construction on theyoungest son. Robert. Mrs. Lamb said theStore A ourten bedroom home startedman wanted to■ youngremain\\ inter \\ oolcnanonymous, but he “said healmost immediately after that. | thocight of me as a mother.”But today most of this is gone.FischerAcquaintances say The Chamber of Commerce says has all 800 acres in grassland$3.95 storage charge for any amount includes $200 of insurance. Free deliv and pick-up of storage containers!Don’t clutteryour storagea herd of j space with no longer used items.Sell them with a low' cost wantpayment for cleaning charges until Fit has been a couple of years and is building up since anyone asked for a quint Hereford cattle.memorial coin. The highway There are five older Fischer ad. Dial 379-1234. wasn’t built, and now bartenders children, four daughters and a don’t know what you’re talking son, when the quints arrived and about if you ask for a quintini. another daughter, Cynthia, was The Curtis Publishing Co., the bom a year and ten days after Borden Co., a dairy products the quints.838 First Avenue NE364-61firm, and Brown and Bigelow, The physician who deliveredwhich produces calendars, the quintuplets no longer lives in
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, US
Wed, Apr 30, 1969
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