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PERSONAL
RETIREMENTS
Mr. Willis IC. IIurd, associate inrtrorologist in the Climnto and Crop
Weather Division of the Ccntral Ofiice, wm voluntnrilg rctircd nt tlie
termination of May 31, 1944. He was born at Newport,, N. H., on
li’cbruary 2, 1875, Hi8 sorvine in the Wcathor I3urcau b(>gan assistant
observer on March 15, 1906 at Jaclr~orrvill~. On Sc~ptoiril~c~r 23, 1910,
he w& transferred to tho (lentral Office, wliore hr scrved continuouslJ’
in. va$ous.divisionR clcrk, scientific nid, and associate m~tooroIogist.
1 post of Mr. 1Iurd’s work in tli~ Weutliw IJur(~r~u rolatcd to the cob
lo’ctibn and discusfiion of ocean-wc.nther rcyorts for publication in the
Monthly Weather lic!view antl for UHC of thr Ilydrographic Ofiicc of ‘the
Bavg in publishing pilot charts antl ~niling directions. A nurribc~ of his
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special articlcs on ocem wratlier appcwcd on the pilot chnrtn RWJ received
wide potice by rnarincrn and cliinatologist~ throughout tho world. ’
Mr. Itnlph W. Thomas, aseiHtant rnctrorologist in cliarge of tho 1r:ric
fitation, was voluntarily rc!tired rrt tlic torniinntion of May 31, 1!)44.
llc WILH born in I Jarbor Crevk, I’IL., on Marcli 28, 1881 and c~tc~rcd tiit:
Wcdirr J3ureau at ICrie on Juno 22, 1908. With thv oxwption of bciiig
out of thcb ncwice for about a ycy hr servod cwntinuoudy :it tlic J5r.k’
station, being placc!d in churgc! on Sanunry 1, ~WO.
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DEATHS
I)r. Alcxnntlor hww, aiisistant rnc~tc~orologiat in the Mctcorologicd
1’hyeias Swtion of tlir Central Oflico, diad sudrlrnly on May 20, 1H4.I.
JIe WUH born in MOHCOW, IiuHsiiL, on Janunry 2!), 1X89, and cntc*red tll(’
IYoutIior I~imau on July I, IW!) at San I’ranciHco (~(hca Airport).
JIO subsrqucnt~y served un wnintant rLt Promo RTI~ Srm Fruncinco nd
ww transferred to the C(wtra1 Office on AllguHt 10, 1!142. At tlw tiill(’
of his druth ho was cmgagcd in rcpcainl rcwarcli on nctino~notry.
Mr. William S. Currier, who WBH rctircd ut tho terrninntion of M:IY
31, 1934, cliotl at Tol(do on May (i, 1!)44. A notiocb of his rc*tircaincltlt
and outline of hin wrvioct in tho I3urcr~u will 1)c found in Totws AND
l’icitsciNNicI, for M t ~y 1934.
Miss 1Cllcn 0. Prirmolw, rmsistrint obsorwr nt tlict Caril)ou ratntion,
did in a Arc while on activc duty, M:m+ 29, 1944. Stir WILH born in
I~’lusl:irig, 1,. I., on April 25, 1916. Mis~ I’ariiielw’s ~crvico hgun
tho New York Regional Office (u3 n junior obncrvc*r on April 1, 1043.
On July 16, 1943 H~IO W ~ trtinsfmw3 H to thcl (hribou station fLH liAHiHtlLllt
obscww.
Mr. Ilenry T. I’c?ace, officii11 in chargo of tho I~loelc lslitnd st&n,
(lied on May 18, 1944. l l WBH ~ 1, at I’rovi(i(Inw, R. I. , 011 ~uly I&
1884 and entered tho Wcathcir I3u on .June 24, 1922 at Wilmingto~~~
N. C., a8 wsistant. IIP lat~r scwcd at Providence a~ rinsintrint :d
nssurncd chargc of thc I3loak lnland Htation on August 28, 1!):37.
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