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Mr. Edwin C. Thompson, who wns retired at tho tcrrnination of Junr
80, 1932, died at Madison, Wis., on May 27, 1944. A notice of his retircment
and outline of his service in tho Bureau will bo found in Torrue
ANI) PE~~~ONNEL for Junc 1932.
Mr, John It, Wocks, official in charge of the Baltimore station, died
on March 24, 1044, after rendering moro than 46 yeam of servicu. lle
Was born at ICalarnazoo, Mich., on February 3, 1876 and entered tho
\venther 13urcau on April 16, 1898 at Vicksburg. 130 subsequently
fwvd a~ aBei&mt at Montgomery, lielenn, and Macon, and in charge at
Fort Smith and 13inghamton. 1-10 assumcd charge of the 13altirnorO
station on 8optenibc~ 16, l"32D. In addition to sorving as climatological
R('ction dirwtor of tho Wcathor Bureau, hc wns al~o tho State Meteorologist
of tho III aryland M'catlier service. Hie spccial articles on Climatology
havc becan pu1;Iislied in tho Monthly Wcather Review and also appeared
68 publications of tho Statc of hlaryland.