He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1953 and discharged in 1955. He worked at westclox in the drafting room as a machine designer, advancing to head of automation design for Talley Industries. He retired from Mennie’s Machine as head engineer. westclox introduced its “Drowse” line of electrical alarm clocks, with a 5-10 minute snooze function. Today we see the use (or abuse) of the snooze function in practically every household. One survey found that more than a third of Americans hit the The blaze at the former westclox Co. clock complex, which covers a two-by-four-block span of downtown Peru, began around the time people were counting down the last seconds of 2011, Gary Eccles, an engineer with the city's fire department, told The Police Chief Doug Bernabei says the fire that broke out around midnight on New Year's Eve at the Westclox complex in Peru is smoldering and then will erupt in flames. Bernabei says the city's fire department and departments from 15 other communities had The blaze at the former Westclox Co. clock complex, which covers a two-by-four-block span of downtown Peru, began around the time people were counting down the last seconds of 2011, said Gary Eccles, a Fire Department engineer. By 11 a.m. yesterday UPDATE: The fire is now fully contained. Fire crews in Collier County are on scene at a brush fire in a preserve near Boxwood Drive and Westclox Street in Immokalee. The fire broke out at about 2:30 p.m. Thursday. Officials we spoke with say the fire is .
A fire burns at the former Westclox clock factory early Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012, in Peru, Ill. (AP Photo/NewsTribune, Amanda Whitlock) PERU, Ill. (AP) - A fire at a massive former clock factory that police say was deliberately lit provided an eerie backdrop Wilson worked his way down to Gwinnett County by way of employment at Westclox in Davidson, N.C., and then some highly technical jobs in Tucker and at Technology Park in Norcross. He worked for a few years at Mayor’s Jewelers and in 1977 became the first The blaze at the former Westclox Co. clock complex, which covers a two-by-four-block span of downtown Peru, began around the time people were counting down the last seconds of 2011, Gary Eccles, an engineer with the city's fire department, told The .
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