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I worked for M&E from early 1967 to October, 1968, when I enlisted in the Army (on the day I'd have had to report for the draft, anyway). As you may remember, it was a small store, but did a fairly large wholesale business. The owner was Herman Ehler (Virgil Moore having left the business), and the manager was Francis X. (Frank) O'Brien, both of them gone West now, I believe. It was a wonderful place.
Bill Burns and Larry Gravestock bought out Herman in 1972, I think, when he retired, and proceeded to drive what should have been a business good for the long haul directly into the ground, by ill-advised over-expansion. A pox on them both.
mhb - Mike