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Hallowe’en Damage Is Worse This Year-This Day In Norwood History-October 31, 1944

House Burned, OtherFires, False Alarms, Etc. Four calls to fires, four false alarms, window breaking, and wholesale light breaking on Nichols Street added up the toll of Hallowe'en damage in … Continue reading Hallowe’en Damage Is Worse This Year-This Day In Norwood History-October 31, 1944

Norwood Girl Forges Teacher's Name to Three Checks and Secures $65 at Bank-This Day In Norwood History-November 7, 1942

Charles Fanning. 65, of 103 Winslow Ave., frustrated an attempted holdup at a gas station at the intersection of Walpole and Wilson streets, shortly after noon today by four or … Continue reading Charles Fanning Foils Robbery Attempt At Service Station-This Day In Norwood History-May 2, 1942

Shattuck School Damaged By Boys On The Weekend-This Day In Norwood History-Sptember 15, 1939

This Day in Norwood History- August 28, 1939-Norwood Cemetery Damaged by Vandals

This Day in Norwood History-July 14, 1939-Sergeant Curran Helps To Capture Slick Safecracker Hiding In Town

Police Surprise Betting Spot on Dewing’s Order NORWOOD, Jan. 20- Acting on orders of Dist. Atty. Edmund R. Dewing, a detail of State Police from the Framingham and Wrentham barracks … Continue reading 38 under Arrest In Norwood Raid-This Day In Norwood History-January 20, 1939

Petters Despoil Norwood Cemetery-This Day in Norwood History- September 17, 1937

Numerous Holdups Taking Place NORWOOD, March 18—Rumors of the proposed formation of a vigilante committee in South Norwood to protect its residents from the numerous holdups which have taken place … Continue reading Vigilante idea Stirs Norwood-This Day In Norwood History-March 18, 1937