The Permanent Building Committee has voted unanimously to dispense with dedication ceremonies for the fieldstone cemetery garage which is nearing completion. The issue was raised by committee chairman Justin C. Barton. In opposing the ceremony, selectman Walter J. Dempsey asked, “Who would go to the dedication of a garage?”
Mr. Dempsey also suggested the committee forego putting a plaque on the $47,000 three-car garage, but a decision on this issue was deferred. The committee initially favored a less expensive metal garage, but was overruled by town meeting.
Archival Note: This article has been dynamically reconstructed from the original public record print archives of the Patriot Ledger
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Town Mourns War Hero Col. George T Lee-October 7, 1954
Town Mourns War Hero Col. George T Lee-This Day In Norwood History-October 7, 1954
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Special Meeting Backs Willett On Cemetery Study-December 22, 1949
Citizens attending the Special Town Meeting held in Memorial Hall Monday unanimously approved 12 of the 13 articles on the special warrant and ratified a substitute .motion submitted by George F. Willett which called for the appointment by the moderator of a committee of seven citizens to make a further study of the cemetery situation…
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Ask Hebrew Section At Cemetery-This Day In Norwood History-October 8, 1948
The Board of Selectmen have been requested to consider allocating on an informal basis an appropriate part of Highland Cemetery for the burial of Hebrew citizens of the town. A group of citizens represented by Rochard Gottlieb, Otis Cooper, Dr. Louis Danovltch and Louis Orent told the Selectmen that while parts of the town cemetery…
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Three Local World War II Heroes Returned Home to Norwood for Final Military Honors-July 31, 1948
Fallen WWII servicemen Cpl. John E. Curran, Cpl. Joseph A. Selukas, and S/Sgt. Edward C. Erker were returned from England to Norwood for full military honors and burial.
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Norwood 25 Years Ahead Of Dedham In Master Planning-This Day in Norwood History-January 22, 1948
But Many Phases Of Shurcliff Report Never Carried Out Here The neighboring town of Dedham has received the spotlight of publicity since the appearance, four weeks ago, of an Attractive 100-page booklet, profusely illustrated with diagrams, maps, statistical charts, and an artists pictures of Dedham’s future. This is a master plan prepared by the firm…
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Land Available For Expansion Of Highland Cemetery-This Day in Norwood History-January 13, 1948
George F. Willett has called the attention of the Selectmen to the availability of 16 acres of land near Highland Cemetery which he owns and suggests it may be purchased by the town for cemetery expansion. Last spring the attention of the Board was called to the fact that before many years the purchase of…
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First of G.I. Homes Ready-This Day in Norwood History-August 20, 1946
The Norwood Veterans Housing Board accepted the first four homes at the G. I. village at Bellevue avenue and Winter street today. It is expected that one of the homes will be occupied immediately and the others very shortly. These four homes are the only ones the Housing Board felt it could consider as complete…
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Selectmen Approve Year-Round Pay Plan For Public Works Employees-This Day in Norwood History-April 2, 1943
A vote of Norwood selectmen has adopted a plan submitted by General Manager Francis W Smith which will give full time employees in the town’s Public Works department a fixed weekly salary, 52 weeks of the year. Employees of the Public Works and Cemetery departments are being sent full explanation of the new system. It…
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Cemetery Cannon To Be Removed For Salvage-This Day in Norwood History-July 15, 1942
This Day in Norwood History-July 15, 1942-Cemetery Cannon To Be Removed For Salvage
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Judge Halloran of Dedham Court Is Dead at 70-This Day In Norwood History-January 10, 1941
JUDGE JAMES A. HALLORAN NORWOOD. Jan. 9—Judge James A. Halloran, 70, associate justice of Dedham District Court for 30 years, and Norwood town counsel and moderator for 25 years, died today at his home, 153 Pleasant st. He leaves a wife, three sisters, Margaret, Mary, and Nellie, of Concord, N. H., and two brothers, Joseph…
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