For the convenience of fathers, mothers and other members of local Norwood families who have relatives in the service, the Norwood Trust Company has a limited number of V—Mail service … Continue reading Norwood Trust Company Encourages V-Mail Use-This Day In Norwood History – December 22, 1942
Highest Birth Rate in State, 32.3 Per 1000, Crowds Schools of Community and Makes Brood of 10 or A Dozen Not at All Unusual FIFTEEN NATIONALITIES AT BALCH SCHOOL, NORWOOD … Continue reading Father Of 26 Children Leads All Others At Norwood, Town Of Large Families-This Day In Norwood History-December 18, 1942
What the Norwood resident should that usually doesn’t know about his community—such as the number of homes, the number of houses being built, the number of radios and refrigerators In … Continue reading Survey Gives Norwood Area Statistics-This Day In Norwood History-December 17, 1942
LABOR SHORTAGE SLOWS SNOW CLEARANCE Norwood Police Aid Family Of Eleven Escape In Dedham Fire Sub-freezing weather accompanied winter's first onslaught In Norwood that left four inches of snow and … Continue reading Skidding Autos, Coasting Injury Keep Police Busy-This Day In Norwood History-December 14, 1942
Santa Salutes the Merchants of Norwood The merchants of Norwood, deciding to convince their customers of the absolute necessity of doing their Christmas shopping early this year, put their thinking … Continue reading Santa Salutes the Merchants of Norwood-This Day in Norwood History-December 10, 1942
"Best In The Country" For Towns Of Same Size 1942 Blood Bank Poster In one of the most progressive medical steps made In the town in years, a blood bank … Continue reading New Blood Bank Located In Basement Of Norwood Hospital-This Day In Norwood History-December 10, 1942
Firemen Save Old Village Hall After Short Battle Building Was Town's First Moving Picture Theatre Circa 1900 One of the oldest landmarks in Norwood, Old Village Hall, was threatened by … Continue reading Fire Threatens Village Hall-This Day In Norwood History-December 3, 1942
Winifred And Hannah O'Dea Of Norwood, Alice Brady Of Walpole Among 450 Who Perished In Boston Night Club Holocaust Mr. And Mrs. John Dixon Left Club Before Blaze Toothache Causes … Continue reading Local Girls Winifred & Hannah O’Dea Die in Cocoanut Grove Fire-This Day In Norwood History-November 28, 1942
Sanction Honor Roll For Local Service Men Cost Of Board Estimated To Be Approximately $1300 The Norwood Roll of Honor as it looked on Norwood Town Common in 1943. Norwood's … Continue reading Selectmen Approve Plans For Construction Of Honor Roll-This Day In Norwood History-November 27, 1942
