Offer Made For Beacon School-This Day in Norwood History-October 22, 1942
State Guard From Norwood Take Part In War Games-This Day in Norwood History-October 18, 1942
Power Plant “Destroyed” By “Regulars” in Walpole L Company Guardsmen Protect Water Supply No paratroops “landed” in Norwood yesterday during the big war games in the First Service Command area … Continue reading State Guard From Norwood Take Part In War Games-This Day in Norwood History-October 18, 1942
Plan To Reclassify Married Men For Draft Leads To More Women In Workforce-This Day in Norwood History-October 16, 1942
Action Only Preliminary Procedure The iconic "Rosie the Riveter" poster was painted by J. Howard Miller in 1942. The Westinghouse Corporation commissioned Miller to design a series of motivational posters … Continue reading Plan To Reclassify Married Men For Draft Leads To More Women In Workforce-This Day in Norwood History-October 16, 1942
Last Minute Rally To Hit Scrap Drive Quota-This Day in Norwood History-October 15, 1942
Holman Not Satisfied With 135 Tons Collected NORWOOD TRUST COMPANY'S donation to the scrap drive is pictured above. In the rear can be seen a solid steel grill door which … Continue reading Last Minute Rally To Hit Scrap Drive Quota-This Day in Norwood History-October 15, 1942
Norwood Man Gets Word of Newly-Arrived Son On Way To Pacific-October 7, 1942
Somewhere down under, an American soldier now fighting with a United States Expeditionary Force will be glad to see this picture: which was dispatched to him by the Boston Globe … Continue reading Norwood Man Gets Word of Newly-Arrived Son On Way To Pacific-October 7, 1942
Norwood Malt Co-This Day in Norwood History-September 23, 1942
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Norwood Boy Rescued After 7 Days in Open Lifeboat-August 14, 1942
Returning home to Washington Street, Norwood High alumnus Harold Small recounted his harrowing survival after his merchant ship was torpedoed in the South Atlantic on July 22, 1942.
George T. Lee Gets “Wings” In Air Corps- August 13, 1942
August 13, 1942- The Norwood Messenger George T. Lee, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Lee of 26 Rock Street, Norwood, has been commissioned a second lieutenant in … Continue reading George T. Lee Gets “Wings” In Air Corps- August 13, 1942
Home Ownership Here Far Above Average-This Day in Norwood History-July 23, 1942
A greater proportion of Norwood’s population own the homes they live in and the homes are more modern, although in slightly greater need of repair than are dwellings in most … Continue reading Home Ownership Here Far Above Average-This Day in Norwood History-July 23, 1942
Hundreds Of Motorists Fight For Gasoline-This Day In Norwood History-July 20, 1942
New Rationing System To Start At Midnight These are some of the hundreds of cars which jammed traffic for hours Tuesday when motorists swarmed into the few gas stations fortunate … Continue reading Hundreds Of Motorists Fight For Gasoline-This Day In Norwood History-July 20, 1942