Phillip Small Will Join His Sons In The Merchant Marine Sometime sooçi after the first of the year, a father and son team will take to the sea with the … Continue reading Phillip Small Will Join His Sons In The Merchant Marine-This Day in Norwood History-December 22, 1944
Norwood Was Dotted With Banner Ice Skating Spots Years Ago-This Day in Norwood History-December 19, 1944
Vintage ice skate in the collection at the Norwood Historical Society By WIN EVERETT This yarn is not Written for the youth of today. It is dedicated to the kids … Continue reading Norwood Was Dotted With Banner Ice Skating Spots Years Ago-This Day in Norwood History-December 19, 1944
First Lieutenant Max Rabinovitch Tells of Philippine Invasion-This Day in Norwood History-November 30, 1944
First Lieutenant Max Rabinovitch Tells of Philippine Invasion How First Lieutenant Max Rabinovitch and members of his unit were forced to wade chest deep in water, from their landing barge … Continue reading First Lieutenant Max Rabinovitch Tells of Philippine Invasion-This Day in Norwood History-November 30, 1944
Hospital Addition Opens On Weekend-This Day in Norwood History-December 25, 1942
Christmas—and Norwood and surrounding communities will this year get about as fine a Christmas present as could be. It comes beautifully packaged, too. To be sure the wrappings are not … Continue reading Hospital Addition Opens On Weekend-This Day in Norwood History-December 25, 1942
Survey Gives Norwood Area Statistics-This Day In Norwood History-December 17, 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
Fire Threatens Village Hall-This Day In Norwood History-December 3, 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
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
This Day in Norwood History-October 7, 1942-Norwood Man Gets Word of Newly-Arrived Son On Way To Pacific
Wed, Oct 7, 1942 – 8 · The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) Somewhere down under an American soldier now fighting with a United States Expeditionary Force will be glad to … Continue reading This Day in Norwood History-October 7, 1942-Norwood Man Gets Word of Newly-Arrived Son On Way To Pacific
Norwood Boy Rescued After 7 Days in Open Lifeboat-This Day in Norwood History-August 14, 1942
Harold Leonard Small, Norwood High School, Class of 1941 (Colorized by the Norwood Historical Society) Harold Small, son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Small of Washington St., who was aboard … Continue reading Norwood Boy Rescued After 7 Days in Open Lifeboat-This Day in Norwood History-August 14, 1942
Observation Post’s First Test Today-This Day in Norwood History-January 10, 1941
Blitzkrieg Will Start At Six January 21st This morning at 10 o’clock the first volunteers to take up duty at the Norwood Air Defence Observation Post will go on duty … Continue reading Observation Post’s First Test Today-This Day in Norwood History-January 10, 1941