Smash Window And Steal $300 In Watches; Rings Garages On Routes 1 and 128 Also Entered In Early Morning Breaks In a bold night raid, thieves swooped down on a Guild Street gift shop about 3 a.m. this morning, smashed a large plate glass window, scooped up a number of watches and rings valued at … Continue reading Thieves Raid Jewelry Display-This Day in Norwood History-October 25, 1946
Norwood Police in Shootout with Trio of Safecrackers-This Day in Norwood History-September 24, 1945
Mon, Sep 24, 1945 – 1 · The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) Discovered on a woods road leading into the Neponset meadows, Norwood, at 11 a. m., by, Norwood police, three men who staged a sensational safe robbery, at the Pepsi-Cola plant, Soldiers Field road and Western av., last night, escaped by automobile in a … Continue reading Norwood Police in Shootout with Trio of Safecrackers-This Day in Norwood History-September 24, 1945
Acquisition Of Willett Beach Area By The Town Is Proposed-This Day in Norwood History- August 8, 1945
This Day in Norwood History- August 8, 1945-Acquisition Of Willett Beach Area By The Town Is Proposed
Acquisition Of Beach Area By The Town Is Proposed-This Day in Norwood History-August 8, 1945
Selectmen Will Discuss Plan With George Willett The Playground Advisory Committee has requested the Board of Selectmen to consider the taking over of Willett Pond for bathing for the Town of Norwood, with the idea of fencing in the beach property and erecting necessary buildings to provide toilet facilities. At last night’s meeting of the* … Continue reading Acquisition Of Beach Area By The Town Is Proposed-This Day in Norwood History-August 8, 1945
Friends Fete Mary Flaherty Now In Women’s Marine Corps Reserve-This Day in Norwood History-December 13, 1944
Friends Fete Mary Flaherty Now In Women's Marine Corps Reserve Two parties were given last week for Miss Mary Flaherty of 20 Lydcn street, who left Tuesday morning for boot training with the Women's Marine Corps Reserve at Camp Lejeune, N. C. Mrs. Philip King of Central street was the hostess at a dinner party … Continue reading Friends Fete Mary Flaherty Now In Women’s Marine Corps Reserve-This Day in Norwood History-December 13, 1944
Skidding Autos, Coasting Injury Keep Police Busy-This Day In Norwood History-December 14, 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 brought out a depleted war-lime crew of snow shovelers to clean the streets. There were accidents reported to the police and early this morning the … Continue reading Skidding Autos, Coasting Injury Keep Police Busy-This Day In Norwood History-December 14, 1942
Local Girls Winifred & Hannah O’Dea Die in Cocoanut Grove Fire-This Day In Norwood History-November 28, 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 Local Girl To Miss Night Club The Cocoanut Grove after the deadly fire. (AP News, colorized by the Norwood Historical Society) Tragic deaths of two … Continue reading Local Girls Winifred & Hannah O’Dea Die in Cocoanut Grove Fire-This Day In Norwood History-November 28, 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 and the nearest scene of "combat” was Walpole where members of the Black or Regular Army destroyed a power plant and caused other damage. State … Continue reading State Guard From Norwood Take Part In War Games-This Day in Norwood History-October 18, 1942
Marian Rosamond Flynn Clicks in Hollywood Movies After Three Years-This Day In Norwood History-January 29, 1941
SUCCESS STORY —Marian Rosamond of Norwood, who has clicked in films. HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 29—Three years ago she left her home in Norwood, Mass., with $15 in her handbag, and practically no wardrobe except the dark suit she wore and the shoes she stood in. Her most valuable possession was courage. Her professional experience consisted of … Continue reading Marian Rosamond Flynn Clicks in Hollywood Movies After Three Years-This Day In Norwood History-January 29, 1941
First Baptist Church Steeple Blown Off by Hurricane of ’38-This Day in Norwood History-September 22, 1938
This Day in Norwood History- September 22, 1938-First Baptist Church Steeple Blown Off by Hurricane of '38