Norwood last Friday began to receive the benefits of the new era of ultra-modern communications. At 8 a.m. lines from the local telegraph office were cut into the world’s first automatic selective switching center at Boston, it was announced by Mr. Edward W. Whelton, local Western Union manager. The $2,000,000 transmission center at Boston features … Continue reading Local Telegraph Office Now Linked With World’s First “Electrical Brain” In Hub-This Day In Norwood History-August 23, 1948