Starting on or about September 15, the United States postal service will inaugurate an airmail service at the Norwood Airport which will link this community directly with worldwide air mail facilities via planes of the E W. Wiggins Airways.
Announcement of the new service was made by Postmaster Fred Adelmann yesterday as plans were being made for high-ranking postal officials to be present for the initial run.
With the opening of the service still over three weeks away, philatelists are already flooding the Norwood Post Office with mail for the first flight. A special cachet to commemorate the day is to be supplied the local office by the postal department, and all air mail on hand for the initial run will be suitably marked for posterity.
The postal officials have set up four segment routes between Springfield, Hartford, Conn., and Willimantic. Conn., Providence, Boston, and Norwood. Plans are being formutated to increase the service to take in the cities of Taunton and Brockton at a later date.
Wiggins Airways already has been approved for regular scheduled airline service and has a fleet of twin-engine Cessnas ready for the opening of the service this Fall.
THIS DAY IN NORWOOD HISTORY
Library Throws Book at Woman in Norwood-July 27, 1984
Susan Andrews became the first person arrested in Norwood for failing to return overdue books to the Morrill Memorial Library.
Appeals Board Postpones Decision On Norwood Golf Course Proposal-July 26, 1973
The Norwood appeals board postponed a decision on developer Frank R. Simoni’s proposed 97-acre golf course near Access Road, requesting a certified site plan.
St. Catherine of Siena Church Completes Historic Organ Restoration-July 26, 1977
Parishioners and teenagers at St. Catherine of Siena Church in Norwood successfully restored an 1874 Simmonds pipe organ through a cooperative community effort.
Norwood Voters To Act On 12‑Article Warrant-July 25, 1967
Norwood residents debated parking, schools, cemetery expansion, and land transfers at a 1967 town meeting.
Norwood Hospital Expansion Likely to Target Civic Center Site-July 13, 1976
The expansion aims to address the critical need for increased bed capacity, support services, and advanced medical units, as outlined by consulting firm Medicus Planning, Inc.
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