Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Webber of 906 Washington street, Norwood, have received word from their son. Pfc. Russell H. Webber, a fleet Marine who was wounded in the Palau invasion, that he is back in the States and is now confined to a hospital in San Diego. Cal. He writes that he hopes to be home for Christmas.
Pfc. Webber, who had been hospitalized at New Caledonia before being shipped to San Diego, is one of five Webber boys in the service. T/ Sgt. Edgar F. Webber, a veteran of 50 missions as an aerial gunner on a B-24. was wounded in action in the Italian Theatre and was home recently on furlough. He is now stationed in Tennessee. Sgt. Preston J. Webber is with the amphibious engineers in New Guinea; Sgt. Horace Webber is with the infantry in Germany, and Pvt. Kenneth Webber is at present stationed at the Naval Ammunition Depot. Crane Island. Indiana.
Norwood Trial Lawyer John J. C. Herlihy Named Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers-September 29, 1973
Norwood trial lawyer John J. C. Herlihy is named a…
Norwood High Football Opens Bay State League Play with 29-13 Victory Over Milton-September 28, 1981
Defending Super Bowl champs Norwood High open their Bay State…
Dean Street Elderly Housing Project Refiled Under Chapter 40B as Board Seeks Attorney General Zoning Ruling-August 23, 1977
Developer Richard Vazza refiles his $2 million Dean Street elderly…
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Traffic Concerns Stall Zoning Board Hearing on Proposed Caldor Shopping Center on Route 1-July 30, 1980
A zoning board hearing for the proposed $3 million Caldor…
Library Throws Book at Woman in Norwood-July 27, 1984
Susan Andrews became the first person arrested in Norwood for…
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