John J. Murphy, 185 Roosevelt avenue, Norwood, director of personnel and industrial relations at Bird & Son, Inc., was unanimously elected a director of the Dedham Trust Company at the annual meeting of stockholders held at the company offices in Dedham on Monday, January 13.
Mr. Murphy was a member of the Walpole Advisory Board of the bank from January 1960 until the opening of the Norwood office in 1962, when he became chairman of the ’Norwood Advisory Board.
The Dedham Trust Company has enjoyed a rapid expansion and is regarded as one of the fastest-growing commercial banks in the East. The bank, started in 1958, has four locations: Dedham, Walpole, Norwood, and Plainville.
This Day In Norwood History-February 5, 1943-Hospital Handles More Cases in 1942
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The Tanneyhill & Diggs Families of Norwood
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This Day In Norwood History-February 4, 1941-Federal Auxiliary Airport in Norwood Asked in Proposal to State Legislature
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This Day in Norwood History-February 3, 1948-Count Von Rumford Branded Spy By Historical Society Speaker
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