Norwood bootleggers may have used something similar to this 1930s era beer keg to store their liquor and beer.

May 11, 1931-As a result of two liquor raids in this town Friday night by Chief Sullivan, assisted by Sergt Thomas H. Lydon and 10 patrolmen, Carmela Santora of 21 Heaton av, Norwood, and Santa DeFlaminlo of 25 Heaton av, were arranged In the District Court yesterday morning and pleaded guilty to having liquor nuisances.

In the home of DeFlaminlo were 15 men and the squad seized 264 quarts of beer, 225 gallons of wine, and seven gallons of hard liquor.

On Santora’s premises there were nine men and the police found 1104 bottles of beer, three gallons of wine and four barrels of beer which was brewing.

The pair pleaded guilty. Judge Clifford B. Sanborn fined them $100 each and sentenced them each to three months In the House of Correction, the sentence being suspended for one year.

Holdup Suspects Arrested Here With Girl Reformatory Escapee-This Day In Norwood History-September 26, 1957

Holdup Suspects Arrested Here With Girl Reformatory Escapee-This Day In Norwood History-September 26, 1957

Holdup Suspects Arrested Here With Girl Reformatory Escapee-This Day In Norwood History-September 26, 1957

Bomb Scare Routs 2000-This Day In Norwood History- July 15, 1957

Bomb Scare Routs 2000-This Day In Norwood History- July 15, 1957

Bathers at New Pond In Norwood Evacuated Telephone Tip Leads to Battery Under Building A warning that a bomb was in the sands at the…

Makarewicz Refused Lie Detector Test, Jury Told-This Day in Norwood History-March 10, 1955

Makarewicz Refused Lie Detector Test, Jury Told-This Day in Norwood History-March 10, 1955

Peter Makarewicz refused to submit to a lie detector test when he was questioned about the murder of 15-year-old Geraldine Annese, it was testified today…

Peter Makarewicz Refused to Take Lie Test, Says Officer-This Day in Norwood History-March 10, 1955

Peter Makarewicz Refused to Take Lie Test, Says Officer-This Day in Norwood History-March 10, 1955

Boy Couldn’t Explain Blood Traces, Jury Told DEDHAM. March 10 — Peter Makarewicz refused to submit to a lie detector test when he was questioned…

Judge Orders Most Evidence Be Shown to Defense in Geraldine Annese Murder Case-This Day in Norwood History-February 24, 1955

Judge Orders Most Evidence Be Shown to Defense in Geraldine Annese Murder Case-This Day in Norwood History-February 24, 1955

Goldstein To See State Exhibits Of Entire Case In an unprecedented ruling, Superior Court Judge Frank J. Donahue has ordered Norfolk County to turn over…

Office And Laundry Robbed-This Day in Norwood History-November 2, 1935

Office And Laundry Robbed-This Day in Norwood History-November 2, 1935

Chief William H. Sullivan and Sergeant William Barrett of the local police today started an investigation into two breaks which occurred here some time last…


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