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.

Peter Makarewicz To Confer With Counsel-This Day In Norwood History-November 15, 1954

Peter Makarewicz To Confer With Counsel-This Day In Norwood History-November 15, 1954

Plan Defense in Peter Makarewicz Murder Trial- This Day In Norwood History-November 9, 1954

Norwood Woman Found Murdered-This Day in Norwood History-August 18, 1930

Norwood Woman Found Murdered-This Day in Norwood History-August 18, 1930

Body of Missing Mrs. Zwicker Left In Walpole Woods—Police Start Search For Jealous Husband WALPOLE, Aug 17 -The plaintive barking of a little white Spitz…

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…

Hallowe’en Damage Is Worse This Year-This Day In Norwood History-October 31, 1944

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House Burned, OtherFires, False Alarms, Etc. Four calls to fires, four false alarms, window breaking, and wholesale light breaking on Nichols Street added up the…

Wandering Webber Boys Found Safe in Dedham Jail-This Day in Norwood History-August 14, 1935

Wandering Webber Boys Found Safe in Dedham Jail-This Day in Norwood History-August 14, 1935

This Day in Norwood History- August 14, 1935-Wandering Webber Boys Found Safe in Dedham Jail

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…