This Day In Norwood History-November 23

Norwood Police Chief James M. Murphy Dies At 54-November 23, 1973

Norwood Police Chief James M. Murphy, 54, died yesterday at Norwood Hospital, where he was admitted Thanksgiving Day after a heart attack. Chief Murphy, a Norwood police officer for 33 years and police chief for 10 years, was one of the state’s youngest police chiefs when appointed in 1963. A funeral Mass will be said…
Old Norwood Carillon Retains Clarity-November 23, 1972

Bells rang Sunday afternoon in Norwood town square. The occasion was the dedication of a marker commemorating the town’s 100th anniversary, and the star performer was the 44-year-old carillon encased in the bell tower of Town Hall. The simple, pure sound of the 52-bell instrument was orchestrated by guest carillonneur Earl Chamberlain of Cohasset and…
Turkey Day Football Recalls Old Memories-This Day In Norwood History-November 23, 1944

This is not a Thanksgiving Day story. Rather a football tale of a game played long ago when the principals mentioned were young— very young But the memory of it all centers around the fact that the game—and it was a great game indeed—took place on that famous New England day of Thanksgiving, and the…