This Day in Norwood History-Talk Of The Town-August 18, 1955

These news items were the talk of the town on August 18, 1955

Notes Of Local Interest

By JOHN KALIS

George Fitzgerald and family, of 26 Lincoln Street, enjoyed the Southern hospitality of sunny Florida for a two weeks’ vacation.

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Thomas Thornton of 378 Nahatan Street spent his annual two week’s vacation on the Cape.

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The Gotovich family of 18 Folan Avenue is enjoying a month’s vacation at White Island, East Wareham.

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The three Joseph sisters of Chapel street have been vacationing on the Cape.

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I. Roslauskas of River street spent his annual vacation at Marshfield, also attending the Marshfield Fair.

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Jimmy Kelley and Bruno Giordano enjoyed the beautiful sights or Montreal, Canada, while on vacation
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John J Burke, Superintendent of Bird & Son, E. Walpole, and his wife, enjoying their three week’s vacation at Fatmouth Heights.

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Robert McLaughlin and family, Vernon st., are vacationing for three weeks at Harwichport on the Cape. Mr. McLaughlin is Foreman and Supervisor of East Walpole Maintenance Dept., E. Walpole.

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George Lamore and Edward Shaughncssey are vacationing from Bird’s.

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Some men of Bird & Son are on Ilie sick list. At home recuperating arc Joesph Glebauskas, John Clancy, Harold Graves, Martin Kane and J R. Sexton.

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Patrick Silvestri is news reporter for tlie monthly Neponset Review.

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Beverly Scott, thirteen-year-old South Boston girl, vacationing this week with the Kalis family.

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Robert Holman and family of Winter Street. East Walpole, Plant Engineer, Bird & Son. are vacation, ing at Old Orchard Beach, Maine.

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J Seastrand of Washington Street has returned to work as night supervisor at Bird’s following a vacation at Onset Bay with his family

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Merchant Mariner Harry Grasso of Dean Street, is home for the first time in three years. Harry joined the Merchant Marine thirteen years ago.

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Sorry to hear John Griffin Is confined to the Norwood Hospital.
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New car owners include G Angus. R. Silvestri, J. Klosieski, and Earle Quimby.

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Three hundred and eighty people attended the Eagles’ Clambake.

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Fun Cor all is planned by the Saint Peter’s Polish Men’s Society at the annual picnic to be held this Sunday, August 21, at Runeburg Park. Wilson street, Norwood. Everyone, young and old, is cordially invited.

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Mr. and Mrs. Stanley G. Kalis spent ten days vacationing at Woodstock, Vermont.

(Originally published in the Norwood Advertiser and Review)