Norwood in the 1940's

 

From the Tuesday, March 4, 1941 Canton Commercial Advertiser:

 

Last Saturday a corpse came to Norwood en route for Malone. It had to lay in the station a short time. When the train going east came along, there appeared to be no ticket attached to the box. It had been stolen. Conductor Pritchard identified the lost ticket in the hands of a man whom we shall not call by name. He was met at Malone and taken into custody. Through the influence of friends and good nature on the part of the railroad company, he was allowed to depart.-Norwood News.

 

From the Tuesday, April 15, 1941 Canton Commercial Advertiser:

 

Funeral services for Arthur L. Dailey, 57, prominent merchant and former mayor, who died at his home in North Main street on Friday afternoon, were held at the Congregational church at 2:30 p.m. Monday, Rev. Paul E. Nelson officiating. A prayer service was conducted at the home at 1 p.m. Burial was made in Riverside Cemetery.-Norwood News.

 

From the Friday, November 29, 1946 Potsdam Herald:

 

The Jarvis barber hop in Norwood, owned and operated by William and Eli Jarvis, has been moved from the former Norwood News block to the first store east of the Dailey Brothers general store in Mechanic St. The shop was in the same location for 18 years.

 

From the Friday, April 17, 1942 edition of the Potsdam Herald:

 

A letter from A. A. Kingston, former principal of the Norwood High School and Supervisor of the seventy district was read at the Norwood Kiwanis meeting last week and later appeared in the Norwood News. Mr. Kingston resigned his teaching duties to enlist in the Navy and writes from the Great Lakes Naval Training Station of the trials and tribulations that beset a naval recruit, from swimming tests to mastering the art of sleeping in a hammock.

 

(From the Friday, January 9, 1942 edition of the Potsdam Herald-Recorder:

 

Norwood village heads met Wednesday night with County Clerk Robert Becker and Potsdam Defense Co-ordinator W. Nye Smith to form a Defense Council similar to the one in this village. The committee heads of Norwood will work as sub-chairmen of the Potsdam group.

Those names to positions were: Co-ordinator, Wendell Fuller; assistant co-ordinator, Carl Paige; police chairman, Harry Lunderman, who is chief of police in the village; fire chairman, Leo French, village fire chief; air raid chairman, Francis Sutter; health and sanitation, Dr. James Smith; and C. F. Vance in charge of water supply. Additional work will be handled by the co-ordinator and his assistant.

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