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 | | The three-deckers of South Norwood date from this period, as the need for housing outstripped dwellings that predominated near the town center and in the areas adjacent to Westwood and Dedham. |
 | | The development from this era that has unquestionably had the most lasting and beneficial effect upon municipal life in Norwood was, however, the establishment of the town manager form of government Brainchild of George Willett, it was proposed in 1911 and authorized by the Massachusetts legislature in 1914. |
 | | In 1928 Norwood resident Frank G. Allen was elected governor of Massachusetts, after having risen through the ranks of government as assessor, selectmen, chairman of the draft board, representative, senator, and lieutenant governor. |
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