Norwood Historical Society: This Day In Norwood History-October 26

Norwood MA

26 October, 2021

11:41 AM

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Press release from the Norwood Historical Society: 2021-10-26 Norwood Man, 50 Pigeons Join Army Included in the flock to be offered the signal corps will be "Miss Boston.'' Santoros champion breeder and flyer. "Miss Boston" is well known among racing pigeon fanciers, having twice won the Boston combine race, once a 100-mile route and again over a 300-mile course while racing against over 1000 other entries. Santoro stated yesterday that his binds are priceless, but that he is offering them to the government free. The pigeons are now at a secret coop in »w Bedford, where they arc being groomed and readied for their entry into Uncle Sam's military service. This press release was produced by the Norwood Historical Society. The views expressed here are the author's own.