The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-12-21

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arrangements have been made
whereby veterans who have re-
tured to their jobs at the post
office but who have been away
from their homes at this season
during wartime will be able TO
spend the entire day with their
families.
The Moss Point post office will
be closed Christmas Day but
the parcel post window will be
open from 8 to 10 a. m. for the
distribution of Christmas pack
ages to box holders, Leonard
B. Robinson, postmaster, said
Carriers will deliver parcel post
packages Christmas morning but
there will be no letter delivery.
Incoming and outgoing mail will
be handled on the regular holi-
day schedule.
Banks in both cities will be
closed Christmas Day and will
follow their usual halliday sched-
ule on, Wednesday.
The Jackson County Health
Department with headquarters III
Pascagoula will be closed Mon
dav, Tuesday and Wednesday
and will offer only morning SER
vices on December q, % and
% officials said
The Assembly OF God church
celebrated with a Christmas tree
and play Thursday night at Z
D. m. and the First Baptist church
of Pascagoula preceded Christ
mas Day with special services
with the junior and adult vested
choirs giving a Christmas canta-
Ia last Sunday and a Lena Hall
Memorial White Christmas cele-
bration Thursday night.
AT the Watts Memorial Bap-
tist church a Christmas tree pro-
gram with special music will be
held tonight. Friday, at 7:30. The
SunHay s1ho9f of rae Johffs
Episcopal chegeh viii have a
Cnristiaas tree Sunday morning
al 7.30 a. m. and Christmas Eve
at II p. m. there will be a mid
night service. On Christmas Day
there will be special services
at 10 a. m, the Rev. Frederick
Resch, rector, announced
The Eastlawn Methodist church
will celebrate with a Christmas
pageant given by the Sunday
school today at $50 p. m. and
a social hour spent around the
tree will follow. Sunday at $50
D.. m. special services will be
held with the Youth Fellowship
group in charge.
At the Church of the Nazarene
the Christmas season will be
marked by a special program at
the Sunday school hour and at
the Young Peoples service. sun
day at 7:30 p. m. there will be
a special service for children
at the Christ Lutheran church
and a midnight service will be
held Monday at 1870 p. m.
The First Presbyterian church
will be the scene of a Christmas
pageant given by the Westmin-
Ster Young Peoples League, a
candlelight service entitled
peace on Earth" The Eastlawn
Presbyterian church had a pag-
cant Grown Him" Thursday
night at the Twelfth Street Com
manity building. Sunday at GAS
a. m. there will be a special
Christmas program for the sun
day school and Monday at IL
p. m. there will be a Christmas
Eve service.
Our Lady of Victories Catholic
church will have midnight mass
Christmas Eve preceded by carols
sung by the school choir and
during the mass the parish choir
will sing. On Christmas Day
masses will be said at s., 8 and
1920 a. m.
The Girls Glee Club of the
Pascagoula High school, compos-
ed Of 90 voices, presented Car
OILS of Christmas. a ea%rol-fanta-
STA. at special assembly in the
school auditorium Thursday at
1870 a. m. The Rev. Frederic
Resch. rector of St. Johns Epis-
eopal church, made a brief talk.
The text and music of the
featured presentation we're ar
ranged from traditional carols by
Ellen Jane Lorenz and was di-
reeted by Miss Gene Eason. mu-
sic teacher at the high school So
los. duets. sextets and three part
full choral arrangements were
included. The stage set. design
ed and sketehed by Charlie Saw
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