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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1944
Page
6
Post master J Walter Lowrey urges Joliet residents to display names and addresses on mailboxes to speed the Christmas parcel rush. Neighbors may accept parcels to avoid extra trips, and all mail requires a three cent stamp locally, no two cent rate remains.
A postwide Yuletide music program at RAF Training Command Chanutefield Illinois began December 13 with Handel's The Messiah performed by a 135 member chorus of soldiers WACs and civilian employees. Daily carols and organ selections air 12:30 to 12:50 p m and university of Illinois coeds visit wards for caroling December 18. WAC chorus to perform on Christmas Eve and decorations such as evergreens holly and lights are being installed across the post.
The First Spiritualist Church on Jasper Street near Raynor Avenue hosts a yard and banco Christmas party tomorrow at 8 PM. A gift exchange will be held and the public is invited.
Plans for the annual drive against infantile paralysis begin with a January 14 start and a January dispatch day in Will County. H L Patterson and W J Hokenson chair the campaign with a county drive team. Funds raised locally support surgical care and equipment while the rest goes to the national foundation for research.
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