City Lake Closure Affects Recreation and Fish Stocks
City officials say City Lake will remain closed until heavy rains refill the watershed. Water at the dam measures six feet, with two feet below the estimated normal depth, prompting the city manager to consult game and fish wardens about potential fish removal. Despite the low level, Palo Duro Creek still feeds the lake and some fish remain in rearing ponds. thousands enjoyed the lake last season. Cap hol Hotel hosts Civilian Instructors Club to plan morale events for Amarillo Field instructors, with John Jenkins performing and Army affiliates in attendance.
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A. P. Hancock
Palo Duro Creek
Civilian
Capitol Hotel
Amarillo Field
John Jenkins
Sgt
Glenn B. Keyser
Cpl
Barney Easton
Amarillo Army Air Field
Earle A. Ball
Edward Kijenski
Jim Golding Receives Safe Arrival Cablegram from Guadalcanal Return
Mrs. Jim Golding operator of the Rex Theater and Buffalo Lake received a cablegram from her husband a Marine chief petty officer confirming his arrival at a new destination after months stationed in Guadalcanal.
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Jim Golding
Rex Theater
Buffalo Lake
Golding
U.S. Marines
Guadalcanal
Miami girl writes Santa asking for dad's safety at sea
A 9 year old Miami pupil Toy Storey at Shenandoah Elementary wrote to Santa Claus on December 15 asking for protection for her father Lt Cmdr F Storey senior surgeon aboard a US warship fighting in the Solomons. The letter reached Santa via a teacher during an English lesson.
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U. S
South Pacific
U.P
Miami
Fla
Pacific
S. W. 23Rd Court
Shenandoah
Santa Claus
North Polé
Santa
Cmdr
F. Storey
United States
Solomons
Toy
Government boosts synthetic rubber program funding
Government will increase its wartime expenditure on synthetic rubber research to at least 5 million dollars. The aim is to encourage cooperation in the war rubber effort and reassure contributors about postwar patent issues, ensuring continued tire production for America's cars.
Buna Rubber: U.S. Drive to Synthetic Tire Supply
The United States acquired German Buna rights in 1939 and expanded production through six plants. Buna S became central to the national synthetic tire program, with six plants operating and a planned 705,000 ton annual capacity by late 1943.
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Pearl Harbor
Buna
United States
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Child
Father
Globe News
Norito
Orito
Amarillo
MceKnight's
Taylor Street
Ea At
Serve Company
Bunav
America
I. G. Farbenindustrie
Germany
Buna-S
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
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