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Statesboro takes part in 'blackout' drills for WWII
Bulloch History
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Roger Allen
In July 1939, Great Britain's Air Ministry released “Public Information Leaflet No. 2,” to ensure regulations were enforced during blackouts. Some American cities refused to obey blackout regulations, citing the effects it would have on tourist revenues. German submariners referred to this continued illumination as "the second happy time."
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