You are hereby requested to take the following sleps to comply with the recent blackout order (1) have extinguished all street lights on water front streets and highways at once (2) Screen water front side lights on all streets running down to the water front (3) Screen all advertising lights and lighted windows near beach front (4) Screen all bright lights on scawards side,directly visible from the sea, and within two miles from the water front (5) In case of brightly lighted installation near beach have the light so directed and screened so that no direct light can be seen from off shore. By order of the: Palm Beach Civilian Defense Council O.B. Carr, Executive Director Source: Politic Domain / Floride Memory Why did the state of Florida issue this order? to limit community social activities during the war to conserve scarce energy resources during the war to conceal coastal military operations from German spies to protect coastal settlements from German submarine attacks

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You are hereby requested to take the following sleps to comply with the recent blackout order (1) have extinguished all street lights on water front streets and highways at once (2) Screen water front side lights on all streets running down to the water front (3) Screen all advertising lights and lighted windows near beach front (4) Screen all bright lights on scawards side,directly visible from the sea, and within two miles from the water front (5) In case of brightly lighted installation near beach have the light so directed and screened so that no direct light can be seen from off shore. By order of the: Palm Beach Civilian Defense Council O.B. Carr, Executive Director Source: Politic Domain / Floride Memory Why did the state of Florida issue this order? to limit community social activities during the war to conserve scarce energy resources during the war to conceal coastal military operations from German spies to protect coastal settlements from German submarine attacks

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The state of Florida issued this order to protect coastal settlements from German submarine attacks during the war. The specific measures mentioned, such as extinguishing street lights, screening waterfront lights, and dimming bright lights visible from the sea, were aimed at reducing the visibility of coastal areas from offshore, making it harder for enemy submarines to locate and target settlements along the coastline. The order reflects a wartime strategy to enhance coastal defense and reduce the risk of attacks on the civilian population by minimizing the visibility of potential targets.

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