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Windham County Observer
Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut
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Narrator observes a successful blackout drill in Putnam, Connecticut, during a mock air attack, where three towns darken amid sirens, evoking a grim sense of real wartime horror.
Merged-components note: Continuation of the blackout observation story from page 1 to page 8, describing the city's appearance during the test; merged for logical flow.
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Ghost Town In Eyes Of Warden
In Downtown Area.—Unearthly
Howl Set Up By Dogs
As If Impending Evil Hovered
Nearby.—Success Of Trial Ex-
ceeds Expectations.
I saw a city play the least dangerous of modern war games the other night and it wasn't a pretty sight. From the highest knoll on Putnam Heights, four of us stood and watched three towns in this northeastern industrial defense section of Connecticut blanket themselves in the questionable security of darkness against a mock air attack.
And as darkness plummeted over this rolling countryside and the unearthly wail of sirens arose from the abyss, there wasn't a one of the four of us who didn't sense the grim, stark horror that hovered hidden somewhere in the dark behind all this gesture of make-believe.
Putnam's blackout was a complete success when one takes into consideration
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Location
Putnam Heights, Connecticut
Event Date
The Other Night
Story Details
Observers from Putnam Heights witness three Connecticut towns execute a successful blackout during a mock air raid, with sirens and darkness creating an eerie atmosphere hinting at real war horrors.