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*[[Springfield High School]] is built. | *[[Springfield High School]] is built. | ||
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| + | *The council passed an ordinance in 1942 governing blackout procedures during the war, organized an air warden system and acquired an air raid whistle. | ||
*The City of [[Springfield]] joined the Aircraft Warning Service Observation Tower. The service was a chain of observation posts stretched across the West Coast from Mexico to Canada. | *The City of [[Springfield]] joined the Aircraft Warning Service Observation Tower. The service was a chain of observation posts stretched across the West Coast from Mexico to Canada. | ||
*Although construction of new buildings was somewhat restricted during the war (the national “Stop Order” for building construction, which limited residential construction to homes under $500, farm buildings to less than $1000 and commercial, industrial and recreational structures to less than $5000, was issued in April 1942), growth continued in large part in response to the war. | *Although construction of new buildings was somewhat restricted during the war (the national “Stop Order” for building construction, which limited residential construction to homes under $500, farm buildings to less than $1000 and commercial, industrial and recreational structures to less than $5000, was issued in April 1942), growth continued in large part in response to the war. | ||
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Springfield
- Springfield High School is built.
- The council passed an ordinance in 1942 governing blackout procedures during the war, organized an air warden system and acquired an air raid whistle.
- The City of Springfield joined the Aircraft Warning Service Observation Tower. The service was a chain of observation posts stretched across the West Coast from Mexico to Canada.
- Although construction of new buildings was somewhat restricted during the war (the national “Stop Order” for building construction, which limited residential construction to homes under $500, farm buildings to less than $1000 and commercial, industrial and recreational structures to less than $5000, was issued in April 1942), growth continued in large part in response to the war.
