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idd[-■ —t.wDogpower in D. S.Enlisted for WarTrained Animals of Working Breeds To Accompany Army Sentries on Their Tours. Also to Guard Supplies. Fanciers, Breeders, Trainers Told at Meeting of Flans to Aid Soldiers.Choral Club ConcertSet For May 4;;nnilr-Ots'st--nt-nicy!-icteAmericans dog power is swinging into line to supplement man power In fighting the Axis combine.©o member^ of Dogs for Defense, Inc., an organization of dog fanciers, breeders and trainers were informed when it was revealed that specially trained dogs would accompany sentries on their tours within a week at Fort Hancock at Sandy Hook.Captain Frank Jury said the dogs, Including Afghans, German shepherds and Doberman pinschers, supplied by Dogs for Defense, Inc., had been In training for several weeks. They will provide an extra pair of eyes and ears as well as companionship for the sentry.Fort Hancock, however, is not the only spot where America's dogs will serve. Dog lovers were told of plans to provide 200 trained animals for the Army Quartermaster Corps and others for the Navy and war Industries to serve as guards for storage and supply depots.“One well-trained dog is the equivalent of six guards, Lieut. Col. Clifford Smith of the Quartermaster General's Department at Washington said. He told of Instances at a West Coast waterfront where trained watch -Brewster Choral Club has set May 4 as the date for Its tenth annual concert at Brewster High School. The club has been rehearsing Monday evenings for several weeks under the direction of Harold A. Knapp, director of music at the hich school.Mr. Knapp states that because of its being an anniversary program the club has chosen numbers which were found to be most popular in the program of preceding years.dogs had located prowlers hldine In a boat beneath the piers.dEPUtlHarry I. Caesar* president of Dogs for Defense, Inc., presided at the meeting in the American Kennel Club, 221 Fourth Avenue, New York City, of 150 dog enthusiasts from the New England and Middle Eastern States. Mrs. Milton Erlanger stressed the necessity for obtaining more dogs and qualified trainers. It was suggested that kennel clubs give the receipts of showings toward the organization's ' fund; that certificates be awarded instead of silver trophies* and that the money thus saved be contributed toward the w*ar effort. Helen Menken pledged the assistance of the American Theatre Wing in publicizing the Dogs for Defense drive.Medium-sized dogs are needed, it was said, while lap dogs, toy breeds and trained bird dogs are not included in the plan.cbaaNUhetiSeoaIanbnt:cpOil
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Brewster Standard
Brewster, New York, US
Thu, Apr 09, 1942
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