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Dogs EnlistedHere To GuardArmy MaterialsMrs. York Named To HeadLocal BranchFor Defense. Inc.’Mrs. H. W. York of the Alamom# I ranch has been named regional «ob- I director of the Dogs for Defense. Inc., an organization commissioned by Major General Edmund B. Gregory, quartermaster general, to secure dogs to guard quartermaster’s stores at depots throughout the nation.iryiult?nt.iult?nt.n.jndandMrs. York will direct efforts in this area to provide training for dogs which will be used in this service. She said Monday morning that she expects to confer with several persons immediately and will announce members of her committees in the near future.. Dogs for Defense, which has its headquarters at 590 Madison avenue, New York citv, is headed bvnt.Harry I. Caesar, head of the textile banking firm of H. A. CaeSarand company and director of the ! American Kennel club. He has! had wide experience in handling t0 dogs.To Train Doga^t°r I The organization has been ' formed with the cooperation of the American Kennel club and willriv-l.riis-for*$15train dogs as sentries. The scenting and hearing powers of dogs make it possible for them to warn of any spy, saboteur or intruder lurking within several hundred feet of points patrolled, it was exled! Plain^*tin- Through Dogs for Defense, fanciers are contributing the dogsent,'vhich are b*ing trained by per-in! sons who have the necessary experience. The dogs will then beng. S turned over to the dog corps, nd i which General Oregon* has placed under the direction of Lieut. Col.$10, Clifford Smith.$10Music Important To
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Tucson Daily Citizen
Tucson, Arizona, US
Mon, Mar 30, 1942
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