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DID DOG SAVE CIfURCIUM/8 LIFE?I wish I had been able to get an official confirmation of the fol-tlowing story before passing it on to you, but to date T have been unable to. However, the following facts were received from what one can term reliable sources.”The day Winston Churchill visited the Normandy beachhead he had a close call with death. Churchill was standing talking with a group of English Tommies when a dog was not.ic6d barking defiantly at a tree about a hundred yards from where the English Prime Ministed was standing. At first no one seemed to pay any attention to the animal. Those who end thought it just one of the many local dogs that had becomeilid is Ihi .k, sleek and v,my. 'i hex *lfcarry their tail low except wheiexcited. For cunuiies i a.( dog:*have lived mil o! Cuors and ti»i‘ tjpe oi Lie lias endowed I liens with a strong constitution. 'I hiKuvas.' m a strong,' clever, tvakhtul dog v/dii dark e/pusriVe eyes A1, tl... ear-: pass he will bvzomi popular in this country as a general ail around pet.esasthorIn4 4.1 lb■V + %DOGS AND .SMALL CHILDRENT'dev I l lt;vi i ved a i: tier whir);stand: ‘Our cue* k, Liendiy and •(/(;d-ii::nin u. yet in tlie presenta lt;[ :w..t:-i) lt;k:l 'iV!; who shew th: me a!i\ m H him. he bar!::; am: run:, at them Unis scaring thenMel! tin* unco. Tul. n a. (ink0stands still and doesn’t seemFItlelainMaimwhial.dr: id (c:rs-1i: 1 uh.AA411?G»Jf Oaf•ifla\\■»♦0♦T4*it♦«♦t0♦4*itupset because of the shelling and fighting that had taken place in that locality since the start of the invasion.The manner in which the dog kept barking aroused the curiosityof one English soldier. He walked*ever to investigate. Looking up in the tree at which the dog had been barking, he saw the green uniform oi a German soldier in the upper branches. The Germandescended, nervous anil shaking,?.t the command of the English ' soldiers. Later, as Intelligence officers questioned him, the Ger-4| man sniper stated he realized* what• an outstanding target he had had below him. He had aimed his i ifle al Churchill but had failed to squeeze the trigger because of• an attack of nervousness. The Her-Candoesn’t act in dr* is manner, you tell me why?”Tt is the instinct of hundreds of I dogs to pursue anything or any-?:*tIiI4:‘ man also admitted that the incessant barking of the dog had , contributed to his nervousness. ■ This unknown French dog had helped to save the life of Churchill, one of the world’s greatest leaders.body who runs away liom them, it is mo: i: unrest An instinct: a..d harmless mischief than any leal viciousness that causes a dog to do this. I.;ui: such a trait it not guarded against rnay lead to viciousness and all kinds of trouble.Don’t let your dog play with small children unless some responsible grown-up is there to preserve order if he has this trait in anv do-grce. Teach children that it is dangerous to run away from any cog. If they are afraid ci a dog, make them leave it alone, and nine cut of ten dogs will do the same to ihem.* * * .DON’T FAY RENT FOR DOGS44In many sections throughout the country landlords have been evading coiling prices on rents by charging extra rent for the family d*g. The OP A has recently ruled that it isn’t necessary for anyone to pay extra rent because he owns a dog. If you are doing this, why#4ftI0
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Thomasville Times Enterprise
Thomasville, Georgia, US
Sat, Aug 05, 1944
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