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Show Autos and Dogs Help City Funds ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. There has been a sudden spurt in total license receipts in this town. Forrest Davis, village vil-lage clerk, says it can be traced to autos, dogs and business houses. Automobile receipts during the first quarter of 1946 increased in-creased over $500, and business licenses have yielded $1,000 more. But the greatest gain in percentage has been from sale of dog licenses, which jumped from $410 for all of 1945 to $859 for the first quarter of 1946. "It's not a case of more dogs," Police Chief Skoog explained. ex-plained. "We've just got 'em educated to buying dog tags." In other words, a stray dog doesn't stray far in Arlington Heights unless it has a license. Officials recommend similar "educational" campaigns for other towns. |