Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-02-24 | Page 7 | Mongrel Wins ' Oscar ' for Second Year

Mongrel Wins Oscar For Second Year HOLLYWOOD AP AP-A AP A couple of years ago he was just justa a nondescript mongrel with a cold nose pressed against a pet shop window Now Daisy and dont don't let the name fool you hes he's really a he is the champ of Hollywood winner for lor the second straight year of the canine counterpart to the motion picture academy Oscar Rennie Renfro a dog trainer bought Daisy from the pet shop for 50 cents These days it c costs a studio a week to add Daisy to its payroll and Renfro has him insured for Daisy walked off olf with the 1940 award award award-a a bronze fire hydrant hydrant hydrant-at at I Sunday nights night's annual gers gem banquet He thus became as notable in his way as s a young lady he adores Bette Davis Miss Davis winner of a e pair of academy awards herself founded the local and was president of the chapter until last year Daisy's ancestry is uncertain but he appears to combine wirehaired wirehaired wirehaired wire- wire haired terrier and a touch of Airedale Airedale Airedale Aire- Aire dale with several other breeds He Hewon Hewon Hewon won the award eward for his work in Boom Town Around the studio Incidentally u u. u sav C. C ih that much eith u u. u footage was ordered retaken because because because be be- cause Daisy stole so many scenes from the star all-star quartet of Gable Colbert Tracy and Lamarr Second prize went to Promise an English pointer also owned by Renfro for lor his accomplishments in The Biscuit Eater