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Troy Center Man Recalls Huge Clouds Of Passenger Pigeonsthree feet off the ground with light sticks to which strings were attached. Corn was scattered on the ground underneath the net. As an unsuspecting flqck of pigeons was gobbling up the corn, the strings, so rigged to work together, were given a jerk. As the struggling birds tried to get free, several men moved in and quickly snipped the pigeons’ heads off.And here is the type of a record that might be seen in Ripley’s “Believe It Or Not. It is one the octogenerian is proud of. For the long stretch of 68 years—as far back as when the long-bearded Benjamin Harrison was in the White House—he has never missed a paycheck. This embraces 39 years as a pumper for the Standard Oil Co. and 29 years of pension-paid retirement. ,During the interview a caller at the Holliday home, about to leave, handed the elderly one a document.Mr. Holliday took off his glasses studied it for a few seconds and then handed it back with a gesture of approval.“Why did you take off your glasses to read that?” I asked.“Don’t use 'em to read with,” was the sharp reply.“Do you mean to tell me you read the newspaper without glasses?”“Why, sure. Always have. Reads Well Without GlassesI was “still unconvinced. It had to be proved. Picking up a copy nearby of The Titusville Herald, I asked him to read the ordinary print on Page 1, He proceeded to read several lines smoothly and unhesitatingly—without his glasses. “That’s enough,” I said, laying the paper back.Shortly before his 20th birthday in 1890, Mr. Holliday, who liked to hang around the Standard’s pump station at Glade Run in Butler County, began to learn telegraphy from the operator there. He wanted to become oil gauger and telegraphy at that time was one of the requisites in order that the “checks” could go in by,dot and dash. Telephones were still in the infancy'stage.For five years, between the ages of 15 and 20, Mr. Holliday did odd jobs for the Standard while technically not on the. payroll’. They added this to his 39 years of serv-
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Titusville Herald
Titusville, Pennsylvania, US
Wed, May 21, 1958
Page 9
Full Page
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Lake C.
IN, USA 15 Aug 2023
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