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...your June 7 issue, you publish a letter from Mr. Arthur Tuckerman, of Gstaad, Switzerland, about a master-ratsman dog Bippo, referring to Standard Oil's cat Minnie (TIME, April 12). As the subject appears to possess so much public interest, may I not contribute the following additional information re animal rat-slayers on corporate payrolls...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jun. 28, 1937 | 6/28/1937 | See Source »

...Loyal Bippo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jun. 7, 1937 | 6/7/1937 | See Source »

Referring to one cat, Minnie, on the payrolls of the Standard Oil Company (TIME, April 12), I recently met on the island of Rhodes a bewhiskered and short-legged canine named Bippo who is not only the publicly-recognized assistant guardian of the local museum, but actually receives a pension from his government for 13 years of loyal ratsmanship...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jun. 7, 1937 | 6/7/1937 | See Source »

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