I read it as "My father in law pulled up beside some holla, back in the 1970's" with Holla being a regional pronunciation of hollow/holler https://artsandscienc

I read it as "My father in law pulled up beside some holla, back in the 1970's" with Holla being a regional pronunciation of hollow/holler https://artsandsciences.sc.edu/appalachianenglish/node/492#:~:text=hollow%20noun%20A%20small%2C%20sheltered,especially%20Southern%20Appalachians%2C%20Ozarks%E2%80%9D%5D https://artsandsciences.sc.edu/appalachianenglish/node/492#:...