Clubs, council service, reunions and later newspaper notices.
Friends and social life
1962 · A Kiwanis office
The November 9 newspaper named Bob Roling second vice-president of the Salisbury Kiwanis Club, with George S. Thompson as president and Art Schneider as first vice-president. The notice does not give Bob’s installation date.
Source: “Thompson To Head Local Kiwanis Club,” Salisbury Press-Spectator, November 9, 1962, page 1. Family-held screenshot; publication date and page from the newspaper viewer.
1964 · Scout charters at Kiwanis
The February 28 newspaper reported that district Boy Scout Executive Dave McFarland presented new Scout Troop and Cub Pack charters to Bob Roling at a Kiwanis meeting. Bob was described as club vice-president and was in charge of the meeting. The notice does not name him a Scout-unit officer or give a troop or pack number.
Source: “Scout Executive Talks At Kiwanis Meeting,” Salisbury Press-Spectator, February 28, 1964, page 1. Family-held screenshot; publication date and page from the newspaper viewer. An exact original-page URL has not been established.
1964 · Deputy Grand Knight
In reporting a June 1 election of the local Knights of Columbus council, the newspaper listed Bob Roling as Deputy Grand Knight. Leroy Weimer was elected Grand Knight, succeeding Ernest Nanneman. The officers were expected to take up their duties at the July meeting.
Source: “New Officers Elected For Knights Of Columbus,” Salisbury Press-Spectator, June 12, 1964, page 1. Family-held screenshot; publication date and page from the newspaper viewer.
1968 · A 625 bowling series
The December 9 bowling column credited Bob Roling with a 625 three-game series in the Cosmopolitan League during the preceding week. It also recorded a 2,999 series for the Roling and Son team. The 267 single-game score belonged to Jim Littrell; the notice does not explicitly place Bob on the Roling and Son team.
Source: “BOWLING,” “Cosmopolitan League,” Moberly Monitor-Index and Moberly Evening Democrat, December 9, 1968, page 10. Family-held screenshot; publication date and page from the newspaper viewer.
1972 · Bob announces his council candidacy
On March 23, the newspaper announced Robert (Bob) Roling’s candidacy for Salisbury’s second-ward city-council seat in the election scheduled for April 4. The notice described the ward as covering the south-central and southwest parts of town and named Leo Maag and Bill Hollis as its representatives. It records Bob’s candidacy before the election result reported below.
Source: “Bob Roling to Run for City Council,” The Salisbury Press-Spectator, March 23, 1972, page 1. Family-held screenshot of the newspaper viewer; the masthead confirms the issue date and the viewer identifies the page.
1972 · Bob elected to Salisbury’s city council
The April 6 newspaper reports that Bob Roling won the second-ward council seat, defeating incumbent alderman Bill Hollis by 166 votes to 59. It lists Bob and Leo Maag as the ward’s council representatives. George Roling’s 308 votes in the same article belong to a separate school-board contest. The report does not establish Bob’s taking-office date or length of service.
Source: “Bob Roling, Rae Sellers, Bob Scheiderer Elected”, Salisbury Press-Spectator, April 6, 1972, page 1. Read the original newspaper page.
1974 · Bob does not seek reelection
The March 28 newspaper reported that Bob Roling was not seeking reelection to his second-ward Salisbury city-council seat, with his term due to expire. Joe Reynolds, Ken Janney and Leo Maag were running for that position in the April 2 election. The notices add a later record of Bob’s council service without establishing his exact final day in office or who succeeded him.
Source: Election roundup (“Candidates Named”) and “Maag a Candidate for City Council,” Salisbury Press-Spectator, March 28, 1974, page 1. Read the original newspaper page.
Betty’s 1974 softball story is now in Bob and Bridget’s Children.
1975 · A reunion at the Knights of Columbus Hall
The September 11 newspaper reported that approximately 65 members of the Mrs. J. H. Roling family attended an August 24 reunion at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Salisbury. The Salisbury guest group included Mr. and Mrs. Bob Roling, Betty, Ronnie, Linda, Jane, Mike, Mary and Timmy; Richard Roling appeared in the St. Louis group. The notice gives a broad family gathering and dated locality connections without defining each attendee’s relationship.
Source: “Roling Family Has Reunion Here,” Salisbury Press-Spectator, September 11, 1975, page 6. Read the original newspaper page.
David’s 1976 college announcement is now in Bob and Bridget’s Children.
1977 · FFA appreciation
The May 19 newspaper pictured Bob Roling among parents and friends receiving certificates of appreciation from the Salisbury FFA Chapter. The caption identifies him at the far right of the group. It does not explain his particular service or establish that he was the parent of a student.
Source: Certificates-of-appreciation photograph and caption under “Many awards presented at Annual FFA Banquet,” Salisbury Press-Spectator, May 19, 1977, page 11. Read the original newspaper page.
Betty’s 1977 bridal shower is now in Bob and Bridget’s Children.
1977 · Looking back at local football
In a “30 Years Ago” item, the newspaper lists Bobby Roling among the players on Johnny Summers’ Cubs and Bill McCurry’s Blue Devils. The list is collective and does not assign him to either team. This is a 1977 retrospective with an approximately 1947 setting; no exact game date or original 1947 report has yet been identified from this item.
Source: “Yester Years,” “30 Years Ago” section, Salisbury Press-Spectator, October 6, 1977, page 2. Read the original newspaper page.
Jane’s 2011 Leadership Columbia story is now in Bob and Bridget’s Children.
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