Mechanics, parts staff, secretaries and family members all appear in the photograph published with a September 2, 1976 feature on J.F. Roling & Son. Meet the thirteen people the caption names, in the order it gives them. Their roles and years with the business are the newspaper\u2019s account at that date, not independently established hiring dates or a complete list of everyone who worked there. [6]<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bob Oser.<\/strong> Mechanic; 2 years at Rolings, with 24 years as a John Deere mechanic elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Edgar Linneman.<\/strong> Mechanic; 24 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Eunice Sanders.<\/strong> Mechanic; 6 years at Rolings, with 5 years as a John Deere mechanic elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Leroy Brown.<\/strong> Mechanic and welder; 10 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ray Morrison.<\/strong> Mechanic; 11 years. A family clarification identifies Ray and Raymond Morrison as the same person. [8]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deryl Sanders.<\/strong> Mechanic; 4 years. The family-history account also uses Daryl; the preferred spelling remains unresolved. [8]<\/p>\n\n\n\n David Roling.<\/strong> Set up and repair. The caption calls him Bob\u2019s son and says he helped during the summer; no numerical tenure is given.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Norman McFadden.<\/strong> Parts department; 9 years, with 2 years elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kenneth Linneman.<\/strong> Parts. The caption reports that he began work in April 1976 and had worked eight years for Rolings before. It does not date that earlier period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bob Roling.<\/strong> Owner and sales; 21 years with the business reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Betty Roling.<\/strong> Secretary. The caption calls her Bob\u2019s daughter and says she helped during the summer months; no numerical tenure is given.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lois Weimer.<\/strong> Secretary; 2\u00bd years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mary Etta Renne.<\/strong> Secretary; 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The photograph\u2019s exposure date remains unknown. September 2, 1976 identifies this published caption, not the day the staff sat for the photograph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n [6] \u201cRolings provide service with purchase of new John Deere equipment,\u201d Salisbury Press-Spectator, September 2, 1976, p. 4. The full newspaper page matches the family-held clipping preserved as IMG_0426.jpeg. Original newspaper page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n [7] \u201cRoling owner attributes success to loyal employees,\u201d Salisbury Press-Spectator, February 17, 1977, p. 23. The supplied newspaper export identifies the issue and page. Original newspaper page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n [8] Family name clarifications, October 5, 2026, as retained in the archive\u2019s staff-profile source notes: Ray and Raymond identify the same person; Deryl and Daryl identify the same person, with preferred spelling unresolved. The printed 1976 caption uses Ray and Deryl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Photograph dates.<\/strong> The 1976 and 1977 features reproduce the same staff, early-shop and remodeled-building views. Their publication dates do not establish when the photographs were taken. Bob\u2019s 1967 portrait is also undated as a photograph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Reading the figures.<\/strong> The 1977 feature gives updated tenure figures. They have not been substituted into this September 1976 roster. Kenneth\u2019s earlier eight years remain separate from the period beginning in April 1976.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Names and source wording.<\/strong> This is a summary, not a verbatim transcription. The 1976 staff paragraph prints J.R. Roling, although the surrounding feature uses J.F. Roling. No separate firm is inferred from that apparent typographical discrepancy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Newspapers.com links may require an account or subscription.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSeated, from left<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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