RHM after WWII

''47 – Dick has been President of Ramonett Ford in Hatboro, PA since 1947 according to his "Army Reserve Officer's Qualification and Availability Questionnaire".

Sept '47 – A want ad for auto mechanics at Edward T Ramonett Ford has Dick as contact; said pay for 5½ day week would be $54.65 ($773.44 in 2025; annualized to $40,218).

May '50 – 1950 Federal Census has Dick as sales manager at Boyer (a bit difficult to read) and Sons. Rosemary is a secretary at Supplee Milk in Jenkintown. Can find nothing on Boyer & Sons. It looks like they were living at 1801 Old York Road in Willow Grove (2nd floor); now a Craft-Givnish funeral home at corner of Old Welsh Rd and Old York Rd.

Jun '50 – Edward T Ramonett, owner of Ramonett Ford, dies suddenly at the age of 40. He is survived by Edna C, wife. He was a member of the Hatboro Lions Club, Oak Terrace Country Club, and was a Mason. His home was at 100 Fairview Ave, Hatboro. His estate was valued at $68,701.53 ($899,670 in 2025); half of which went to his wife, $2,000 to a Gertrude Fiskits and the rest in trust for "Sarah P Ramonett, Nancy Hamilton, and Frances Keighley".

Oct '53 – Ramonett Ford mechanic want ad has Dick as employer's contact.

Jun '55 – Ramonett business corporation is dissolved in Pennsylvania. It is unknown when Dick stopped working there but obviously, no longer after Jun '55. Oct '62: the Ramonett Ford building is sold for $60,000. It will become a billiard shop. Nothing further is found on the Ramonetts.

May '55e – IM Jarrett and Sons Dodge was in business in Hatboro since 1947. A newspaper article has Dick working there roughly from May '55.

May '56 – Dick graduates from "Aetna Life Career Course" from Aetna Life Insurance company. Presumed he was in their employee and no longer at IM Jarrett & Sons.

''58 – Dick and Rosemary buy a new house at 2525 Ball Road, Willow Grove, PA . It was built by Cenviva builders and is 2,596 sq ft with four bedrooms and 2.5 baths.

May '63 – At some point Dick is hired by Chrysler Corporation, Dodge Division; the office is initially at 301 City Line Ave, Bala Cynwyd, PA. It later is moved to 555 City Line Ave, an 11 story office building built in 1964. While there, Dick held a number of positions:

• District Manager: Sales and service of Southern New Jersey and Trenton dealers
• City Manager: Sales and service of City of Philadelphia dealers
• Distribution Manager: Responsible for the processing, scheduling, and shipping of cars and trucks for the Philadelphia Region
• Truck Sales Manager: Responsible for all aspects related to truck sales in the Philadelphia Region
• Market Planning Manager: Conducted market studies of all markets in the Region
• Recruited and approved new dealers as required to provide competitive sales representation. Of the 18 Regions in the nation, Dick was consistently ranked in the top four in performance.

Apr '67 Dick puts together an event at Plymouth Meeting Mall for Thurlow Spurr & the Spurlows. "The Spurrlows became the first Christian singing group to be sponsored by the world's fifth largest industrial corporation, the Chrysler Corporation, in a relationship that existed for six productive years and more than 3,000 concert events"¹.

'66e – About 1966, Dick and Rosemary buy a duplex at 2810 Asbury Ave, Ocean City, NJ. They rent out the top and bottom for the summer and stay there with their family for about 2-4 weeks in the summer. What is nice is that Dick's friends from Abington HS have homes there as well so they fun people to spend with while there.

'70s – In early 70s, it is estimated that Dick buys Millville Dodge in Millville, NJ. It is 68 miles from Ball Rd; about 75 minutes by car. Also, the Asbury Ave property is sold in '70 or soon after (likely proceeds were used to help buy Millville Dodge).

Aug '77 – By the mid-70s, neither the economy nor Chrysler were doing well and in 1977 Dick was forced to close the business and sell Ball Road (assume it was a financial need to satisfy creditors). Dick and Rosemary buy 566 Coach Road in Horsham, PA in August. This will be the last home for both of them.¹