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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 28, 1960

Page

3

Margaret Creek Watershed Officers Elected in Albany

At the first watershed meeting in Albany for the proposed project, over 100 attendees elected permanent officers Ed Wagonler as chairman Boyd Williams as vice chairman Dan Stright as secretary and Dr Robert E Main as treasurer. Horton Alger explained Public Law 566 and Arnold Klein henz reported the preliminary survey showing potential federal aid benefits. A farmers questionnaire was outlined by John Millar. A film From the Ridge to the River was shown and 38 persons bought $1 membership cards.

Margaret Creek Albany Horton Alger Ohio John Millar Ed Wagonler Boyd Williams Dan Stright Robert E. Main Soil Conservation Office Athens

Athens County Farm Income Up 16 Percent in 1958

Total farm gross cash receipts for Athens County rose to 4 198 000 in 1958 per a report to state and federal agencies by Kenneth E Ackerman county extension agent agriculture Dairy products accounted for 38 percent with cattle 27 percent poultry 19 percent greenhouse and nursery 7 percent hogs 5 percent fruit 3 percent corn 3 percent sheep and wool 2 percent and others 5 percent The increases reflect higher cattle dairy and poultry receipts versus 1954 when total gross income was 3 936 000

Athens County Kenneth FE. Ackerman Ackerman

Sheep Shearing School Planned at Albany

Twenty four boys enroll for a two day sheep shearing school at Albany High School agriculture department. Kenneth E Ackerman says the Albany Vocational Agriculture Department Athens area agriculture extension sheep committee and the Ohio Sheep Shearers Association sponsor. Instructors include Ralph Grims shaw Larry Baer and Wattie Welsh. Each student will shear six or seven sheep and learn to hold and shear wool efficiently.

Albany High School Agriculture Department Kenneth E. Ackerman Agriculture Albany Vocational Agriculture Department Athens Area Agriculture Extension Sheep Committee Ohio Sheep Shearers Association Ralph Grimshaw Larry Baer Ohio Wool Growers Association Wattie Welsh

Servicemen Attend Language School and Post Assignments

George R. Martin of Athens has been chosen for a year long Vietnamese study at the U S Army Language School in Monterey California He aims to be an interpreter translator after training Seaman Martin son of Mr and Mrs Cloyce G Martin 494 Richland Ave graduated Athens High School in 1958 and attended Ohio University a semester 2nd Lt Edwin J Taylor of Athens has become commanding officer of Headquarters Company at the Army Terminal in Oakland California He is a Stanford University history graduate whose father is a retired rear admiral and Ohio University dean Gerald E Tope 23 of Athens Route 2 arrived in Korea as a clerk in the Seoul Area Command His 1955 Plains High School graduation preceded work at Carborundum Co in Logan Pvt Ronald D Moss 19 of Coolville is in a six week field exercise with the 3rd Armored Division in Grafenwehr Germany Sp Billy J Jones 22 of Athens was promoted in Germany with the 4th Armored Division His wife Linda lives in Zanesville and he is a 1955 Athens High School graduate entered the Army in 1958 and arrived overseas last April.

George R. Martin CTSN USN Athens U.S. Army Monterey Clif Seaman Martin Cloyce G. Martin Richland Ave Athens High School Ohio University Navy Oakland Calif Taylor E. J. Taylor Columbia Ave Stanford University College of Applied Science Gerald E. Tope Zena Tope Korea U. S. Army Seoul Area Command The Plains High School Carborundum Co Logan Army Ronald D. Moss Carl H. Moss Coolville 3Rd Armored Division Grafenwehr Germany Billy J. Jones Everett M. Jones Morris Ave 4Th Armored Division Jones Linda Zanesville

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