Background
Ruth, Alpheus Landis was born on September 6, 1915 in Souderton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Henry M. and Mary (Landis) Ruth.
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Alpheus Landis Ruth, American dairy farmer. Named to Pennsylvania Holstein Hall of Fame, 1989. Active Northeast Dairy Coordinator Committee, since 1985, Berks County Farm Land Preservation Task Force, 1986-1992; president Dock Woods Residence Council; Member National Holsten Club, Pennsylvania Holstein Club, National Holstein Association, Berks County Soil Conservation, Pennsylvania Farmer Association.
Education
Student, public schools.
Career
Sunday school superintendent, Oley Mennonite Sunday School, Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, 1954-1964; director, Lehigh Valley Cooperative, Allentown, Pennsylvania, since 1969; lay minister, Oley Mennonite Church, since 1977; director, Berks Lehigh Federal Land Bank Board, since 1960; diary farmer treasurer, Hope Christian Center, South Bronx, New York, since 1975; president, Lehigh Valley Farmers, Lansdale, Pennsylvania, since 1978; Chairman of the Board, Atlantic Processing, Inc., Allentown, Pennsylvania, since 1978; sales executive, Prudential Rittenhouse Realty Group, Harleysville, Pennsylvania. Member North Pennsylvania Board of Realtors, since 1992.
Achievements
Membership
Active Northeast Dairy Coordinator Committee, since 1985, Berks County Farm Land Preservation Task Force, 1986-1992. President Dock Woods Residence Council. Member National Holsten Club, Pennsylvania Holstein Club, National Holstein Association, Berks County Soil Conservation, Pennsylvania Farmer Association.
Connections
Married Miriam D. Rittenhouse, September 26, 1936. Children: Esther R., Mary Ellen, Samuel, Joseph, Pheobe.
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Nationality
American -
Political Party
Republican