60 Tons a Day Mushroom Motherlode in Pennsylvania Mines
Under western Pennsylvania hills the Butler County Mushroom Farm grows 60 tons daily in a limestone mine beneath 500 acres. Ira and M S Yoder, Ohio nurserymen, converted abandoned passages into a springtime underground operation with headlamp crews, regulated like miners, producing a unique high-volume crop since 41 years ago.
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Worthington, Pa
Allegheny Mountains
Pennsylvania
Butler County Mushroom Farm, Inc
Margo Yoder
Kentucky
Ms. Yoder
Ira
M.S. Yoder
Yoder Brothers
Barberton
Ohio
Adult Tennis Classes Start at Jacot Park
A four week adult tennis program begins Monday at Jacot Park sponsored by Middletown Parks and Recreation and taught by Barbara Hartman. Registration is via the parks office at Goldman Park. The $10 fee covers each person for sessions held Mondays and Wednesdays at 7 and 8 p.m. lasting one hour.
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Jacot Park
Middletown
Brownies Become Girl Scouts Through Troop Reorganization
Brownie Troop 106 from Creekview School has advanced to Girl Scouts, earning patches and wings. Members include Janell Colwell, Sharon Howard, Tina Lawson, Dawn Evans, Heidi Betzler, Jodi Schaffer, Jill Larson, Anita Hilton, and Sandy Howard. Leader is Sharon Bailey, co leader Sandi Evans.
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Brownie Troop 106
Creekview School
Janell Colwell
Sharon Howard
Tina Lawson
Dawn Evans
Heidi Betzler
Jodi Schaffer
Jill Larson
Anita Hilton
Sandy Howard
Sharon Bailey
Sandi Evans
Ohio to open women’s hall of fame in Columbus
The Ohio Bureau of Employment Services announced plans to create a state hall of fame honoring Ohio women with statewide national or international contributions. Nominees must be native born or have lived in Ohio for the past decade, with annual selections from submitted nominations.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Bureau of Employment Services
Employment Bureau
Mushroom Farm Pickers Strike Mentioned by Publicist
Margo Yoder, tasked with publicizing the company, notes temptation to reveal that some workers remained underground during the long coal mine strike. She cites 750 pickers at the Butler County Mushroom Farm and recalls multiple strikes by the union representing these agricultural workers, aligned against the steelworkers.
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Margo Yoder
Butler County
Pickers
Agricultural Workers
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