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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1961
Page
8
The article compares pillow fillings including down, goose and duck feathers, turkey and chicken feathers, foam rubber, latex and neoprene, horsehair, kapok, acrilan, dacron and orion. It notes price and firmness differences, discusses blends, care, and practical tips for choosing pillows.
A historical note explains how to test pillow fill and resilience. It compares chicken feather pillows priced around two dollars to premium goose down options at about fifteen to sixteen dollars, and suggests good goose feather pillows can last 10 to 15 years with care.
Kansas farmers asked if Kennedy era feed grain payments count as social security earnings. Tulchinsky of Topeka explained grain payments to self employed farmers and rent shares by participating landlords are earnings. He urged retired farmers to report this income and consult the local office.
The OAS mission led by Augusto Arango says Dominican heirs promised full cooperation as the group probes post Trujillo repression and steps toward democracy. The plan includes visiting all political prisoners and their families. Wyoming's tennis team has claimed the last two Skyline Eastern Division crowns.
Mr and Mrs A E Preston of Baldwin are spotlighted on the June cover of the Kansas 4 H Journal. The Prestons helped organize the Palmyra Club in 1948, funded a clubroom, and supported county and state 4 H plans. Preston is a Kansas Master Farmer and soil conservation leader. Dorothy Robertson and Raymond Gottstein present them with an honorary 4 H membership plaque and a corsage for Mrs Preston.
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee chair David V. Noe announces 1961 soybean price support for farmers maintaining conservation acreage and idle land. Eligibility adds conservation and idle-land criteria to storage moisture and grade requirements. price support at 2.30 per bushel, loans and purchase agreements open from harvest through January 31, 1962.
Farmers with diverted feed grain acres should start conservation now while fields are bare. Build terraces and waterways, sign with the Douglas County ASC, and complete work before seasonal rushes. Terraces reduce runoff and soil loss while boosting yields about seven percent. assistance covers 70 percent of construction costs.
In 1943 the Marine Corps established its first officer candidate school for the Women’s Reserve at Mt Holyoke College in South Hadley Massachusetts.
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