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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1949

Page

2

Botany Department Moves to New Quarters at Southern Illinois Univ

The Department of Botany at Southern Illinois University relocates from the Old Science Building to the first floor of Old Main, occupying two classrooms and a storeroom with two more classrooms to be added in September. The shift supports more advanced classes and ties botany education to agriculture, horticulture, and forestry, with four faculty members and one graduate assistant.

Southern Illinois University Southern Welch Wil Margaret Kneiser Irma Tate Ward Nora Kreher Botany Department

Forecast of Hog Prices Visualizes Early Peak

An Illinois College of Agriculture economist presented a four point forecast of hog prices for August and September. W. J. Wills expects a seasonal rise in hog prices to peak early in the period with prices moving higher on improved demand.

Wills Illinois College of Agriculture W. J. Wills

Girls Abandon Stalled Car on LC Tracks

A young driver Betty McCollum and cousin Shirley McCollum left a stalled car on the Elkville to LC tracks yesterday afternoon. The northbound train forced them to run for safety and the car was demolished, knocked about 200 feet. The engine was damaged but continued to Centralia. No injuries reported.

Elkville Illini Illinois Betty McCollum Lester Centralia I. C

Robber Slugs Woman Steals $2500 From Tavern Employee

In Moline on July 7 a strong-arm robber slugged Mrs. Annabelle Elstrom 41 and fled with $2500 in cash from a tavern employee. Police described the suspect as a man seen fleeing east on Main Street.

Annabelle Elstrom

Assault at tavern as suspect flees in car after cashing checks

A woman reports being assaulted at the rear of a tavern by a man described as black. He fled in a car that arrived at the scene after the attack. She had just cashed $2,500 in checks, she said.

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