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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1950
Page
3
Army of workers clears 28 inch snow mantle in Pittsburgh while flood debris and mud clog roads statewide. Winds up to 70 mph cause massive damage. Pittsburgh death toll reaches 14 and state total nears 195 as crews struggle with drifting snow and reopened roads.
In Chicago on November 28, top prize cattle were paraded before judges as officials prepared to select the grand champion steer. The award, typically yielding the most honors and prize money at the big farm show, was to be decided that afternoon.
Lt. Leon Gilbert, an African American 1-year-ld, said President Truman commuted his death sentence for misconduct in the line of duty in Korea to 20 years hard labor. Gilbert disputes guilt but accepts the decision. In a separate item, Margaret Truman switches singing coaches from Helen Traubel to Sid ney Deitch in New York, confirming the earlier reports.
A 22 year old Morridmond Imunter suffered a badly shattered right elbow when a hunter’s shotgun discharged while a youth was unloading it. The man was taken to Weskfield Memorial Hospital in serious condition. Authorities say the incident occurred on the McKenzin farm in Chautauqua town as the victim rode out to the hunting ground on a tractor. The gun was left on the tractor rack and discharged during return. Names include Vincent Crandall and Deputy Frias Pidgi.
Reports from Centrerville on November 28 describe repeated telephone and radio interference as engineers struggle to isolate the cause. Residents, including Mrs. D. A. Wayuick, note persistent dialing and tone distance issues that disrupt local telephone service and a live radio program.
November 28 report details nine barges breaking free on the Ohio River near Pittsburgh. Two barges owned by American Barge Lines struck a bridge pier, with seventeen more drifting and several damaged near Mitters Rocky. All units were eventually recovered and secured.
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