1928
Events that took place in Fairfax County in 1928:
Contents
March
- March 8 – Lacking the funds for maintenance, the Fairfax County School Board orders the closing of the Red Hill School and a reduction in staffing of one teacher each at five others: Baileys Crossroads, Clifton, Forestville, Lorton and Vienna.[1]
- March 26 – The Fairfax Volunteer Fire Department is organized in Fairfax, with W. W. Beattie elected as its first president.[2]
May
- May 13 – 74-year-old Charles A. Wrenn is fatally injured when he is beaten by 38-year-old Elias L. Edmunds on the road from Fairfax to Chantilly. Wrenn is taken first to Emergency Hospital, then to Garfield Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C., where he dies on May 16.[3][4]
July
- July 20 - Alexandria Corporation Court Judge Howard W. Smith is appointed judge of the 16th Circuit Court by Governor Harry Flood Byrd.[5]
September
- September 12 – The fifteenth annual Fairfax County Fair and Horse Show opens.[6]
References
- ↑ "FAIRFAX COUNTY CUTS FORCES OF 6 SCHOOLS." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 3. Mar 09 1928. ProQuest. Web. 8 Sep. 2014 .
- ↑ "Fairfax Organizes Fire Department." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 3. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Mar 27 1928. Web. 27 June 2012.
- ↑ "BEATEN, LEFT ON ROAD, MAN, 74, IS NEAR DEATH." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 1. May 14 1928. ProQuest. Web. 10 Jan. 2018.
- ↑ "ELIAS EDMUNDS GIVEN 20 YEARS AS SLAYER." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 1. Jun 08 1928. ProQuest. Web. 10 Jan. 2018.
- ↑ "H.W. SMITH NAMED JUDGE OF SIXTEENTH CIRCUIT OF VIRGINIA." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 2. Jul 21 1928. ProQuest. Web. 6 Sep. 2014.
- ↑ "1,000 SEE FAIR OPEN IN FAIRFAX COUNTY." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 5. Sep 13 1928. ProQuest. Web. 12 Sep. 2014.
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