1933
Events that took place in Fairfax County in 1933:
Contents
February
- February 10 – Falls Church Town Sergeant Paul Hermann fatally injures 21-year-old Walter L. Hatton and seriously injures himself when he strikes Hatton with his motorcycle on the Lee Highway at Chimney Villa, between Falls Church and Merrifield. Hatton is taken to Emergency Hospital in Washington, D.C., where he dies the following day.[1][2]
March
- March 18 – 45-year-old John Scott jumps from a fast-moving passenger train, the Number 29, near Burke Station and is mortally injured. He dies from his injuries before he can reach the hospital.[3][4]
May
- May 29 – The mangled bodies of two men, one estimated to be about 45 years old and the other about 18, are found on the Southern Railway track near the Ravensworth Station in Springfield. The older man is tentatively identified as 35-year-old Robert Williams of Grand Prairie, Texas. Both men are assumed to have been sleeping on the train tracks when they were killed.[5][6][7]
July
- July 11 – State Delegate Edmund H. Allen disrupts a meeting of the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce being held at the Fairfax Court House by suddenly dying.[8]
September
- September 1 – The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors adopts an ordinance requiring a license tax for the manufacture or sale of beer in the county. The Fairfax Town Council adopts a similar ordinance.[9]
References
- ↑ "Man Motorcycle Hit Succumbs to Injuries." The Washington Post (1923-1954), Feb 12 1933, p. 11. ProQuest. Web. 28 Sep. 2018.
- ↑ "Youth Dies as a Result of Motor Accident." Evening Star, 12 Feb. 1933, One Star, p. 13. NewsBank. Accessed 28 Sep. 2018.
- ↑ "Man Dies in Leap from Fast Train." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 1. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Mar 19 1933. Web. 17 Mar. 2012.
- ↑ "Fall From Train Kills Mail Clerk." Evening Star, 19 Mar. 1933, One Star, p. 2. NewsBank, . Accessed 24 Jan. 2018.
- ↑ "Two Unknown Men Killed on Tracks" Evening Star, 29 May 1933, Three Star, p. 1. NewsBank. Accessed 23 Sep. 2017.
- ↑ "CORPSES OF 2 TRAIN VICTIMS ARE FOUND." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 5. May 30 1933. ProQuest. Web. 23 Sep. 2017.
- ↑ "Man in Rail Death Believed Identified." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 20. Jun 02 1933. ProQuest. Web. 23 Sep. 2017.
- ↑ "Edmund Allen Funeral Set for Pohick Church." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 7. Jul 13 1933. ProQuest. Web. 1 Aug. 2014.
- ↑ "Fairfax County to Tax Beer Rest of Year." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 4. Sep 02 1933. ProQuest. Web. 1 Sep. 2014.
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