1935
Events that took place in Fairfax County in 1935:
February
- February 25 – The Fairfax High School opens for classes.[1]
June
August
- August 6 – 58-year-old George A. Yakel is shot to death with a .32 caliber pistol by his wife, 24-year-old Nancy Lee Yakel, in the Belle Haven area of Alexandria.[3][4]
September
- September 17 – Claude Bailey is shot and mortally wounded by guard Wick Clagett as he attempts to escape from the Lorton Reformatory. Bailey is taken to Gallinger Hospital in Washington, D.C., and later dies.[5][6]
December
- December 28 - Abner C. Ritchie is named judge of the Trial Justice Court by Circuit Court Judge Walter T. McCarthy, who also names Robert J. McCandlish, Jr. as associate trial justice.[7]
References
- ↑ "Drop of $160,710 in Budget for Fairfax County Schools." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 3. Feb 24 1935. ProQuest. Web. 8 Sep. 2014.
- ↑ "Boy Who Failed Roosevelt High Test Ends Life." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 7. Jun 15 1935. ProQuest. Web. 17 Jan. 2017.
- ↑ "Wife Released After Slaying Rich Husband." The Washington Post (1923-1954), Aug 07 1935, p. 1. ProQuest. Web. 2 Sep. 2018.
- ↑ "Yakel's Widow is Exonerated in Gun Death." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 30. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Aug 23 1935. Web. 23 Apr. 2012.
- ↑ "Prisoner Shot Trying Escape." The Washington Post (1923-1954), Sep 18 1935, p. 1. ProQuest. Web. 2 Sep. 2018.
- ↑ "Police Search River for Gun in Wilson Case." The Washington Post (1923-1954), Oct 23 1935, p. 3. ProQuest. Web. 2 Sep. 2018.
- ↑ "Ritchie Named Fairfax County Trial Justice." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 6. Dec 29 1935. ProQuest. Web. 30 Aug. 2014.
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