1939
Events that took place in Fairfax County in 1939:
Contents
January
- January 1 – Dr. Frank W. Huddleson resigns from his position as Fairfax County Treasurer because of illness.[1]
- January 14 – Dr. Frank W. Huddleson dies at his home in Herndon.[1]
June
- June 16 – Colonel William L. Peak, superintendent of the Lorton Reformatory, dies when he crashes his car into a parked gasoline truck on Route 1 near Fort Belvoir.[2]
August
- August 6 – After having been closed for the previous 18 years, the Lee Chapel officially reopens.[3]
November
- November 26 – 17-year-old Richard DeButts and 19-year-old Eugene Moffett are killed when 21-year-old Arthur Mullen, Jr. crashes the car he is driving into a culvert near Herndon.[4]
December
- December 27 - 19-year-old Delbert Frame is killed by a hit-and-run driver while sledding on Lee-Jackson Boulevard near his home in Pleasant Valley.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Dr. Huddleson, Ex-Treasurer of Fairfax, Dies." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 12. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1994). Jan 15 1939. Web. 11 Jan. 2012.
- ↑ "Col. Peak, D.C. Reformatory Head, Killed as Car Hits Truck." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 1. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Jun 17 1939. Web. 9 Feb. 2012.
- ↑ Netherton, Nan, and Ruth Preston Rose. Memories of Beautiful Burke Virginia. Burke, VA: Burke Historical Society, 1988. Print.
- ↑ "Two Youths Killed as Auto Hits Culvert Near Herndon." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 1. Nov 27 1939. ProQuest. Web. 10 Feb. 2017.
- ↑ "Snow, Cold Cause Three Deaths, Tie Up Traffic." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 1. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1994). Dec 28 1939. Web. 31 Jan. 2012.
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