1943
Events that took place in Fairfax County in 1943:
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May
- May 8 – Three-year-old Thomas R. Cuenco and his 3-month old sister Olivia J. Cuenco are drowned in the bathtub of their Alexandria home by their mother.[1]
June
- June 3 – Circuit Court Judge Walter T. McCarthy appoints Harry L. Carrico as judge of the Fairfax Trial Justice Court.[2]
- June 22 – 27-year-old laborer Archie Mullens shoots his 24-year-old wife Edna in the face with a .32 caliber revolver, killing her, at her mother's home in Lincolnia. Mullens flees the scene and commits suicide in Fairfield, Virginia, where his corpse is discovered on July 3.[3][4][5]
October
- October 25 – 46-year-old James A. Fincham is killed when he is struck by a car driven by 24-year-old Private Theodore C. Sipe on Rout 211 near Fairfax.[6][7]
References
- ↑ "Fairfax Mother Admits Drowning Her Two Children." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 1. May 11 1943. ProQuest. Web. 27 Jan. 2017.
- ↑ "Harry L. Carrico Appointed Fairfax County Trial Judge." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 1. Jun 04 1943. ProQuest. Web. 5 Sep. 2014.
- ↑ "Bloodhounds Trail Man in Wife's Death."Evening Star, 22 Jun. 1943, NIGHT FINAL, p. 1. NewsBank. Accessed 28 Dec. 2017.
- ↑ "Virginia Mother of 2 Shot to Death; Husband Hunted." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 9. Jun 23 1943. ProQuest. Web. 28 Dec. 2017.
- ↑ "Body of Man Wanted In Wife's Death Found."Evening Star, 4 Jul. 1943, One Star, p. 10. NewsBank. Accessed 28 Dec. 2017.
- ↑ "Woodville Man Dies When Struck by Car Near Fairfax School" Evening Star, 25 Oct. 1943, Three Star, p. 18. NewsBank. Accessed 28 Dec. 2017.
- ↑ "Cabman Held in Traffic Death." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 9. Oct 26 1943.ProQuest. Web. 13 Aug. 2016.
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