1929
Events that took place in Fairfax County in 1929:
February
- February 23 – 44-year-old Samuel Van Dyke Brooke kills one of his passengers, 39-year-old Julia Kelly, and fatally injures himself when he loses control of the car he is driving and crashes into a ditch on the Little River Turnpike. Brooke is taken to the Alexandria Hospital, where he dies on February 25.[1][2][3]
March
- March 5 – The Fairfax County School Board elects Wilbert T. Woodson as the new superintendent of the Fairfax County Public Schools system, effective on July 1.[4]
August
- August 25 – 26-year-old Leon L. Cornell is fatally injured by Kenneth Poole when Poole, racing with Marshall Frinks along Franconia Road in Alexandria, loses control of his car and crashes into a telephone pole. Cornell is taken to Alexandria Hospital, where he dies on the morning of August 28.[5][6]
September
- September 15 – 5000 people turn out to celebrate Ku Klux Klan day at the last day of the Fairfax County Fair.[7]
November
- November 11 – 38-year-old Michael Caetto shoots and fatally wounds 34-year-old Raymond Grover to settle an argument at an Armistice Day party in Alexandria. Grover is taken to the Alexandria Hospital, where he dies on November 18.[8][9]
References
- ↑ "Men Hurt in Auto Spill Recovering." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 4. Feb 25 1929. ProQuest. Web. 19 Feb. 2018.
- ↑ "S. Van Dyke Brooke Dies of Injuries" Evening Star, 25 Feb. 1929, One Star, p. 7. NewsBank. Accessed 19 Feb. 2018.
- ↑ "CRASH VICTIM DIES; IS SECOND FATALITY." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 5. Feb 26 1929. ProQuest. Web. 19 Feb. 2018.
- ↑ "Schools' Director Chosen in Fairfax." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 2. Mar 06 1929. ProQuest. Web. 21 July 2014.
- ↑ "ROSEMONT MAN, 26, HURT IN CAR CRASH." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 2. Aug 26 1929. ProQuest. Web. 24 Jan. 2017.
- ↑ "ALEXANDRIA AUTO CRASH VICTIM DIES." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 2. Aug 29 1929. ProQuest. Web. 24 Jan. 2017.
- ↑ "Klan Day Observed at Fair in Virginia." The Washington Post (1923-1954): M5. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1994). Sep 15 1929. Web. 20 Dec. 2011.
- ↑ "PARTY AT FAIRFAX ENDS IN SHOOTING." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 5. Nov 13 1929. ProQuest. Web. 19 Feb. 2018.
- ↑ "Seek Fairfax Man In Fatal Shooting." Evening Star, 18 Nov. 1929, Three Star, p. 10. NewsBank. Accessed 19 Feb. 2018.
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