1945
Events that took place in Fairfax County in 1945:
Contents
January
- January 20 – By a 4-2 vote, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors adopts the county executive secretary form of government. County purchasing agent Randolph M. Loughborough is named as the executive secretary.[1]
February
- February 27 – While returning from a fishing trip, farmers Fristoe A. Melton and Clarence C. Dailey find the severed head of 31-year-old Pearl W. Corens on the side of Seneca Road near Herndon.[2][3][4]
August
- August 1 – Dr. Ford Swetnam is appointed county medical examiner by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors.[5]
- August 24 - 48-year-old Lloyd S. Norborg and PFC Edward L. Kaas are killed in a head-on collision on the Lee Highway south of Centreville when Norborg loses control of his car and crashes into the Army truck in which Private Kaas was riding.[6]
References
- ↑ "Fairfax Adopts Executive Plan Of Government" Evening Star, 21 Jan. 1945, One Star, p. 101. NewsBank. Accessed 23 Dec. 2017.
- ↑ "Woman's Head, Severed, Found Near Herndon." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 1. Feb 28 1945. ProQuest. Web. 16 Jan. 2014.
- ↑ "Bethesda Painter Crilled After Missing Wife's Head Is Found." Evening Star, 28 Feb. 1945, Three Star, p. 1. NewsBank. Accessed 10 Feb. 2018.
- ↑ "4 Dentists Say Head was that of Mrs. Corens." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 1. May 24 1945. ProQuest. Web. 30 Apr. 2014.
- ↑ "Fairfax Medical Examiner Post Given to Dr. Swetnam." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 9. Aug 03 1945. ProQuest. Web. 9 Aug. 2014.
- ↑ "2 Dead, 1 Hurt in Army Truck, Auto Collision." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 5. Aug 25 1945. ProQuest. Web. 10 Aug. 2014.
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