1958
Events that took place in Fairfax County in 1958:
Contents
January
- January 20 – The Richard E. Byrd Library in Springfield is dedicated in anticipation of its opening on January 22.[1]
February
- February 6 – 52-year-old storekeeper Percy Simms is shot to death by 21-year-old Army cook Garvie Haven Hall during a botched robbery at his store in Lorton.[2][3] Hall and his accomplice, 28-year-old hospital corpsman Calvin W. Pruitt, flee the scene, leaving untouched the $300 in the store's cash register.[2]
- February 13 – 40-year-old guard Michael J. Hughes, Jr. is beaten and stabbed to death in the day room of Dormitory 13 at the Lorton Reformatory by Gumersindo P. Gomez and John F. Schoppel.[4][5]
March
- Fairfax County Police Lieutenant Stanley H. Dodson takes command of the Groveton substation.[6]
June
- June 1 – 13-year-old Gloria Jean Lilly drowns in the swimming pool of the Belleview Apartments at 601 Belle View Boulevard in Alexandria.[7][8]
- June 2 – 47-year-old Russell Gantt fatally stabs his brother in law, 55-year-old Ted R. Strom, and pistol whips his sister Ruth after she shoots him in the chest at the couple's home on Waples Mill Road in Oakton.[9]
- June 16 – Attempting to get out of a series of traffic tickets written to him by Fairfax County Police Private Olin F. Sanders, Clinton E. Turner stupidly manages to turn a few misdemeanor offenses into a felony when he offers Sanders a $5 bribe.[10]
- June 27 – A three-judge panel grants the Town of Fairfax the right to annex over three square miles of Fairfax County, more than doubling the town's size. The grant is effective January 1, 1959.[11]
July
- July 10 – 13-year-old Michael L. Carrico drowns at a swimming party at Timberlake in Oakton. His body is recovered when it floats to the top two days later.[12]
August
- August 17 – 21-year-old Richard E. Lee drowns while swimming in the gravel pits of the Northern Virginia Construction Company in Springfield.[13]
September
- September 5 – The Crestwood Construction corporation deeds a 2½-acre tract at Highland Road and Atteentee Road to the Springfield Volunteer Fire Department for the construction of a new station house.[14]
- September 14 – 12-year-old Preston Pitts is struck in the left temple with a baseball and killed when he runs across the infield while the competing teams are warming up for a game in Centreville. Pitts is taken to Manassas Medical Center, where he is pronounced dead.[15]
November
- November 19 – The Fairfax County Water Authority announces it has been awarded the franchise to supply water to the new airport in Chantilly.[16]
December
- December 28 – 23-year-old Albert W. Rogers fatally shoots himself with a 12 gauge shotgun in the back yard of his mother's house in Burke.[17]
- December 31 – Fairfax County Police Detective Sergeant David R. Eike, previously serving as the head of the Juvenile Squad, is promoted to lieutenant, becoming an administrative assistant to Chief William L. Durrer. His role at the Juvenile Squad is taken over by Detective Corporal Richard H. Lester. Also promoted is Traffic Safety Officer Paul S. Dove, to the rank of sergeant.[18]
References
- ↑ "Richard E. Byrd Library Dedicated in Springfield." The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959): 1. Jan 21 1958. ProQuest. Web. 12 Dec. 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Store Keeper Shot to Death." The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959): 1. Feb 07 1958. ProQuest. Web. 3 Aug. 2014.
- ↑ "Two GIs, Wife of One Indicted for Murder." The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959): 1. May 13 1958. ProQuest. Web. 3 Aug. 2014.
- ↑ "2 D.C. Convicts Charged with Killing Guard in Day Room at Reformatory." The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959): 1. Feb 15 1958. ProQuest.Web. 6 Nov. 2016.
- ↑ "2 Get Life in Slaying at Lorton." The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959): 1. Oct 04 1958. ProQuest. Web. 6 Nov. 2016.
- ↑ "4 Policemen Promoted in Fairfax." The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959): C15. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). May 31 1959. Web. 6 Feb. 2012.
- ↑ Casey, Phil "Death Toll Rises as Holiday Ends." The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959): A3. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1994). Jun 02 1958. Web. 19 Dec. 2011.
- ↑ "Pool Victim Rites Set for Today." The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959): A12. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1994). Jun 03 1958. Web. 19 Dec. 2011.
- ↑ Guinn, Muriel. "Accountant Slain, Wife Beaten as in-Law Runs Amok in Virginia." The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959): 2. Jun 03 1958. ProQuest. Web. 7 Feb. 2014.
- ↑ "Virginian Admits Attempt to Bribe Fairfax Officer." The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959): 1. Oct 14 1958. ProQuest. Web. 27 Dec. 2013.
- ↑ Guinn, Muriel, and J. W. Anderson. "Town of Fairfax Permitted to Annex 3 Square Miles." The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959): 1. Jun 27 1958. ProQuest. Web. 13 June 2017.
- ↑ "Carrico Boy's Body found Atop Lake." The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959): 1. Jul 13 1958. ProQuest. Web. 10 May 2014.
- ↑ "Swimmer Drowns in Gravel Pit." The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959): B1. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1994). Aug 18 1958. Web. 29 Jan. 2012.
- ↑ "Springfield Gets Firehouse Site." The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959): 1. Sep 06 1958. ProQuest. Web. 22 May 2014.
- ↑ Gieske, Tony. "Fairfax Boy is Killed by Baseball." The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959), Sep 15 1958, p. 1. ProQuest. Web. 7 Sep. 2018.
- ↑ Guinn, Muriel P. "Fairfax County Gets Chantilly Water Contract." The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959): 1. Nov 20 1958. ProQuest. Web. 3 Aug. 2014.
- ↑ "Burke Man Shoots Self." The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959): 1. Dec 29 1958. ProQuest. Web. 31 May 2014.
- ↑ "County Detective Gets Promotion." The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959): A14. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Jan 01 1959. Web. 12 Mar. 2012.
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