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I 2A ARLINGTON Citizen-Joumal 2A ARLINGTON Citizen-Journal 2A ARLINGTON Citizen-Journal I I Week of October 16 1994 4 Cowboys Halloween party: 4 4 Events Tale Cowboys in Arlington will team with the Welcome House Youth Service Center Other Legends ofSleepy Arlington 4 0 0 41 for a Halloween party from 6:30 to 9:30 pm Oct 31 Cowboys is at 2540 BY LAURA VOZZELLA injuring the others From Page 1 Abram St at Texas 360 There will be From Page 1 Foil Worth Star-Telegram a Some say the "screams" are merely the sound of candy cookies and soft drinks available Doom where her 13 husbands are dead as well as free country dance lessons teen-ager abducted in the I 930s etween the Civil War and 1900 many a cow the wind whistling through the wreckage of the old but won't stay buried Then they can by a group ofgamblers from the 13 thief and runaway slave met his end at a bridge take a journey through Arania's 13 Six Flags Mall: The Arlington Parks Arlington Downs racetrack They sturdy Osage orange tree that stood on the banks of The bridge said to be on the old Farm Road Rooms of Doom where the deadly and Recreation Department will sponsor took her to what is now Six Flags the Trinity River in what is now Randol Mill Park 157 about a mile west of where it is today was scenes of her husbands' deaths have costume contests every 15 minutes been re-created from 6 to 8 pm Oct 31 in the Dillard's said to have been the site of the One of its mighty branches grew parallel to the replaced with a culvert But some say you can still Children can build scarecrows in court and arts and crafts in the Foley's track's stables where they killed ground makingit a favorite spot for hangings hear screams and see fires in the direction of the Looney Tunes Land and take home a court Trick-or-treating will be allowed her and threw her body down a The hanging tree made more than a few enemies old bridge memento of their Halloween creation from 6:30 to 7:30 pm at stores in the well in its day no matter that they are dead It's said The Terrorplex is back with four mall Texas 360 and East Division Street Both stories have Amy that the tortured souls of men who died on the tree 303 Mall: Nursery and second -story houses in one location Dr Forum uy haunting a secon-story storage got their revenge when it was destroyed by Blood hosts his "Experiments in Fraternity house bears haunted history preschoolers can trick-or-treat mall area above a Six Flags sweet shop lihtnin Terror" where guests are taken on a gg in the 1920s stores from 10 am to noon Oct 31 at Enter Delta Upsilon's haunted house at your own peril tour of the doctor's lifelong dedication to called Candy Kitchen The shop is the mall Texas 360 and Spur 303 Long before the University of Texas at Arlington the study of fears and phobias near the creek where Amy the Screaming bridge legend spans decades "Dr Blood's Fantom Fun House" The Parks at Arlington mall: Children farm girl met her end one story fraternity inhabited the West Abram Street home features "clowniacs" circus clowns 12 and under can trick-or-treat from 6 to built a ll here the top the we On Feb 4 1961 a car accident claimed the lives legend has it that "Old Man Thornton" lived there gone mad A new addition is the "Maze 8 pmOct31 Halloween photos will be says of three Arlington high school girls They say the old man snatched children and pets of the Lost Pharaohs" a journey through taken in the Mervyn's court for $513 on Grand Prairie Amy was thrown On the anniversary of their deaths or on any from the streets leaving their skeletons inside the the ruins of ancient Egyptian tombs Oct 29-31 the othergoes where resurrected mummies are "A light would appear in foggy night they say you can still hear their house the Delta Upsilon's Haunted House: determined to keep the treasures of the screams Across the street the old Phi Delt fraternity The fraternity's 25th annual Haunted upper level of the Candy Kitchen Pharaohs intact House benefiting the Ruby Steele Fund and you could see the faint outline The tragic accident and the legend of screaming house was said to be haunted before it was torn A $1 donation is requested at these bridge began as a prank In 1961 vandals burned a down for the Salvation Army building It is said haunted attractions to benefit the for cancer research at Cook-Fort Worth of what appeared to be a woman Childrens Medical Center runs from 7 wooden bridge in north Arlington then removed that a Phi Delt died in the house long ago and that 44 Longhorn Council of the Boy Scouts of But if you went upstairs neither pm to 12:30 a Oct 28-31 at 719 warning signs a few days later his ghost won't leave until a degree is conferred America she nor the light was there" said Abram St Cost is $5 $4 for A car with six young women sailed off the Dr Fright's Asylum in downtown UT-Arlington students Six Flags spokesman Bruce Neal partially destroyed bridge killing three and Source: Folklore allegories and archives Arlington: Dr Fright's Asylum is in a who has heard the stories since he 100-year-old home that has been In Grand Prairie started working at the park but has deserted for years never seen Amy This structure with its 15-foot Forest of Fear atJoe Pool Lake: The "The kids at the park keep it It began in October 1987 when investigator Bill "He would come in his car and ceilings and real backyard tomb was the Forest of Fear haunted trail will run from residence of the first doctor in Arlington sundown until 11 pm next weekend going I've been around for 25 and Patsy Wright co-owner of the essentially closed the case for pull up under the stands but he Some of the highlights are a black widow and Oct 28-29 at Joe Pool Lake's Loyd I've heard it for 25 And it Wax Museum of the Southwest Grand Prairie police was never able to see his horses spider a bloody laboratory with a talking Park changes" Neal said "There was was poisoned with strychnine But Dear has continued to run" said Dorothy Rencurrel an head in a jar a graveyard and tomb and Visitors will get a hayride around the one version that actually had her placed in her nighttime cold investigate the case at his own Arlington history buff "I heard tell an electric chair in the torture chamber park as they are delivered to the haunted walking the park streets There medicine he could tell the sound of his Dr Fright's Asylum is at 217 Front St forest The event will feature live expense It's just too good a directly behind Theater Arlington entertainment and concessions Oct was another version that had her mystery to go unsolved he said horse hoofs so he knew when they Admission price is $6 at the door 28-29 Loyd Park is at 3401 Ragland crying sobbing" The museum burned in 1988 won" 1' "The wax museum has so much however $1-off coupons will be Road This forlorn figure is more than Then the body of Lori Williams available at many local merchants A Park entry fee is $6 per vehicle and the welcome at the park Neal said Wright's secretary was exhumed suspense murder and intrigue" The track flourished even after portion of the proceeds will benefit the hayride and haunted trail is an additional "We'd be delighted to have her because she had shown signs of said Dear who hopes to write a Waggoners death in 1934 But Texas State Museum of History $3 per person benefiting the Muscular book about the case "It makes a church groups and businesses The house wit be open from 7 pm to Dystrophy Association Call (817) during Fright Fest if she'd make poisoning when she died in 1984 tremendous story" successfully pressured the midnight during "Celebrate Arlington" 467-2104 for more information an appearance" he said An investigator says the autopsy Monday through Sunday and on A pumpkin-carving contest for showed traces of strychnine but Legislature to outlaw gambling on Halloween weekend Oct 28-31 campers at Loyd Park will be Oct 28-29 I nearby Grand Prairie the results were not conclusive I- ong before amusement parks horses in I 936 For more information call 478-8078 another amusement center is J-4 wax museums and ballparks 11 The Palace People and wax A man caught taking ledger They say Waggoner although Arlington Museum figures will join the entertainment at at th of macabr eart a there was horse racing in 1 books from the bumed-out Dungeon of Doom: The fifth annual Halloween at the Wax Museum from 7 modern-day mystery Arlington And the man who over long dead could be eard wailing his ove beld track when it '1" I Arlington Museum of Art haunted to 10 pm Oct 26 27 and 30 and from 7 A woman poisoned A wax remains of the wax museum brought it here is said to be still I house the Dungeon of Doom will open pm to midnight Oct 28 29 and 31 museum burned A body which reopened in 1990 as the haunting his beloved track closed lkm at 7 pm and run until there are no more Actors in the exhibit will be disguised as exhumed Palace of Wax and Ripley's Oil and cattle baron WT The grandstand faced north just visitors Thursday through Saturday and wax figures Adult admission is $895 Believe It Or Not was police Oct 27-31 The museum is at 201 plus tax Children ages 4 to 12 are $495 investigators' only suspect in the Waggoner once the wealthiest about where the old Best Products store on East Division Street was Main St fire and deaths But they never plus tax Admission into Ripley's Believe man west of the Mississippi built a Touted as the only basement haunted It or Not! is the same A combination 25000-spectator horse racing One recent afternoon the sounds house in the Metroplex the dungeon will adult admission into both attractions is gathered enough evidence to track in 1929 and called it of construction were the only feature dusty caves dripping with $1095 with children ages 4 to 12 Charley Taylor Recreation Center: charge him with anything but Arlington Downs noises at the building Aarons I creepy crawly critters mummies $895 plus tax Children 3 and under are The Parks and Recreation Department's theft Rents Furniture is moving into thP" 1 roaches bats vampires and zombies free on all admissions 20th annual Halloween carnival will be He then persuaded the Texas 4 if building from its location next Special nights with 0 admission are from 5 to 9 pm at Charley Taylor The man 25-year-old Stanley Recreation Center 601 Grand Prairie Poynor was shot to death in 1991 Legislature to legalize horse racing door Aarons employees had neveilll' opening night Thursday and children's Dalworth Recreation Center: A in late 1932 Waggoner then 82 night from 4 to 7 pm Oct 28 pre-Halloween party featuring an indoor Road A costume contest concessions by a traffic officer who said heard the tale or any unusual i run over Admission on other nights is $6 or $5 carnival refreshments arts and crafts games booths and Halloween goodies Poynor was trying him suffered a stroke before opening noises with a donation of canned food for the and coloring contest will be from 6:30 to are included in the festivities which are day in 1933 He managed to attend Arlington Night Shelter 9 pm Oct 27 at the recreation center intended for children 12 and under in his car His death considered the races sitting in the front seat of "Now we'll all be seeing ghosts 9 A BIG SAVINGS ON For more information call 275-4600 2012 Spikes St Admission is $1 Tickets are 25 cents each mysterious in itself by Dallas his car wrapped in a blanket 1 one i 0 li OPEN 7 DAYS 1 4 OFF COUPON "Service Above 1 i7 A tkldifirj7 I I 'ret Selr I 1 Hour Slide 1 Of 1 Black Whi 11'2 off developing of unlimited roils of C-41 colortilm 20 off 'CL 0 II 0 04 if i enlargements with this coupon Choice of one set of Jumbo or ---1- I AvalLable te 1s LI: regular size double Not Valid With Other Otters Coupon rr I Since 1984 must be presented with order Expires March 31 1995 se tor r- 4 :0040 11'-ti i It'I I Iffirt tr91 44 NI '4' tH Va 1 HR QUALITY PRINTS '1 emeom-- wipswiongie0AKA0madimaiAmomoommusitibiatema 'rn 7' 1 Ail Ut1 Nide DOUBLE PRINTS WCOUPON 0 I Instant Passport Photos AGFA gi ft J)11 c- 3 0 I and GLAMOUR STUDIO Nothing Eocipsto AGFA Ron I'' i '74 17 1 co''" i -1 300" 1 11301 COLLINS 225 2775370 s3 1 I Next to CompUSA 8 Bizmart 1 A c4 st' tik te t1-41 i I 1' I I 'i: 1 (1 1 A Jiya 1 11'4' ''7 "it 'C' 1 Iii'll 1 1 4 -7- A -7 Mt? 0 1: ar if i 2 4l41 sk -e 1 41 1074 a I -111 0 1 jp 0 A N'''''' i ''''''71 1 I 4 Petland If ----------J---e-31----------------'11)-ar111 1 Lit Costello 8( West 000401014 i Schroeder 8( Tobary Catharine Costello 8c Steven West were aidam1 a Ken Alice Schroeder of ft united in matrimony on October 1 1994 at St Mban's Reverend Jacob Fles officiated the ceremony A reception followed at Arlington Bratton Arlington are proud BUY ONE GET ONE the to announce engagement of their daughter Hilton Karen Ann to Michael Joseph if 11q-rg The bride is the daughter of Carol Tabary Michael is the son of Bill Th Costello and Richard Costello groom Beryl Tabary of Dallas TX is the son of Norma Levy and Robert West 8( Chase Bt The bride was given in marriage by her The weddi Mrs im raton ng will take place on father Richard Costello Matron of honor of Paducah TX are November 19 1994 at St Rita's ALL FRESHWATER SALTWATER FISH was Rachel Thornberry Bridesmaids were Catholic Church in Dallas TX Jodi Pool Tammy Brown and Kelly Pork proud to announce The reception will follow at the NO LIMITS ON QUANTITIES Junior Bridesmaid was Sarah Gibbs Flower Girl was Suzanne Costello the engagement of Belo Mansion in Dallas Best man was Michael Thornberry their daughter Lesley The bride is a graduate of St Dealers Welcome Groomsmen were Steven Costello Robert Spranger and Charlie Jenon Allyson Bratton to Mary's University School of Law She is currently employed as a i s- I The bride is a graduate of Lamar High Stephen William Chase School and TCJC She is currently employed Corporate Counsel by Sunrise 4AP by Dr Kenneth Katzen as a Paramedic Steve is the son of Mr Energy Services Inc Dallas TX I I The groom is a graduate of The groom is a graduate of Martin High School He is currently employed by Texas Mrs Tom Case Southern Methodist University i I Kenworth 7-S Distributors as a Parts Arlington TX The He is currently employed as a PP Distributor Salesman The couple will honeymoon at Montego wedding will take Manager by Showtime Networks i AQUARIUM BABY Bay in Jamaica and will reside in Arlin lace on December Inc Dalas TX gton 19 Galion Kits -n2 IGUANAS rx 7th $1988 rLA p1 3460 i 1 1 Oncludow Tank 6100 Purnih A ine pa ADULT 55 GALLON graduate in May from WBATobin It Pun NA 1 488 The bride will BALL PYTHONS TANK-TOP LIGHT Is11 41 roink Abilene Christian $3499 3-4 ft $9999 Att II University The groom Can 548-5459 4111gi 4 An 11 00' will also graduate in For Details On 4 PET GROOMING BATH DIP 10 OFF May from Abilene SERVICES Si 1100 OR All Other Christian Event to University Publishing Your iium Grooming teve will then work OCTOBER SPECIALS 1 Rememfier 4 small to medium size dogs Services Announcement for the family business 0 Chase Elastomer Corp 1 rig: LINCOLN SQUARE Ltr-as r----- a i i EN11: SHOPPING CENTER T0011(3Behlind Bladc Eye Pea) 114 Ljj Financing Available 4 4644 I AW Week of October 16 1994 Events From Page 1 Doom where her 13 husbands are dead but won't stay buried Then they can take a journey through Arania's 13 Rooms of Doom where the deadly scenes of her husbands' deaths have been re-created Children can build scarecrows in Looney Tunes Land and take home a memento of their Halloween creation The Terrorplex is back with four haunted houses in one location Dr Blood hosts his "Experiments in Terror" where guests are taken on a tour of the doctor's lifelong dedication to the study of fears and phobias "Dr Blood's Fantom Fun House" features "clowniacs" circus clowns gone mad A new addition is the "Maze of the Lost Pharaohs" a journey through the ruins of ancient Egyptian tombs where resurrected mummies are determined to keep the treasures of the Pharaohs intact A $1 donation is requested at these haunted attractions to benefit the Longhorn Council of the Boy Scouts of America Dr Fright's Asylum in downtown Arlington: Dr Fright's Asylum is in a 100-year-old home that has been deserted for years This structure with its 15-foot ceilings and real backyard tomb was the residence of the first doctor in Arlington Some of the highlights are a black widow spider a bloody laboratory with a talking head in a jar a graveyard and tomb and an electric chair in the torture chamber Dr Fright's Asylum is at 217 Front St directly behind Theater Arlington Admission price is $6 at the door however $1-off coupons will be available at many local merchants A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Texas State Museum of History The house will be open from 7 pm to midnight during "Celebrate Arlington" Monday through Sunday and on Halloween weekend Oct 28-31 For more information call 478-8078 Arlington Museum of Art's Dungeon of Doom: The fifth annual Arlington Museum of Art haunted house the Dungeon of Doom will open at 7 pm and run until there are no more visitors Thursday through Saturday and Oct 27-31 The museum is at 201 Main St Touted as the only basement haunted house in the Metroplex the dungeon will feature dusty caves dripping with creepy crawly critters mummies roaches bats vampires and zombies Special nights with $3 admission are opening night Thursday and children's night from 4 to 7 pm Oct 28 Admission on other nights is $6 or $5 with a donation of canned food for the Arlington Night Shelter For more information call 275-4600 I I OPEN 7 DAYS I 1 Hour Slide 1 I Black White Available a i Since 1984 ag I of BIG SAVINGS ON istptiiiii 1 HR QUALITY PRINTS tmougtO DOUBLE PRINTS WCOUPON Instant Passport Photos AG FA and GLAMOUR STUDIO Nu thing swim AGFA I I ---7-ttutt- Instant Passport Photos AG FA det ft Iand GLAMOUR STUDIO No thing swim AGFA Min a I 1301 COLLINS 225 2775370 I Next to CompUSA Bizmart 311L BUY ONE ALL FRESHWATER SALTWATER FISH NO LIMITS ON QUANTITIES i Dealers Welcome I Gall 41 BA $34 PET SE OCTOE 1r-fict AQUARIUM 19 Gallon Kati $1988 I tiVkft7 1 3440 OnelOtibil Tank A Illw Pump Airline Tobin(' A Prirephei4 2 ADULT BALL PYTHONS $3499 3-4 ft PET GROOMING SERVICES OCTOBER SPECIALS 1 OM zc Cowboys Halloween party: Cowboys in Arlington will team with the Welcome House Youth Service Center fora Halloween party from 6:30 to 9:30 pm Oct 31 Cowboys is at 2540 Abram St at Texas 360 There will be candy cookies and soft drinks available as well as free country dance lessons Six Flags Mall: The Arlington Parks and Recreation Department will sponsor costume contests every 15 minutes from 6 to 8 pm Oct 31 in the Dillard's court and arts and crafts in the Foley's court Trick-or-treating will be allowed from 6:30 to 7:30 pm at stores in the mall Texas 360 and East Division Street Forum 303 Mall: Nursery and preschoolers can trick-or-treat mall stores from 10 am to noon Oct 31 at the mall Texas 360 and Spur 303 The Parks at Arlington mall: Children 12 and under can trick-or-treat from 6 to 8 pm Oct 31 Halloween photos will be taken in the Mervyn's court for $513 on Oct 29-31 Delta Upsilon's Haunted House: The fraternity's 25th annual Haunted House benefiting the Ruby Steele Fund for cancer research at Cook-Fort Worth Children's Medical Center runs from 7 pm to 12:30 am Oct 28-31 at 719 Abram St Cost is $5 $4 for UT-Arlington students In Grand Prairie Forest of Fear atJoe Pool Lake: The Forest of Fear haunted trail will run from sundown until 11 pm next weekend and Oct 28-29 at Joe Pool Lake's Loyd Park Visitors will get a hayride around the park as they are delivered to the haunted forest The event will feature live entertainment and concessions Oct 28-29 Loyd Park is at 3401 Ragland Road Park entry fee is $6 per vehicle and the hayride and haunted trail is an additional $3 per person benefiting the Muscular Dystrophy Association Call (817) 467-2104 for more information A pumpkin-carving contest for campers at Loyd Park will be Oct 28-29 The Palace of Wax: Ppople and wax figures will join the entertainment at Halloween at the Wax Museum from 7 to 10 pm Oct 26 27 and 30 and from 7 pm to midnight Oct 28 29 and 31 Actors in the exhibit will be disguised as wax figures Adult admission is $895 plus tax Children ages 4 to 12 are $495 plus tax Admission into Ripley's Believe It or Not! is the same A combination adult admission into both attractions is $1095 with children ages 4 to 12 $895 plus tax Children 3 and under are free on all admissions Dalworth Recreation Center: A pre-Halloween party featuring an indoor carnival refreshments arts and crafts and coloring contest will be from 6:30 to 9 pm Oct 27 at the recreation center 2012 Spikes St Admission is $1 OFF COUPON "SenLceepove 112 off developing of unlimited rolls of C-41 colorfilm 20 off enlargements with this coupon Choice of one set of Jumbo or regular size double Not Valid With Other Offers Coupon must be presented wkh order Expires March 31 1995 111 GET ONE BABY IGUANAS $1488 55 GALLON TANK-TOP LIGHT $9999 BATH lic DIP 10 OFF Si 1100 OR All Other Grooming small to medium size dogs Services LINCOLN SQUARE SHOPPING CENTER (Behind Black Eye Pea) Lat41 861-0131 Financing Available Tales From Page 1 teen-ager abducted in the I 930s by a group ofgamblers from the Arlington Downs racetrack They took her to what is now Six Flags said to have been the site of the track's stables where they killed her and threw her body down a well Both stories have Amy haunting a second-story storage area above a Six Hags sweet shop called Candy Kitchen The shop is near the creek where Amy the farm girl met her end one story says built atop the well where the Grand Prairie Amy was thrown the other goes "A light would appear in the upper level of the Candy Kitchen and you could see the faint outline of what appeared to be a woman But if you went upstairs neither she nor the light was there" said Six Flags spokesman Bruce Neal who has heard the stones since he started working at the park but has never seen Amy "The kids at the park keep it going I've been around for 25 and I've heard it for 25 And it changes" Neal said "There was one version that actually had her walking the park streets There was another version that had her crying sobbing" This forlorn figure is more than welcome at the park Neal said "We'd be delighted to have her during Fright Fest if she'd make an appearance" he said nearby Grand Prairie 1 another amusement center is at the heart of a macabre modern-day mystery A woman poisoned A wax museum burned A body exhumed Charley Taylor Recreation Center: The Parks and Recreation Department's 20th annual Halloween carnival will be from 5 to 9 pm at Charley Taylor Recreation Center 601 Grand Prairie Road A costume contest concessions games booths and Halloween goodies are included in the festivities which are intended for children 12 and under Tickets are 25 cents each Costello 8( West Catharine Costello 8c Steven West were united in matrimony on October 1 1994 at St Mban's Reverend Jacob Fles officiated the ceremony A reception followed at Arlington Hilton The bride is the daughter of Carol Costello and Richard Costello The groom is the son of Norma Levy and Robert West The bride was given in marriage by her father Richard Costello Matron of honor was Rachel Thornberry Bridesmaids were Jodi Pool Tammy Brown and Kelly Pork Junior Bridesmaid was Sarah Gibbs Flower Girl was Suzanne Costello Best man was Michael Thornberry Groomsmen were Steven Costello Robert Spranger and Charlie Jenon The bride is a graduate of Lamar High School and TCJC She is currently employed by Dr Kenneth Katzen as a Paramedic The groom is a graduate of Martin High School He is currently employed by Texas Kenworth 7-S Distributors as a Parts Distributor Salesman The couple will honeymoon at Montego Bay in Jamaica and will reside in Arlington TX An Event to ReInvnfier I Other Legends ofSleepy Arlington BY LAURA VOZZELLA Foil Worth Star-Telegram etween the Civil War and 1900 many a cow thief and runaway slave met his end at a sturdy Osage orange tree that stood on the banks of the Trinity River in what is now Randol Mill Park One of its mighty branches grew parallel to the ground makingit a favorite spot for hangings The hanging tree made more than a few enemies in its day no matter that they are dead It's said that the tortured souls of men who died on the tree got their revenge when it was destroyed by lightning in the 1920s Screaming bridge legend spans decades On Feb 4 1961 a car accident claimed the lives of three Arlington high school girls On the anniversary of their deaths or on any foggy night they say you can still hear their screams The tragic accident and the legend of screaming bridge began as a prank In 1961 vandals burned a wooden bridge in north Arlington then removed warning signs a few days later A car with six young women sailed offthe partially destroyed bridge killing three and It began in October 1987 when Patsy Wright co-owner of the Wax Museum ofthe Southwest was poisoned with strychnine placed in her nighttime cold medicine The museum burned in 1988 Then the body of Lori Williams Wright's secretary was exhumed because she had shown signs of poisoning when she died in 1984 An investigator says the autopsy showed traces of strychnine but the results were not conclusive A man caught taking ledger books from the burned-out remains of the wax museum which reopened in 1990 as the Palace of Wax and Ripley's Believe It Or Not was police investigators' only suspect in the fire and deaths But they never gathered enough evidence to charge him with anything but theft The man 25-year-old Stanley Poynor was shot to death in 1991 by a traffic officer who said Poynor was trying to run over him in his car His death considered mysterious in itself by Dallas 0) Bratton 8( Chase Dr Mrs Jim Bratton of Paducah TX are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter Lesley Allyson Bratton to Stephen William Chase Steve is the son of Mr Mrs Tom Chase of Arlington TX The wedding will take place on December 17th The bride will graduate in May from Abilene Christian University The groom will also graduate in May from Abilene Christian University Steve will then work for the family business Chase Elastomer Corp Source: Folklore investigator Bill Dear essentially closed the case for Grand Prairie police But Dear has continued to investigate the case at his own expense It's just too good a mystery to go unsolved he said "The wax museum has so much suspense murder and intrigue" said Dear who hopes to write a book about the case "It makes a tremendous story" ong before amusement parks wax museums and ballparks there was horse racing in Arlington And the man who brought it here is said to be still haunting his beloved track Oil and cattle baron WT Waggoner once the wealthiest man west of the Mississippi built a 25000-spectator horse racing track in 1929 and called it Arlington Downs He then persuaded the Texas Legislature to legalize horse racing in late 1932 Waggoner then 82 suffered a stroke before opening day in 1933 He managed to attend the races sitting in the front seat of his car wrapped in a blanket PIPIL injuring the others Some say the "screams" are merely the sound of the wind whistling through the wreckage of the old bridge The bridge said to be on the old Farm Road 157 about a mile west of where it is today was replaced with a culvert But some say you can still hear screams and see fires in the direction of the old bridge Fraternity house bears haunted history Enter Delta Upsilon's haunted house at your own peril Long before the University of Texas at Arlington fraternity inhabited the West Abram Street home legend has it that "Old Man Thornton" lived there They say the old man snatched children and pets from the streets leaving their skeletons inside the house Across the street the old Phi Delt fraternity house was said to be haunted before it was torn down for the Salvation Army building It is said that a Phi Delt died in the house long ago and that his ghost won't leave until a degree is conferred allegories and archives "He would come in his car and pull up under the stands but he was never able to see his horses run" said Dorothy Rencurrel an Arlington history buff "I heard tell he could tell the sound of his horse hoofs so he knew when they won" The track flourished even after a' Waggoner's death in 1934 But church groups and businesses successfully pressured the Legislature to outlaw gambling on horses in 1936 They say Waggoner although long dead could be heard wailing' over his beloved track when it ruk closed ikmp The grandstand faced north just about where the old Best Products store on East Division Street was One recent afternoon the sounds of construction were the only noises at the building Aarons Rents Furniture is moving into the building from its location next door Aarons employees had nevei 11' heard the tale or any unusual noises "Now we'll all be seeing ghosts''' one saleswomanjoked Schroeder 8( Tabary Ken Alice Schroeder of Arlington are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter Karen Ann to Michael Joseph Tabary Michael is the son of Bill Beryl Tabary of Dallas TX The wedding will take place on November 19 1994 at St Rita's Catholic Church in Dallas TX The reception will follow at the Belo Mansion in Dallas The bride is a graduate of St Mary's University School of Law She is currently employed as a Corporate Counsel by Sunrise Energy Services Inc Dallas TX The groom is a graduate of Southern Methodist University He is currently employed as a Manager by Showtime Networks Inc Dallas TX ad a I to all ti )1 i I 1.