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VOL. XLVIINO. 253DENTON, TEXAS, SUNDAY MORNING,DID SCHOOL DAYS CAST SHADOWS OF TRAGEDY LATER?V irginiaCarpenterFoundHappiness An Elusive’ThingTwo years ago Virginia Carpenter, attractive Texarkana school girl, arrived in Denton to go to e allege. Perhaps 30 minutes after she arrived here she disappeared. Her trail ended after a cab driver let her out in front of her TSCW dormitory. What really did happen to Virginia Carpenter? Here% tracing Virginia's school days, is the third of a series of special articles on Denton’s moot baffling unsolved mystery.By BOB BROCKRecord-Chronicle Staff Writer(Copyright 1950 by Bob Brock)CarpenterclassesInsteadROUNDABOUTTOWNR. J. (BOB) EDWARDSteachers noteda child with an unusual amount of common sense and loyaltyschool did she really beirinto take part in school activities. And then it was vations.She tired easily and when she was tired a slight limp showed up in her right leg—a leg left slightly shorter by a disease contracted as a child. This limp embarassed her and it wasn’t until she was in high school that she overcame her self-consciousnessShe attended high school Texarkana, Ark., becauseand then not completely.acousin of hers went there.Entering into high schoolCOLLEGE OUTING — This was the lust picture taken of VirginiaCarpenter. It was made by a friend at Texarkana Junior College'• yearly picnic at Dainger-field. The same day Virginia got second degree sunburn.activities, Virginia soon got a bid from every sorority and joined one of them—over the half-hearted protests of herfather.She Joined the band snd became a majorette. In her scrapbook, which Mrs. Carpenter still keeps close at hand, is a picture of her in front of the band, dressed in the majorette’s short skirt, white boots and plumed hat. She was easy to pick out of the group because of her height, (only five feet two inches) and brunette hair which came down to her shoulders and big, deep-set brown eyes— inherited from her mother.It was in June, 1944. that Virginia graduated from high school and made plans to enter the University of Arkansas in the fall to study Journalism.After one year at the university Virginia came home She told her mother she wanted to go intolaboratory technician training.This would require lots of science—something she hadn’t had in high school.TSCW In 1945This time she entered Texas State College for Women in September. 1945.Again an unusual turn of events was shaping up that was to changeher plans.In February, 1945. ill health forced Mrs. Carpenter to sell her insurance business. On her way through Denton to a hospital atTemple, she stopped off to seeVirginia.Recalling her visit, Mrs. Carpenter told us:*’It wasn’t my intention for Virginia to leave school then, but aswe sat in her room talking. Virginia burst into tears: ‘Mother,do you realise how hard you are making it for you to be down there alone and not knowing lor sure if you are coming back.“ How can you expect me to study for the next two weeks when you are all I have?* H They were on their way to Temple together next morningLike as a father pitleth his children, so the Lord pitleth them that fear him.-Psalm 103-13.The heavenly father heals our wounds and diseases. He is closer to us than earthly parents.As Walker Jgoe, chairman of the highway committee of the Denton Chamber oi Commercecould not get away, Roundabout, vice chairman of the committee, was delighted to go to Austin with Chamber of Commerce Manager Otis L. Fowler to appear before the State Highway Commission. The purpose of the appearance was to petition the State Highway Commission to ask that Highway 34, a state highway, be designated as a federal highway. Highway 82 starts at Texarkana and goes on through Sherman, Gainesville and west and Highway 24 is routed to the south of that highway, though reaching the same points further out in West Texas. The federal designation was asked, as it is believed, even known, that a federally designated highway will attract more traffic than will Just a State designation. Denton Chamber of Commerce Joined other chambers and representatives along the present designated 24.TfhasticlcleycelFJsontheabotan!DerpanTappwhithefeelWell, when a country boy like Roundabout goes to the capitol city, he is most likely to make a faux pas or so. The first one, andthe only one we trust. U whenlongtime friend^SPsultMrs. Carpenter underwent major surgery and a week later Virginia had an attack of appendicitis and also had to be operated on. In a month both mother and daughter were able to go home.Then love struck the 19-year-old Virginia. It was Mac, an Aggie who had carried Virginia and her mother home from the hospital. Before he left to go back to College Station after leaving the convalescents, the wedding date had been set.But again happiness wasn't in the cards for Virginia.Says her mother:loved Mac because of his fine qualities and because he was so good to me, but I couldn’t see their two personalities living together in harmonymet our _____Wakefi«!d of Austin, one of ths big political boys of Texas and the Nation. We had known Paul as “Colonel” for a good many years, so we said. ’’Howdy, Colonel.” Paul is now ’ General” Wakefield, a title he wears well, as he is one of the most engaging personalities it has been our pleasure to know.B he 1 waibyabl TBotliarmoAbyBoibodSiEngagement BrokenThe grandparents didn't iOther men to appear, along with Denton representatives, were A. D. Cummings, president of the Ol-ney Chamber of Commerce; Worth U Coffey formerly of Aubrey, manager of the Olney Chamber of Commerce; W, 8. Whaley. FortWorth. Joe Moore, manager of the Greenville C of C; Paschall Crain, manager Jacksboro C of C; A. H HaU, president of the Jacks boro C of C: O. McDaniel, manager of the Seymour C of C; O. W. Cox of Seymour, a county commissioner. Telegrams were received from Senator George Mof-Auatofpolli*»miSee ROUNDABOUT. Page 3asshiispoersmeiAtheerAdlt;ionjMM
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