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FACT THAT CAPITAL AND VISION HAVE FORMED AND WORKING
TOGETHER HAVE PRODUCED IN CONCRETE, STEEL. BRICK AND STONE
WHAT MINERAL WELLS HAS ALWAYS LONGED FOR AND NEEDED,
OVER SHADOWED THE PAST AND ILLUMINATED THE FUTURE WITH
*BRIGHTEST RAYS SERENE".
IN THE SPACIOUS PAVILION THERE WAS SERVED AN ELABORATE
BANQUET OF DELICIOUS VIANDS TO THE THOUSAND GUESTS AND
WHILE THE KITCHEN, COOKS, WAITERS AND SUPERVISORS, WERE
NEW AND THIS THE FIRST MEAL SERVED IN THE NEW HOTEL, YET
UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MR AND MRS JOE S. DANIELS,
CATERERS FOR THE HOTEL, THE SERVICE WAS AS EXCELLANT AS IF
IT HAD BEEN IN OPERATION FOR MONTHS.
THE MUSIC, VAUDEVILLE ACTS AND SOLOS WERE IN KEEPING WITH
THE SERVICE GENERALLY APPLAUDED. THE SPEECHES, THREE IN
NUMBER, CLOSED THE PROGRAM FOR THE BANQUET, HAVING BEEN
DELAYED UNTIL SUCH TIME AS WBAP, FORT WORTH STAR
TELEGRAM, COULD GET ON THE AIR AND BROADCAST THEM THROUGH
REMOTE CONTROL.
HAROLD HUFF. OF THE STAR TELEGRAM FAMILIARY KNOWN TO THE
RADIO WORLD AS THE "HIRED HAND" WAS MASTER OF CEREMONIES
AND INSTEAD OF USING THE GAVEL, HE USED THE FAMIOUS WBAP
COW BELL.
CARR P. COLLINS, PRESIDENT OF THE CRAZY HOTEL COMPANY WAS
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Weaver, A. F. "Crazy Hotel Opens", text, March 10, 1994; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38087/m1/2/: accessed June 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Boyce Ditto Public Library.