Casa Loma: West Texas Palatial Ranch Home Built for $1
The Glen Allen ranch house in Northwestern Crane County known as Casa Loma is an $60,000 palatial West Texas home whose walls cost only a dollar. It features pine paneling, native rock den walls, extensive cattle and wagon iron collections, and a Bermuda lawn with Hereford stock and buffalo.
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Crane County
Glen Allen
Allen Ranch
Crane, Ward, Winkler
Ector Counties
Texas
Pecos
Betor County
Odessa
Casa Loma
Bankhead High
West Texas
Ohe
Allen's den
Allen
Flag
Ward
Lufkin
Davis
Diablo Mountains
Flag Mill
Earl West
Knott
Sidewalk Cattlemen Regulation On Cowboy Boot Wear
Madisonville officials mock up rules for boot wearing as a local issue. The piece notes a surge of high heeled boots among residents and references the Madisonville Sidewalk Cattlemen association proposing limits tied to cattle ownership. It mentions Casa Loma and local greeter Mrs Williams and her autograph book.
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Madisonville
Casa Loma
Williams
Allen
Bud Jr
West Texas
Dobie Writes New Book The Longhorns Admirable Southwest Folklore
J Frank Dobie long known Texas author and former Alpine school principal pens The Longhorns a book praised as among his best on Southwest folklore. McCutcheon lauds him as a skilled teller of Texan legends cowmen and open range life. Dobie a University of Texas English professor resides in Austin.
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J. Frank Dobie
Alpine School
Texas
Alpine High School
Dobie
Southwest
J. Forrest McCutcheon
Guggenheim
Brush
Coronado
Childen
Smerely
Doble
University of Texas
Austin
Canine Control Officer replaces dog catcher name
Sumner M. Miller of Peoria renames the dog catching post in the town. He introduces the title canine control officer to replace the traditional dog catcher role amid public disfavor of the old term.
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Sumner M. Miller
Peoria
Scrip Discount Offer For El Paso Hotel Guests
Local notice promotes saving on hotel stays in El Paso by purchasing The Avalanche scrip at a 25 percent discount, claiming reduced room charges for travelers. It frames the deal as a money saver for visitors.
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el Paso
Avalanche
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Big Bend National Park
Tea County
INN Springs
Sveny Weanding
Johnson Brothers
H. M. Pegues
Alpine Lumber Co
Alpine Lumber Company
Alpine
Don Jose
R. D. Hay
M. G. Michaelis Jr
W. F. Walker
Little Bill Wade
Sonny Up
Jess Barker
Sonora
Lie
Sierra Madre
Mex
GMC Toy
B. P. Motor Company
JC. Casner
GMC
Alpine, Texas
America
Pearl
Pearl Beer
Pearl Brewery
San Antonio
The
Antonio
Ritchey Bros
Phone
Marathon
Ctual Coton
Notograp
Ens
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