[The Crazy Hotel]

This pictures shows the east side of the Crazy Hotel, which opened in 1927, and occupies the entire west side of the 400 block of North Oak Avenue. The Crazy is now [2008] a retirement home. It was forcibly shut down in 2010. Across North Oak Avenue (the main street in the picture) and on the right (east) of the Crazy, is the building (with the Community Aerial Cable Company sign) that once housed Stoker Pontiac. It is now [2008] occupied by Bennett's Office Supply. The Grand Theater (originally the Crazy Theater at 400 North Oak, and now [2008] The Faith Covenant Church) can be seen at the far end of that block.
Date: April 29, 1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Palo Pinto County Star. (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, September 29, 1905 (open access)

Palo Pinto County Star. (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, September 29, 1905

Weekly newspaper from Palo Pinto, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 29, 1905
Creator: Son, J. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Palo Pinto County Star. (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, August 29, 1919 (open access)

Palo Pinto County Star. (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, August 29, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Palo Pinto, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 29, 1919
Creator: Son, J. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Palo Pinto County Star. (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, November 29, 1907 (open access)

Palo Pinto County Star. (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, November 29, 1907

Weekly newspaper from Palo Pinto, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 29, 1907
Creator: Son, J. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Palo Pinto County Star. (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, March 29, 1907 (open access)

Palo Pinto County Star. (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, March 29, 1907

Weekly newspaper from Palo Pinto, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 29, 1907
Creator: Son, J. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Palo Pinto County Star. (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, June 29, 1917 (open access)

Palo Pinto County Star. (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, June 29, 1917

Weekly newspaper from Palo Pinto, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 29, 1917
Creator: Son, J. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Palo Pinto County Star. (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, March 29, 1918 (open access)

Palo Pinto County Star. (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, March 29, 1918

Weekly newspaper from Palo Pinto, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 29, 1918
Creator: Son, J. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Palo Pinto County Star. (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, June 29, 1906 (open access)

Palo Pinto County Star. (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, June 29, 1906

Weekly newspaper from Palo Pinto, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 29, 1906
Creator: Son, J. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Zack Mosley to Major Phillips, August 29, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from Zack Mosley to Major Phillips, August 29, 1967]

Handwritten letter from cartoonist Zack Mosley to Major Phillips, responding to a letter he received from the major. He writes that he has enclosed a drawing of his cartoon, Smilin' Jack. At the top of the letter is a stylized letterhead with Smilin' Jack's head and Mr. Mosley's signature. On the back of the letter is a stamp giving the Boyce-Ditto Public Library's address. The letterhead on the front is clearly visible from the back of the letter.
Date: August 29, 1967
Creator: Mosley, Zack
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mayor L. J. Varnell, Jr. to Colonel E. P. Fleming, Jr., August 29, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from Mayor L. J. Varnell, Jr. to Colonel E. P. Fleming, Jr., August 29, 1967]

Letter from Mayor of Mineral Wells L. J. Varnell, Jr. to Colonel E. P. Fleming, Jr., congratulating the U.S. Army Primary Helicopter Center on their 11th anniversary. On the back of the letter is a stamp giving the Boyce-Ditto Public Library's address.
Date: August 29, 1967
Creator: Varnell, L. J., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lieutenant General T. W. Dunn to Colonel E. P. Fleming, September 29, 1966] (open access)

[Letter from Lieutenant General T. W. Dunn to Colonel E. P. Fleming, September 29, 1966]

Letter from Lieutenant General T. W. Dunn to Colonel E. P. Fleming congratulating the U. S. Army Primary Helicopter School on their 10th anniversary. On the back of the letter is a stamp giving the Boyce-Ditto Public Library's address.
Date: September 29, 1966
Creator: Dunn, T. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Brigadier General Frank Meszar to the U.S. Army Primary Helicopter School, August 29, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from Brigadier General Frank Meszar to the U.S. Army Primary Helicopter School, August 29, 1967]

Letter from Brigadier General Frank Meszar to the U.S. Army Primary Helicopter School congratulating them on their 11th anniversary. On the back of the letter is a stamp giving the Boyce-Ditto Public Library's address. There is a small, handwritten cursive note on the bottom left of the front the letter.
Date: August 29, 1967
Creator: Meszar, Frank
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from retired General Hamilton H. Howze to Major William D. Phillips, August 29, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from retired General Hamilton H. Howze to Major William D. Phillips, August 29, 1967]

Letter from retired General Hamilton H. Howze to Major William D. Phillips congratulating him on the U.S. Army Primary Helicopter Center's 11th anniversary. He also briefly mentions the Vietnam War. On the back of the letter is a stamp giving the Boyce-Ditto Public Library's address.
Date: August 29, 1967
Creator: Howze, Hamilton H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Strawn Enterprise. (Strawn, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 29, 1905 (open access)

Strawn Enterprise. (Strawn, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 29, 1905

Weekly newspaper from Strawn, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 29, 1905
Creator: Vincent, Upshur
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mineral Wells Index (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 47, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 29, 1982 (open access)

Mineral Wells Index (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 47, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 29, 1982

Daily newspaper from Mineral Wells, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 29, 1982
Creator: Bennie, Bill
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mineral Wells Index (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 73, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 29, 1982 (open access)

Mineral Wells Index (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 73, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 29, 1982

Daily newspaper from Mineral Wells, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 29, 1982
Creator: Bennie, Bill
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Palo Pinto County Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, April 29, 1938 (open access)

Palo Pinto County Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, April 29, 1938

Weekly newspaper from Palo Pinto, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 29, 1938
Creator: Dunbar, Mary Whatley
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mineral Wells Index (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 150, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 29, 1985 (open access)

Mineral Wells Index (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 150, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 29, 1985

Daily newspaper from Mineral Wells, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 29, 1985
Creator: Bennie, Bill
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mineral Wells Index (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 124, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 29, 1985 (open access)

Mineral Wells Index (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 124, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 29, 1985

Daily newspaper from Mineral Wells, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 29, 1985
Creator: Bennie, Bill
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Palo Pinto County Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, November 29, 1940 (open access)

Palo Pinto County Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, November 29, 1940

Weekly newspaper from Palo Pinto, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 29, 1940
Creator: Dunbar, Mary Whatley
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Palo Pinto County Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, July 29, 1938 (open access)

Palo Pinto County Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, July 29, 1938

Weekly newspaper from Palo Pinto, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 29, 1938
Creator: Dunbar, Mary Whatley
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mineral Wells Index (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 201, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 29, 1985 (open access)

Mineral Wells Index (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 201, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 29, 1985

Daily newspaper from Mineral Wells, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 29, 1985
Creator: Bennie, Bill
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Palo Pinto County Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, September 29, 1939 (open access)

Palo Pinto County Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, September 29, 1939

Weekly newspaper from Palo Pinto, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 29, 1939
Creator: Johnston, Charles F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Palo Pinto County Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, March 29, 1940 (open access)

Palo Pinto County Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, March 29, 1940

Weekly newspaper from Palo Pinto, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 29, 1940
Creator: Dunbar, Mary Whatley
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History