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The Gunter Hotel opened on
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was formed based on a meeting of twenty five United States Army
Officers on June 20, 1922 at the Gunter Hotel to discuss the procurement of reliable and economical auto insurance.
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surrendered $ 1,600,000 in federal property to the forces of
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who set up a temporary studio in the hotel where
Johnson recorded a number of songs including the blues classic "
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