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Cattle Baron's Ball rakes in a record take for charity | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas-Fort Worth News | Dallas Morning News: "Cattle Baron's Ball rakes in a record take for charity 04:43 AM CST on Friday, December 7, 2007 By KIM HORNER / The Dallas Morning News The Cattle Baron's Ball, a glitzy gala benefiting the American Cancer Society, took in a record $5.5 million this year, officials said Thursday. It cost $1.5 million to throw the extravagant charity ball at Southfork Ranch on Sept. 29. So the event, the cancer organization's largest single-night fundraiser in the nation, netted a record $4.04 million for research and scholarships, according to Maria Clark, regional vice president for the North Texas region."