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Word: courtright (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...button marked "Press" from a men's room urinal, affixed it to his lapel and crashed a swank party as a newspaperman. But of more lasting interest was the hotel's impeccable service, a concept originally executed by, and credited to. the Beverly Hills's Hernando Courtright, who bought the hotel in 1943. Current owner Ben Silberstein, who took over ten years later, has sedulously maintained the tradition. The Beverly Hills has 1½ employees for every guest, the highest ratio of any hotel in the country...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Hotel: With a Smile | 11/9/1962 | See Source »

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