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...Shangri La's busiest customer, J. Tillotson, who commandeered a taxi and rode full upon his "charging steed" to the distant abode of a grateful damsel, bade her a quick adieu, and then disappeared into the stealth of the mushy--by virtue of the weather--night. For such valor, above and beyond the call of chivalry, we nominate James Tillotson, the man of Brown, for the coveted title, "Pigeon of the Week...

Author: By The PEARSON Twins, | Title: The Lucky Bag | 1/16/1945 | See Source »

Bill Gurganus sporting his new Phi Beta Kappa pin while trying to join the heavy-set blonde organist at Shangri-La at the keyboard...

Author: By Jack T. Shindler, | Title: The Lucky Bag | 1/12/1945 | See Source »

Poetry at the Shangri-la. And by whom do you ask? No less than Charlie Gould, alternating with the floor show to keep a sentimental young thing's mind off the war, the heat, and the time until all hours Saturday night...

Author: By Jack Schindier, | Title: The Lucky Bag | 8/15/1944 | See Source »

When Martin, our hero, played by Dick Foran, falls into his rapturous dream, he finds himself in an ancient Shangri-la with knights and ladies and kings with long red beards. In true Navy style, he sees a young girl and wins her love. The girl, being ignorant of modern customs, doesn't know how to neck but she is set wise quickly. After that, magicians, Merlins, disguises, and a feminine villain proceed to dominate the action...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PLAYGOER | 5/2/1944 | See Source »

Last week two more powerful Essex-class carriers, the Bennington and the Shangri-La, were launched from East Coast shipyards. When they join the fleet, at least eleven of these 27,000-ton flattops will be in operation-barring possible sinkings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: Vindicating the Carrier | 3/6/1944 | See Source »

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