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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Pan American Airways announces first air-express flight from Seattle to Alaska's Ketchikan and Juneau, starting weekly service with the "Baby Clipper" plane, approved by Bureau of Air Commerce.
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SEATTLE, Aug. 19, (AP)- Pan American Airways announced its "Baby Clipper" was scheduled to hop at 8:30 a.m. Saturday from Seattle for Ketchikan and Juneau on the first air-express shipment flight ever sent to Alaska from the United States. District Traffic Manager R. O. Bullwinkel said that the Bureau of Air Commerce had granted the necessary authority Friday. He said: "After the Saturday flight, a regular weekly express service will be maintained throughout the year, weather permitting. Next week the departure time will be changed to Friday mornings, returning Mondays".
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Seattle
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Aug. 19
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regular weekly express service to be maintained throughout the year, weather permitting; departure time to change to friday mornings next week, returning mondays
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Pan American Airways announced its "Baby Clipper" scheduled to depart at 8:30 a.m. Saturday from Seattle for Ketchikan and Juneau on the first air-express shipment flight ever sent to Alaska from the United States; Bureau of Air Commerce granted necessary authority Friday