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flight traveler. She was on the passenger list for the first Pacific flight by Pan-American airways, the first Bermuda flight, the first Atlantic flight of the Graf Zeppelin and the first of the Hindenburg.

Mr. Rapoport is making his second start on an around-the-world air trip. Two years ago his plans for such a trip were upset by the destrution of the Hindenburg, on which he had expected to cross the Atlantic. He now will be able to make the entire journey on regular scheduled air lines.

Seven Round Trips Already

Pan-American ships already have flown the southern soute seven times each way, including five round trips with mail, the last one taking a group of reporters for a preview of the sky trail. The Dixie Clipper is one of six Boeing flying boats which Pan-American Airways purchased for transoceanic service. Each is powered with four Wright double-row fourteen-cylinder radial engines, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and has a crusing range in still air of 4,275 miles.

Capt. R. O. D. Sullivan, senior master of the ocean-flying boats of Pan-American Airways, will command the Dixie Clipper. As the ship leaves the harbor the four yacht clubs on Manhasset Bay will fire a salute. The clipper will carry messages sent by the Port Washington Chamber of Commerce to the heads of the governments at Horta, Lisbon and Marseilles. John J. Floherty, a director of the chamber, will present them to Capt. Sullivan just before the take-off. The Port Washington High School national champion band will play for the departure.
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Dixie Clipper Is Poised fo Regular Service Start
By the Associated Press.
NRE YOTK, June 28--Aviation reached its long-dreamed milestone of regular tran-Atlantic passenger service today.

Twenty-two passengers and a crew of 11 are leaving Port Washington, Long Island, at 2 p.m. (E.S.T.) aboard Pan American Airways' Dixie Clipper bound for horta, Lisbon and Marseilles, to inaugurate twice-weekly flights to Europe.

It was a far cry from the days of Alcock and Brown of Lindbergh and Byrd and the other ocean flyers whose flimsy planes pioneered the path for the 41-ton, 6,000-horsepower Clipper.

Chosen strictly on a seniority basis, the No. 1 passenger was W. J. Eck of Washington, assistant to the vice president of the Southern Railway. He applied in 1931 and had headed the list since the humorist, Will Rogers, who was first, was killed in 1935.

More that 600 persons have applied for reservations this summer, while more than 300 sought places on the first trip.
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[[preprinted Western Union Telegram]]

[[Left Corner]]

 CLASS OF SERVICE
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This is a full-rate
Telegram or Cablegram unless its deferred character is indicated by a suitable symbol above or preceding the address.
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[[Center]]
BY DIRECT WIRE FROM
WESTERN UNION    1223
R.B. WHITE   NEWCOMB CARLTON        J.C. WILLEVER
PRESIDENT  CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD  FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT 
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SYMBOLS
DL = Day Letter
NL = Night Letter
LC = Deferred Cable
NLT = Cable Night Letter
Ship Radiogram
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The filing time shown in the date line on telegrams and day letters is STANDARD TIME at point of origin. Time of receipt is STANDARD TIME at point of destination

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NQ56 9=NREYOTK NY JUNR 28 939A
W J ECK=
DIXIE CLIPPER PAN AMN AIRWAY PORTWASHINGTON NY=
TO WISH YOU A MOST HAPPY AND ENJOYABLE TRIP=
ALBERT J LEONARD.
959A.

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typos in articles kept in trascription. pages 30 thru 36 are the same page with just the different cards displayed to show full front and the writings inside the card