The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 3, 1938, Page 8

8 7 'FHE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE TUESDAY MAY 3 1938. e Yeenesh H AL b1 B4 444 ¢ .A:S ! 44&- AAA“‘oq B E RS e R RS ," FAIRBANKS—— Northward Winging--- AIR MAIL For Alaskal First link in a sky-chain augered soon to completely enweb the land — ALASKA. That prophetic link was welded today, May third, less than twenty years since the first sack of mail was air- ; | ‘ WHITEHORSE—— | | i 4 scattered communities that compose this great American North- ‘ borne between New York City and the National Capital to in- | _ augurate air-mail service in the United States—on May 15, 1918, When the gleaming Pacific Alaska Airways transport nosed aloft this afternoon to commence the flight north to F airbanks with Alaska’s first regularly scheduled air-mail, Alaskans could | well be heedful and look to the time, not far away, when the w Territory will be bound, not only within itself, but too with the body of that great nation of which it is a part, by such glisten- i ing winged steeds. Pacific Alaska Airways —DIVISION of PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS 3 Foiesbottertes .nw”wmfiom,mww"uu»o‘MW”MMMOWWM““”W“‘“‘“W§WWW”"”9"‘?” 4444444 — e Swnta s Al ot P88 e T : I TR SRWL VT e R e e ¥ 434 sortan u.“.v b+ o e ol N T AMRT GRS ¢ AN NoELas T &3 3 . Ly me el &Aau oS A