A PROCLAMATION
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In recognition of the great pro
gress made in aviation in Alaska
s nee the days when the pioneer
pilots first braved the skies in
inferior a'reraft to the present
day of fas', modern airliners and
v.i.. Id-circling routes. Alasr.ans on
' no 23 will pay tribute to those
who have paved the way.
A*, a special air show riemon
ation sponsored by the Anchor
e Jun or Chamber of Commerce
honor wiJi he paid to those pion
c pilots who have made possible
'if' advancement of aviation in
the Territory; to the Army, Navy
; nri Civil Aeronautics Adminis
' ration for the many improve
i nts which have come to avia
j lion i:i tihe north as th.* remit
j of their effort-: t<> present day
j pilots, operators and cony vines,
land to Alaskans as the most ; i
| mined poop; > in th.e scor'd.
I
I It is fiti.'nq that a (c •
brut ion of tribute be held for lias
. rapidly grosvin; means of trans
• portatlon ss h'ch has made < rc. y
outpost of the Tcri'D" i.rcess
ible in a few hours where n f -rr
short years aqo it required sn its
j and e\c:i months to trave so :h •
■ distance.
There-ore. 1. 1 F.W M WILL
IAMS, Actinq Gove nor of Alaska,
j m'ndful of th0 sr.rides made n
the aviation Indus rv in Atoka,
do hereby des-n: i > Jure 21 lr13
as ALASKA AIR DAY, in tr'bfte
to tho-e who Ivve prom-l >d th ■
interests of av'nti'.n n the Te.ri
tory of Alaska.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF.
I have hereunto act my
hand and the Sail of
the Territory of Alaska,
at Juneau, the Capital,
; his lit h day of June.
A.D. 1948.
i SEA IN s y.ew M. William:; |
IM. Williams, Acting Governor i
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Write vour own Ticket!
Pest records show the fastest
i v e io he 52 minutes and 45 so- j
conds; the slowest time to win i
n former years is 72 minutes and
25 seconds.
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The remains of some 300 cliff
dwellings, believed to have been j
built and occup ed from 900 t >
1100 A.D., are in tin* Walnu* Can-,
yon national monument in norNi-j
ern Arizona.
Seward
Telephone Main 0
O. T. WELCH
General Mgr.
The Seattle Chamber,
Seward Chamber of Commerce
PRESENTS THE
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