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2023.2.80 A-CScope and Content
Two documents contained in a commemorative envelope addressed to A. C. Denicke, St. Joseph, Mo. containing an embossed orange 6¢ Air Mail.Context
A.
The left half of the envelope contains the commemoration of "FIRST AIR MIAL FLIGHT - ORD, NEBRASKA". There is a picture of a woman with the script "Carried by Evelyn Sharp - World's Youngest Aviatrix - Native of Ord, Nebr." Beside that is a map with the routes of air mail flights and the heading "National Air Mail Week, May 15, 1938" It is postmarked on the front ORD, NEBRA May 19, 1938 and on the back Saint Joseph, Mo REC'D May 19 1938.
B.
A clipping from THE KANSAS CITY STAR, TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1938. It looks to be a copy of a postcard to J. F. Langford, Los Angeles, Calif from his nephew Douglas Corrigan, postmarked Jul 12, 1938. The heading of the article is "CORRIGAN FOOLED THE 'FOLKS' TOO."
The postcard reads:
'Dear Folks-
The plane was running good as I cane on thru to N. Y. non stop - have been at Roosevelt field since Sat. p.m.
Was on the radio at the N.B.C. Studio last night so stayed in town. Will probably be back in a week or so. Douglas.'
The caption under the picture:
'A reproduction of the penny postcard Douglas Corrigan wrote to his uncle July 12, the only direct word members of his family had from him before he took off on his surprise flight across the Atlantic to Ireland.'
C.
A flyer Contributed By ORD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE About the First AIR MAIL flight
MAY 19, 1938
FIRST AIR MAIL PICK-UP AT ORD.NEBR
This letter Was Flown Out of Ord by
MISS EVELYN SHARP
America's Youngest Licensed Aviatrix
GREETINGS FROM ORD, NEBRASKA
"In the Heart of the North Loup Valley"
"Dear Friend:
These greetings come to you with the best wishes and goodwill of ORD and community. . . . . in commemoration of National Air Mail Week . . . .an opportunity to set forth some facts about ORD . . . .
ORD: Population. . ., County seat . . . Business and Professional institutions: . . Churches: . . . Electric and Water system . . . . . . . . new modern fireproof schools: Public library: . . parks with picnic grounds: . .. nine hole golf course.
On Union Pacific and Burlington Railroads . . . . daily bus service: . . airport.
A Co-operative creamery . . . : Livestock market . . . . : hatcheries, . . : Flour mill: Bottling works: . . .ice plant: . . . banks . . . theater: . . . hospital, and many other points of interest.
With all of it's fine improvements, Ord has one of the very lowest property tax levies in Nebraska. . . . . "
Yours sincerely
Alfred A. Wiegardt, SecLexicon
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