The Long Night

suspense and the producer of radios outstanding theater of thrills the master of mystery and adventure William N. Robeson a couple of years ago We were delighted to chill our audience with the performance of Frank Lovejoy in a story of civilian aviation called the long night Since that time mr. Lovejoy undaunted by the terrors of his performance began taking flying lessons and recently qualified and was

licensed as a private pilot. This accomplishment, plus the many requests of air-minded listeners, have impaled us to repeat the story now, with a deep bow of appreciation to the unsung heroes of the Civil Aeronautics Administration, who man the controlled towers of the nation's airports all day long and through every long night.

Listen then as Frank Lovejoy stars in The Long Night, which begins in just a moment. memo on medals, interesting information about our military awards and decorations. For almost the first half century of its existence from 1862 till 1904, the original design of the Medal of Honor was identical for both the Army and Navy, a five-pointed star with a large

medallion in the center showing the goddess of wisdom, Minerva, warding off the figure of discord. The navy Medal of Honor hung suspended from its ribbon by a small anchor. The army Medal of Honor by an eagle resting on crossed cannons.

Originally, the ribbon was the same for both branches of service. Thirteen vertical stripes of red and white topped with a blue border. In 1904, the army changed its medal to the present design, with just the head profile of Minerva in the center of a smaller star back with a green enamel laurel reef. In 1913,