--- title: December 21st, 1931 | Vol. XVIII, No. 25 | U.S. description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. canonical: https://time.com/magazine/us/3561924/december-21st-1931-vol-xviii-no-25-u-s/ og:title: December 21st, 1931 | Vol. XVIII, No. 25 | U.S. og:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:url: https://time.com/magazine/us/3561924/december-21st-1931-vol-xviii-no-25-u-s/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: December 21st, 1931 | Vol. XVIII, No. 25 | U.S. twitter:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- Back to the vault # December 21, 1931 | Vol. XVIII No. 25December 21, 1931 | Vol. XVIII No. 25  Issue name December 21st, 1931 | Vol. XVIII, No. 25 | U.S. Issue date December 21, 1931 Location U.S. [Browse issue pages](/vault/issue/1931-12-21/page/1/)[Buy This Cover](https://www.timecoverstore.com/) ## Table of Contents Others [THE PRESIDENCY: Hoover to the People](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742704,00.html)[THE CONGRESS: Work Done, Dec. 21, 1931](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742705,00.html)[National Affairs: Carless Speaker](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742706,00.html)[National Affairs: Debts & Dissent](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742707,00.html)[National Affairs: Gas Days](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742708,00.html)[STATES & CITIES: At Frankfort](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742709,00.html)[National Affairs: End of Lord Andrew](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742710,00.html)[WOMEN: Mr. Powers of Quiet Dell](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742711,00.html)[RACES: Precision at Lewisburg](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742712,00.html)[CRIME: On Auburn's Anniversary](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742713,00.html)[National Affairs: Mad Mann](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742714,00.html)[INTERNATIONAL: Run-Yanking](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742715,00.html)[Foreign News: Debts & Darkness](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742716,00.html)[GERMANY: Three Against Hitler](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742717,00.html)[GREAT BRITAIN: Gloom on Clydebank](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742718,00.html)[RUMANIA: Mr, Brosteanu](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742719,00.html)[SPAIN: First President](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742720,00.html)[PERU: 15th President](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742721,00.html)[JAPAN: Fox v. Archer](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742722,00.html)[International: Harvard Salaries](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742729,00.html)[International: New Plays in Manhattan: Dec. 21, 1931](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742730,00.html)[International: Thesis & Theseus](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742731,00.html)[International: No More Divvers](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742732,00.html)[Animals: Menu](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742733,00.html)[Animals: Pet](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742735,00.html)[Animals: Deadlock](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742736,00.html)[Science: Nuclear Secrets](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742743,00.html)[Medicine: Infantile Paralysis](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742726,00.html)[Medicine: Lid Props](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742727,00.html)[Medicine: Simples](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742728,00.html)[The Press: Color in the Times](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742723,00.html)[The Press: We Boys](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742724,00.html)[The Press: Again, Block to Hearst](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742725,00.html)[Religion: Darrow Forums](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742762,00.html)[Religion: Church Talkies](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742763,00.html)[Sport: Winter Golf](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742739,00.html)[Sport: Sportsman v. Sports](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742740,00.html)[Sport: Football, Dec. 21, 1931](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742741,00.html)[Sport: Bridge](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742742,00.html)[Lottery](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742747,00.html)[Aeronautics: CO](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742748,00.html)[Aeronautics: Landlady](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742749,00.html)[Aeronautics: Lighter-Than-Air](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742750,00.html)[Aeronautics: Giro Pilots](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742751,00.html)[Business: Index](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742753,00.html)[Business: Personnel: Dec. 21, 1931](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742754,00.html)[Business: Uneasy Entertainment](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742755,00.html)[Business: Old Grocery](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742756,00.html)[Business: Eat More Eggs](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742757,00.html)[Business: Angell's Save Harbor](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742758,00.html)[Business: Milbank's Dividend](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742759,00.html)[Business: Great Western Unswanks](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742760,00.html)[Business: Cosach Credit](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742761,00.html)[Cinema: The New Pictures: Dec. 21, 1931](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742737,00.html)[Art: Ireland in New York](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742738,00.html)[Music: Outcast Ukulele](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742744,00.html)[Music: Hot Spot](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742745,00.html)[Music: Glass Arm Substitutes](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742746,00.html)[Books: California's Harte](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742764,00.html)[Books: Gift Books](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742765,00.html)[Books: Crow Legends](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742766,00.html)[Books: Bally hooey](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742767,00.html)[Books: 150-lb Chorines](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742768,00.html)[Milestones, Dec. 21, 1931](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742752,00.html)[People, Dec. 21, 1931](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742734,00.html)[Letters, Dec. 21, 1931](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,742703,00.html) December 21st, 1931 | Vol. XVIII, No. 25 | U.S. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":210,"height":60},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://time.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"December 21st, 1931 | Vol. XVIII, No. 25 | U.S.","item":"https://time.com/magazine/us/3561924/december-21st-1931-vol-xviii-no-25-u-s/"}]}]} ```