--- --- Back to the vault ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/replatform/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.time.com%2Ftime%2Fsubscriber%2Fvault%2F1934%2F12%2F19341224%2F1%2F1550.jpg&w=3840&q=75) Shop the cover --- December 24, 1934 | Vol. XXIV No. 26December 24, 1934 | Vol. XXIV No. 26 ### December 24, 1934 | Vol. XXIV No. 26December 24, 1934 | Vol. XXIV No. 26 ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/replatform/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.time.com%2Ftime%2Fsubscriber%2Fvault%2F1934%2F12%2F19341224%2F1%2F1550.jpg&w=1080&q=75) December 24, 1934 | Vol. XXIV No. 26 Pageof 56 Zoom+ ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/replatform/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.time.com%2Ftime%2Fsubscriber%2Fvault%2F1934%2F12%2F19341224%2F1%2F1550.jpg&w=1080&q=75) ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/replatform/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.time.com%2Ftime%2Fsubscriber%2Fvault%2F1934%2F12%2F19341224%2F1%2F1550.jpg&w=1080&q=75) View page 1 ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/replatform/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.time.com%2Ftime%2Fsubscriber%2Fvault%2F1934%2F12%2F19341224%2F2%2F1550.jpg&w=1080&q=75) ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/replatform/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.time.com%2Ftime%2Fsubscriber%2Fvault%2F1934%2F12%2F19341224%2F3%2F1550.jpg&w=1080&q=75) View pages 2 & 3 ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/replatform/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.time.com%2Ftime%2Fsubscriber%2Fvault%2F1934%2F12%2F19341224%2F4%2F1550.jpg&w=1080&q=75) ![The iconic red rectangular TIME 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'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/replatform/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.time.com%2Ftime%2Fsubscriber%2Fvault%2F1934%2F12%2F19341224%2F48%2F1550.jpg&w=1080&q=75) ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/replatform/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.time.com%2Ftime%2Fsubscriber%2Fvault%2F1934%2F12%2F19341224%2F49%2F1550.jpg&w=1080&q=75) View pages 48 & 49 ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/replatform/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.time.com%2Ftime%2Fsubscriber%2Fvault%2F1934%2F12%2F19341224%2F50%2F1550.jpg&w=1080&q=75) ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/replatform/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.time.com%2Ftime%2Fsubscriber%2Fvault%2F1934%2F12%2F19341224%2F51%2F1550.jpg&w=1080&q=75) View pages 50 & 51 ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/replatform/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.time.com%2Ftime%2Fsubscriber%2Fvault%2F1934%2F12%2F19341224%2F52%2F1550.jpg&w=1080&q=75) ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/replatform/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.time.com%2Ftime%2Fsubscriber%2Fvault%2F1934%2F12%2F19341224%2F53%2F1550.jpg&w=1080&q=75) View pages 52 & 53 ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/replatform/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.time.com%2Ftime%2Fsubscriber%2Fvault%2F1934%2F12%2F19341224%2F54%2F1550.jpg&w=1080&q=75) ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/replatform/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.time.com%2Ftime%2Fsubscriber%2Fvault%2F1934%2F12%2F19341224%2F55%2F1550.jpg&w=1080&q=75) View pages 54 & 55 ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/replatform/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.time.com%2Ftime%2Fsubscriber%2Fvault%2F1934%2F12%2F19341224%2F56%2F1550.jpg&w=1080&q=75) View page 56 Cover - Dec 24, 1934, Vol. XXIV, No. 26 - The Vault - TIME ```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":"Cover - Dec 24, 1934, Vol. XXIV, No. 26 - The Vault - TIME","item":"https://time.com/vault/issue/1934-12-24/page/1/"}]}]} ```