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Show INCREASE IN MARRIAGES An increase in the number of marriages mar-riages during 1033 has been reported by the statistical bureau of a leading life Insurance company. Ee-employ-ment, larger earnings, and better prospects have given young men and women confidence in their ability to establish homes. The statistical bureau based Its conclusions on preliminary figures from officials of 21 states. There was a 4.3 per cent Increase In the number of marriages in 1933 over the preceding year. The figure is low in comparison with normal years, but presents a strong contrast to what happened between 1929 and 1932, when the marriage rate dropped a total of 22.4 per cent. Literary Digest. |