OCR Text |
Show MARRIAGE ON INCREASE OVER NATION Divorces are still on the increase in several states of the nation, but according to figures of the Bureau of the Census, they have a long way to go to offset a recent re-cent boom in the matrimonial field. During 1945, the Bureau said, 10.8 percent more marriage licenses li-censes were issued in cities of 100,000 inhabitants or more than during 1944. Over a seven-year period this figure was topped only once in 1942, the peak year of marriages. Although the 1945 total of 568,-713 568,-713 permits was 4.4 percent lower than that for 1942, when 594,908 permits were issued it was 39.1 percent higher than the estimated estimat-ed total for 1939, with - 408,989 permits. Changes in the nation ranged from an inrease of 42 per cent in Charlotte, N. C, to a decrease de-crease of 18.6 percent in Tampa, Fla., The number of permits is viewed only as an approximation of the number of marriages performed. |