Show Marriage Rate Drops The Public Health Service reports report that the nations nation's marriage rate apparently dipped last year 1951 to the lowest point since 1938 1933 And the divorce rate for 1951 was estimated estimated estimated esti esti- mated to be the lowest since 1941 The rhe 1951 marriage rate rata was to each thousand of population was 3 3 per cent below the record set in fn 19 16 and 6 per cent down from tram 1950 There were marriage marriages es estimated es es- for 1951 1851 a reduction of from the 1950 total Last year there were 24 divorces granted for tor every 1000 persons compared with 23 25 in 1950 1050 Since 1946 1948 when a record record record rec rec- ord was set et the divorce rate rat has dropped 44 per cent It was estimated estimated esti estl mated there were divorces In 1951 compared with in 1950 |