Show INCREASE IN MARRIAGES an increase in the number of marriages during 1033 has been reported by the statistical bureau of a leading life insurance company re lie 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 w ns a 43 per cent increase in the number of marriages in 1033 over the preceding year the JI figure gure Is low in comparison with normal years but presents a strong contrast to what happened between 1929 and 1032 when the marriage rate dropped a total of per cent literary digest |