THIRD OF MARRIAGES END IN DIVORCE
Reeeived Mondav, 7 p.m. WAS1IIXGTOX", Sept. 15. TTnited States had a record divorce vear in 1945, more tlian 502,000 being granted, a 25 per eent. incvease over 1914 whieh was the previous peak year. The divorces represented 01 per eent of the marriages during 1 945. The divorce rate, whieh has nearly doubled siiice Bi'17, has' inereased practically uniiitermpteiily sinee the -first statistics were comiiiled in 19015 wlion the nmnber was- 72,0(52.
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Chronicle (Levin), 17 September 1946, Page 5
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