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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1956
Page
8
The article notes a higher share of Americans marrying by age 23 for women and 27 for men, with marriage rates climbing postwar due to many weddings during and after World War II. It contrasts prewar proportions and highlights shifts toward earlier marriages amid population growth and demographic changes.
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company reports that U S tornado deaths from 1946 to 1955 totaled 1,766 with injuries about ten times higher. Fatalities varied yearly, 1916–26, 1925–35, and 1936–45 show declines, peak months accounted for nearly a quarter of deaths, and the March 22 1952 weekend tornadoes in Missouri and surrounding states killed 208 people.
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