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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1931
Page
5
United Press survey shows 217 578 marriage licenses issued in 1931 first 11 months across 13 cities and 7 states, down from 268 458 in 1930. Divorces rose as licenses fell, with 49 371 decrees in 1931 versus 56 808 in 1930, and Omaha reporting a rare uptick in marriages.
David N. Chadwick Jr., former Wilmington councilman, is jailed on a federal warrant for carrying a stolen bond into Washington DC in exchange for a discounted bond. A separate warrant targets Frank Silinsky alias Frank Simon, who is not located. Chadwick already faces Richmond charges for possessing bonds worth $91,000 stolen from the First National Bank of Philadelphia.
A survey shows Manchester New Hampshire and Portland Maine posting small gains in divorces despite the downturn. Providence Rhode Island and Charlotte North Carolina report modest increases, while Omaha and Columbus Ohio hold steady. totals for cities and states reflect changes in marriage and divorce figures across 1930 to 1931.
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