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Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-14
Farewell Party
For Mrs. DaUiS

Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace B. Hanna
entertained last night with fare
well party for Mrs. Edna Davis
who is leaving El Centro to make
her home this winter at Forest
Home.
The party was an informal gath
ering held at the Hanna home,
1903 State street Bridge was en-
joyed, Miss Arlene Rollof and W
c. Hanna winning the high score
prizes and Mrs. w. D. Leakey and
Phil knights, the low.
Guests included Mrs. Davis, Don
Davis. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cor
rel, Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Hanna.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Phil knights. Mr..
and Mrs. w. D. Leakey and Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Leakey.
J. w. Reed. Porterville. Tulare
county. lost an even 100 choice
Rhode Island Red pullets on Hal
loWe'en
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-14
IS. Is: OF Interest to Women 2.s::- ss:::
Churches
Schools
SOCIAL CALENDAR
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Mid-week meetings, churches.
Moose lodge, s, Moose home.
Oasis lodge No. 664, f. and a.
NJ, 1880, Masonic Temple.
Eagles. s, $50 Broadway.
Troop 3, B. S. A., !, Scout hut.
Dance, $3.50, Veterans hall.
Troop 81, B.S.A., 1880, NJ. Z.
social hall.
TOMORROW
Rotary club, Barbara Worth.
10000 club, 2, club house.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-14
NeW Directory To
Be Made In March

El Centre business men will be
interested in learning that the Ell
Centro Chamber Of Commerce has
been informed by the Los Angeles
Directory company that it is plan
ned TO issue a new Imperial coun-
ty directory Immediately after the
first of the year.
Because the present county di-
rectory was compiled almost three
years ago it is not as accurate as
might be desired and several busi-
ness men have called at chamber
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-14

Twenty four Northern California
counties want the state to buy the
toll bridge across Carquinez Strait
and make it free to autoists.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-14

is invited and which is being spon-
sored by the young ladies' sodality.
Playing will begin at 8 o'clock
and in addition to the prizes for
the card game, door prize will
be awarded Refreshments will be
served after the bridge game.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-14
Sod0Lity Sponsors
Party On Thursday

Thursday evening, December IS,
St Mary's hall will be scene of a
bridge party TO which the public
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-14
L. A. Butter De Eggs
BUTTER

The local price on eggs, fur
nished through the courtesy OF
Zurcher Bros. market.
EXUraS
Medium or pullet ............... ........... .24c
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-14
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L. A. Poultry

LOS ANGELES, Dec, Ia. W.H)--
Following are today's market quo
tations.
Hens, Leghorns, "a to 81 lbs...12c
Hens. Leghorns, 3h to 4 lbs. -...13c
Hens, Leghorns, lbs and UP ....15c
Hens. colored 3A to 4 lbs. ..........-l6c
Hens, colored, over 4 lbs and up 18c
Brothers, to az lbs. ....................13c
Broilers, 1Ia to 2h lbs. ...............13c
Fryers. Ieghorns, "a to lbs. ....l6c
Fryers. colored, 2h to 3ls lbs. ....17c
Roasters, soft bone, 3ls lbs, up lie
StaeS
Old roosterS
Duckling, Pekin, 4 lbs. and up 1lc
Old ducks
Ceese 12c
Young toms, 3 lbs. and up....."..l3c
Young toms, dressed, IL lbs. up..l7c
Hen turkeys, lbs. and up...........13c
Hen turkeys, dressed, 8lbs. up....l7c
Old tom turkeys .............................l2c
Old toms dressed .........................l5 l5c
SQUADS, under II lbs. per dz. ....15c
Squads, IL lbs. per dz. and up ...20c
Capons, dressed, under lbs. ....26c
Capons, dressed, lbs. and up ....26c
Rabbits, No. white. to lbs &c
Rabbits, No. l mixed colors. 3
to 4 lbs. ................................
Rabbits, No. l, old ...........~.............5c
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-14
PEROnAL
PnPnCPnPHr

Women of the Moose, Chapter
1l3, will meet Thursday evening,
December Is, at 8 o'clock in the
Moose home.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-14
L. A. Hay

LOS ANGELES, Dec. IA U.n)-
S. No. /, $500 to $3.50; U. S.
No. Q leafy, $3.50 to $500; u. S.
No. 2, $1,000 to $l2.50. Rain dam
aged hay $10.5o to $11.5O. Truck
Truck receipts %.
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-15
NO BENEFIT FROM
GUN SHELL H TAX
Delaware Game Officials
Think Refunds Would
Exhaust Revenue

The proposed federal tax of one
cent on gunshOt shells and the pro-
posal to fix a ninety-day season for
the shooting of water fowl were
among the subjects discussed at a
conference of game wardens and
game commissioners from all parts
of the country held in Washington.
Clarence S. Foster of Newark,
chief game warden for Delaware, at
tended the conference, representing
the Delaware Fish and Game Com
mission, and made a statement set
ting forth views held by the Della
ware commission on the proposed
legislation and change in the shoot
ing season of water fowl.
AS water fowl are migratory their
conservation is directly under the
Federal government. The govern
ment proposes a ninety-day season
with shooting three days each week.
Mr.. Foster informed the confer
ence that Delaware hunters and the
commission are more inclined to
favor siXty-day season with shoot
ing on any or all days of the week.
The proposed One-cent tax on gun
shot shells would not bring much
revenue to Delaware, the conference
was told. Part of the tax would be
retained by the Federal government
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Milford chronicle., 1932-04-15
STATE TO RECEIVE
QUOTA OF FLOUR
Delaware Organizations
Will Distribute Three
Carloads To Needy

Three carloads of government
flour are being ordered by the Della
ware Chapter, American Red Cross,
for distribution throughout the State.
The county organizations are being
assembled for the distribution of the
flour when it arrives.
Mrs. Evelyn Sarde is chairman for
Kent county, and will have commit
tee members in all towns who will
be responsible for their territory.
The names of these people will be
announced later.
The flour will reach her in about
three weeks, it is stated. The or
ganizations who will distribute the
flour to the families in their care are
as follows:
The Mayors Employment and Re-
lief Committee, of Wilmington; The
Family Society, the American Le-
gion, Department of Delaware,and
auxiliary units, the Railroad Relief
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Milford chronicle., 1932-04-15
QUARTERLY MEET
OF KENT COUNTY
ERANGERS IS HELD
Guests Of Harrington
Grange No. 55 At ALL
Day Meeting
REPORTS ARE MADE
Smyrna Awarded First
Prize In Membership
Drive

Harrington put on it's holiday
garb last Thursday when it had the
honor of entertaining the real dirt
farmer of Kent county and Mrs. Far
mer. The occasion was the quarter
ly meeting of Kent County Grange
No. 2, Patrons of HusbandTy. The
organization members were the
guests of Harrington Grange, No. 55.
This is one of the young oranges of
the State and it was the first time
that the Pomona Grange has ever
met i'm Harrington,
About 200 attended the sessions
which were held in the Community
Hall of the First National Bank. A
luncheon was served by the ladies
of the Harrington grange in the
Grange Hall.
Senator Wilbur +. Jacobs, repre-
senting the town, made the address
of welcome and the response was
gwen by ]. Frank Rice, of FELTON,.
The morning session opened at
1880 and roll call disclosed that 10
officers were present. All six grang-
es III Kent county through their del
egatcs reported progress. A short
memorial service was held in men,
Ory of John Heyd, deceased. After
closing in the fifth degree, the
Grange then opened in the fourth
degree. The next meeting of Pomo-
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Milford chronicle., 1932-04-15
-FOUR BREAK JAIL
AFTER LOCKING.
UP THE WARDEN
Three Convicted Chicken
Thieves And Alleged En-
bezzler Make Escape
WARDEN LOCKED UP
Believed To Have Made
Get Away In Car After
Cutting Wire Fence

Locking Warden William Morris
in cell at the new Sussex county
Jail, two and one-half miles from
Georgetown Tuesday night, foul
prisoners escaped. They have not
been recaptured. The warden was
released from the cell in which he
had been locked after a farmer had
heard cries of the prisoners. upon
investigating. he found Morris lock-
ed up and notified Sheriff Lorenzo
w. Brittingham.
The men who escaped were James
and Frank DickersOn, sentenced on
Monday to three years in Jail and
ten lashes each on April % for
stealing chickens; Thomas Cahall,
Jr., of Selbyville. charged with en-
bezzlement of from $100 to $500
from Elbert W. Lynch and held for
trial at the June term of court, and
George Coffin, of Phillisburg. charg-
ed with stealing chickens from II. B.
Mitchell and sentenced to one year
in Jail.
All of the men who escaped are
white. They are comparatively
young men. When Coffin was arrest
ed Charles Moore was with him and
was held for trial at the next term of
court. Moore has been ill and under
the care of a physician.
Warden Morris had locked up
about 25 prisoners who had been i'm
the corridor of the Jail but had not
placed the four men who escaped
and the sick man in cells. One of the
men who escaped called the warden
and told him that Moore was SER
iously ill. Morris says he leaned over
Moore to feel his pulse when James
seized him about the
arms and said:
1--WE do not intend to hurt you but
we must get out"
At the same time Frank Dicker-
son took the keys from the warden
and ordered him to- march to a cell.
The warden asked that his twelve
year old son Lacey be locked up
with him. This request was granted.
The warden and his yn2ng son were
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Milford chronicle., 1932-04-15
KENT FARMERS
RAISING ALFALFA
County Agent Wilson
Says Acreage Has In
creased Each Year

If the increasing number of in
quiries being received each year at
the office of County Agent Russell
E. Wilson may be considered as an
indication of the interest which the
farmers in Kent county are showing
in the growing of more and better
alfalfa, in all probability there will
continue to be a great increase in
the acreage seeded to this legume
during the coming year, as has been
the case each year since this al
falfa campaign was started in 1927.
Although the last two weeks in
August is the recommended time
for seeding alfalfa in this section of
the country, some farmers prefer to
seed their alfalfa with oats in the
spring of the year, and then cut the
oats just before the crop comes into
head. This practice will give salts
factory results if there should be
enough rainfall to provide moisture
for the young alfalfa when the oat
Gro pis removed, for otherwise the
hot and dry summer may kill the al
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Milford chronicle., 1932-04-15
TREE PLANTING AT
DELAWARE COLONY
Inspection OF New Buildings Will
BE Part OF Program Saturday

The annual Arbor Day exercises
will be held at Delaware Colony,
near Stockley. Saturday.
Plants, flowers. shrubs and trees
will be planted and a landscape gar
dener has donated his services to
see that the plants are properly
placed. The exercises will begin in
the morning with the planting and
will continue until 1880 D. M, when
exercises will be held.
The program will include a play
by the inmates. There will also be
an inspection of the new buildings,
which were provided for by the last
General Assembly and which include
a new building for negro boys, one
for white boys, an infirmary and an
auditorium.
There will be talk by Miss Ada
Thomas, teacher of handicraft at
the school. and by Miss Marian
Webb, head of the home economies
department of the State Board of
Education. She will tell what is new
to many Delawareans. that the
clothing for children at the institu-
tion is made by the home economic
classes in the various schools of the
State from materials which are do
mated by friend of the institution.
Those desiring to make donations
of flowers. plants or trees may send
them to Howard r. Ennis, superin-
tendent, or take them to the colony
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Milford chronicle., 1932-04-15
Young Woman
Wins OrdtOry Contest

High School, subject. washington
and Our Constitutional Govern
ment;" Margaret Roe, of Caesar
Rodney High School, Camden-Wyo-
ming, subject, "Discussion on Wash
ington's Farewell Address," Carrie
Stewart, Claymont High School.
Washington, the Soldier and States
man."
The judges included: David h.
Ward, superintendent OF schools in
Chester, Pa; Frank A. LivingwoOd,
Washington College. ChesteytCwn,
Md, and Mrs. Lucy Bennett, Of Sal
isbury, Md, Normal School.
The winner of the defamation
contest was Miss Jessie Morris, of
Lewes, who received the first prize
of $25. The subject of her declama-
tion wa "The Congo"
The second prize of SIS was won
by Miss Anna Litz, of Claymont.
Her subject was "The Closing Fay
Program" There was tie for the
third prize of $40 and it was divided
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Milford chronicle., 1932-04-15
P. O. S. OF A. TO
HONOR WASHINGTON
Patriotic Programs 10 BE Held
Throughout The State

The Patriotic Order, Sons of Anu
erica, of the State is arranging to
hold several celebrations in keeping
with the 2OOth anniversary of the
birth of George Washington as plan
ned by the U. S. George Washington
Bicentennial Commission. Last Fri
day evening at Hartly. Washington
Camp, No. 2, of the order. presented
a program. Selections were given by
the band of Hartly and an address
was made by George F. Irwin, State
secretary of the order, his subject
being Washington as a Leader"
On Friday evening, April 30, a
similar meeting will be held in the
auditorium of the Y. NJ. c. A. in Will
mington, at which time addresses
will be made by Mayor Frank c.
Sparks and Orrin E. Boyle, national
president of the order, and district
attorney of Allegheny County. Pa.
Mr. Boyle is from Allentown and
this will be his first visit to Will
mingtOn. Selections will be given by
an orchestra This meeting is given
to the people of Wilmington and
everyone is invited to join in honor
ing the memory of the Father of Our
Country.
A similar meeting will be held in
Harrington on May when Herman
A. Miller, of EastOn, Pa, will be the
speaker. This meeting is being plan
ned by Harry R. Smith and Marion
T. Galloway, Laurel; p w. Jenkins,
WOodside; Clarence Morris, Har-
ringtOn; H. E. Frazer, Viola: A. NJ +.
Tarr, Seaford, and Sirman Galloway,
Laurel.
Another meeting will be held in
the Commodore Macdonough School .
at st. Georges, the date to be an
nounced. All of the meetings are
open to the public.
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-15
STATE SCHOOL
HEAD REELECTED
Entire Staff OF Execu-
tives Renamed For
Next Year

The entire staff of executives and
other employees of the State Board
of Education headed by Dr.. H. v.
Holloway, State Superintendent of
Public instruction, were reelected
for the next school year at meet
ing of the board Friday afternoon.
There was some discussion of
rules for summer schools and slight
changes were made.
A rule was passed that secretarial
workers in public schools must be
graduates in a commercial school
equal to the commercial course in
the public schools and may. or may
not, be members of the school fam
lily. They must be at least eighteen
years old.
A request was made that the old
at Lincoln City be Civ
Ell to the community association as a
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Milford chronicle., 1932-04-15
DU POINT ASKS
GOVERNMENT TO
SLASH SALARIES
Also Declares Is Per Cent
Of Employees Should
Be Dismissed
SAVING
Says Big Savings Can Be
Made In Many Of The
Departments
$I,OOO,OOO,OOO SAVING

Budgetary economics that will
save the United States Government
81 200, 100000 were pointed out on
Monday by LammOt du Pont, presi-
dent of the du POnt de NemOurs and
Company, in a letter to Senator
Daniel o. Hastings.
Mr.. du POnt declared 1t feasible to
decrease substantially the Federal
payroll. and appropriations TO the
Post Office and Agriculture Depart
ments.
The letter to ScnOtOr Hastings
followed one from Mr.. du Pont to
stockholders of his company sent
Friday, urging the necessity for re-
duced expenditures to speed busi-
ness recovery.
Mr.. du Pont suggested a IS per
cent reduction in all government
salaries and an overall decrease of
Is per cent in the number of cm-
ployees. He declared that certain
sweeping economics should DC made
and can be made. provided our rep
resentatives in Washington will go
at the problem aggressively."
He said that 1925, 100000 would be
saved by the salary reductions and
an additional $2OO,OOO,OOO by de-
creasing the number of working per-
sonnel.
Mr.. du Pont stated that if Con-
gress would authorize the Post Of
flee Department to eliminate certain
S15O,OOO,OOO could be
saved in that department with little
or no increase in postal .ates.
"The expenses of the Department
of Agriculture plus the agricultural
mark citing fund show an increase of
1892, ,000. 900 in Federal expenditures
for agriculture over 1927. without
counting S5O.0OO.000 set aside Icy the
Finance Corporation
for direct loans 70 farmers and
S125. 100000 of additional capital
by the government to the
Land Banks. 1t certainly
looks as if at least one or two hun
dred million dollars might be saved
in this quarter" he said.
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-15
CITY COUNCIL AIDS
CARLISLE FIRE co.
At Regular Monthly Meeting Menu
bers Vote To Assume Charges

Milford City Council met in regu-
lar monthly session on Tuesday eve
ming at which time matters of i'm
portance to the city were discussed.
Daniel Hirsch and Charles e. Var
ney appeared before Council and
asked that the city assist the Car
Isle Fire Company in its efforts to
maintain the best of fire fighting
service for Milford. After much dis
cussion Council passed a resolution
assuming the interest charges which
the fire company must pay this year.
These charges amount to approxi-
mately $2400. Council also voted to
pay all outstanding bills against the
fire company. These bills amount to
approximately $1700
Announcement was made by City
Manager Banning that the State
Highway Department has agreed to
furnish a flash light to be installed
at the intersection of the du Poht
Boulevard and the Milford-HarrinS-
ton highway. The city will install
the light. This intersection is one OF
the worst in this section of the State
and many accidents have occurred
there. The light will probably aid in
reducing accidents. The Highway
Department has also agreed to sup
ply five speed limit signs to be in
stalled at the entrances to Milford.
Two "stop" signs have also been
sent here. One of them has been in
stalled at The intersection of West
Front street and Railroad avenue in
front of the Community Building.
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Milford chronicle., 1932-04-15
MERCHANTS PLAN
BETTER HOME WEEK
Association Members Are Also Ask
cd 10 Cooperate In Cleanup Week

At the regular meeting of the Mil
ford Business Mems Association
held last Thursday night it was de-
cided to continue the slogan con-
test for another month, due to the
fact that there were not enough slO-
gans submitted to make fair selec-
tion. The contest will close April
3Oth and all slogans entered must
be postmarked not later than that
date. The slogan must contain not
more than five words and will be
Judged as to truth and advertising
value. Some examples of slogans
of other cities that have these quail
ties are:
/. What Chester makes, makes
Chester
2. Active aad attractive.
3. First city of first State
On another page of this issue OF
the Chronicle there is a coupon OIL
of the most benefit for those in need.
The president, Mrs. Hall, with her
committees are to be congratulated
for the thought and the planning to
make this the most profitable year,
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Milford chronicle., 1932-04-15
STATE GUARD HOPES
TO WIN SHOOT
Delaware To Take Part In Rhine.
lander Competition Next Month

Officers of the 19Sth Coast Artil-
lery, A. A.. Delaware National Guard
arc calling attention to the fourth
annual Rhinelander Cup Match, a
pistol contest, to be held during
: May, the date to be set later, at Sea
~slrt, N. J. II was in this pistol
match that Captain John b. Grier,
ordinance officer. State Staff, Della
ware National Guard, won highest
individual hOnOrs, year before last
and second highest individual hon
Ors last year.
The match is for the National
Guard units in the Second Corps
Area, which includes Delaware. New
Jersey and New York. Delaware has
placed last in the competition since
the matches were started. This is to
be expected. due to the much small
Ter number of men who are in the
Delaware National Guard compared
to the National Guard units in the
other two states of the area. Each
year. Delaware's position has been
improved in the matches, however
The first year. Delaware placed no
one. The second year. Captain Grier
won the highest individual score and
Lieutenant John J. Ashton of the
198th Coast Artillery. Delaware Ma
tiOnal Guard. fifth place, in the in
diyidual standing. Efforts are being
made to select a winning team for
Delaware. this year.
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-15
CoIored Students Hold
Music, Literary Contest

Draamtic, Asleep at the Switch, g
Mary Sockum, Dover, first; CarOline
Lofand, "Oh Captain, My Captain. -
Milford, second; Patriotic, Elizabeth
Morgan, of Milford. first, "The Ride
of Collins Graves" Scott Drum
mond, Dover, second, Rodney S
Ride" Humorous, Carl Anderson,
Harrington, first, what a Boy
Thinks" Dorothy Hart. Smyrna,
second, "Reverie in Church"
other numbers included, "The
Last Hymn" by Ethel Harris; "Old
Ironsides," Arnold Travers; "The
Children of the Bonnet Rouge" Ris
ena Parker; 'The Famine" Ethel
Williams; Little Orphan Annie"
Priscilla Baynard; "The Night with
the Wolf" Luvenia Summers;
"When Lincoln Died." Samuel Ben
son; "The Night Wind" Warren
Pritchett.
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-15

The Kent County annual musical
and literary contest of the colored
schools of the county was held Fri
day evening at Booker T. Washing
ton School at Dover Professor j.
Graham Scott, of Milford, presided.
The exercises opened with a pro-
cessional by the Booker T. Wash
ington School orchestra.
The winners of the different num-
bers follow: Solo, Spencer Cover
dale, of Milford, first; John Smith,
of Harrington, second; duet, 'By the
Waters of Minnetonka," Caroline
and Mary Brown of Do
yer, first; Dorothy Hart and Ethel
Welcome Sweet Spring.
time" of Smyrna, second; quartet,
Shutdown" Mary Brown, Caroline
David Hughes and Clar-
ence Stevenson, Dover, first.
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-15
WHARTON-FISHER
HOLD OPENING
Two Day Affair Proved Interesting
70 Thousand Visitors

Many people attended the opening
of Milford's new electric store,
Wharton-F Fisher Company, last Fri
day and Saturday: The appliances
were demonstrated to over 1000 peo-
pie and many of these operated the
appliances themselves. The rainy
weather both days prevented more
people from attending. the opening.
The crowd was entertained by an
orchestra that played both after
moons and refreshments OF coffee
and sandwiches were served. The
store was beautifully decorated by
flowers sent by we'll wishers.
Two door prizes, vacuum clean
er and a radio were presented Sat
urday night. Mrs. Annie Lofiand
won the cleaner and Burton Masten
won the radio.
Modern electric household appli-
ances of all descriptions were ON
display and much interest was
shown by all who attended. Much
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State OratoriCal and defamation
contests were held last Friday at
Dover. The winners in each county
took part. The OTatorical contests
were held in the afternoon and the
defamation contests at night.
Miss Helen Williams, of the Mills
boro High School, daughter of State
Treasurer and president of the Della
ware State Board of Education,
George S. Williams, was winner of
the first prize of $25. Her subject
was "Washington's Contribution to
the Ages" Miss Williams won the
first prize in the defamation contest
last year.
The second award of SIS was
made to Edwin Hineman. of Clay
mont High School, whose subject
was Washington and Peace"
The third award of $40 was made
to Isadore Handloff. of Smyrna
High School, his subject being "Cri-
sis"
The other contestants included:
Charles P. Spicer, Of Georgetown
Milford chronicle., 1932-04-15

MARRIAGES In STATE
DECREASED LAST YEAR
Depression Evidently Affected Mar
ried Folks, Too

Tho business of Dan Cupid has
not escaped the ravages of the de-
preston. 1t has been as hard hit as
any other business, at least in Del
aware.
According to a preliminary report
on marriage and divorce in this
State for 1881, issued this week by
the Bureau of the Census, Washing
ton, the number of marriages, which
has been slowly on the decrease
since 1922, has been greatly affected,
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