ONE OF FIVE MARRIAGES IN CHICAGO END IN DIVORCE
Chicago, Illinois (JFK+50) On May 14, 1923, the Associated Press reports out of every five marriage licenses issued here in the Windy City during the first three months of 1923, "one divorce has been granted."
Over the last decade "the ratio of divorces to marriages has nearly doubled."
Judges "ascribe the increasing number of marriage dissolutions to changing economic conditions."
The AP says these same judges give the following reasons for divorce...
--entrance of women into fields of commerce
--too much jazz
--too much liquor
--ultra sophistication of the rising generation
--living with parents
--too little religion at home
--poor cooking
The AP states that economic marriages with both husband and wife working are more successful.
SOURCE
"Grant One Divorce In Chicago For Every Five Marriages," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
