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Louisville mother fears daughter joining nun order
A St Louis mother charges anti Catholic sentiment as her eighteen year old daughter Sallie Letcher flees to Louisville to join the Ursuline Sacred Heart convent. The family protests amid claims of wealth and status, as the daughter asks for funds to return home while denying plans to become a nun.
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