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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 01, 1934

Page

10

Doomed Youth At Savoy Tuberculosis Sanatorium

Pierre Astier a pale frail visitor at the Hauteville sanatorium nurses a grim inner passion for Marcia Caryll a 19 year old Boel ish girl whose bright laughter masks illness. Marcia’s sunny temperament strains yet endures as Pierre’s shy torment and secret worship continue amid tuberculosis wards and hopeful recoveries.

Pierre Astier Hauteville Savoy Alps Marcia Caryll Pierre Marcia Nice France

Love and tragedy at the Swiss colony amid youth and loss

A British woman named Marcia falls for a distant lover at a Swiss colony but is jilted by his abrupt marriage to another, driving her to attempted suicide and a fractured hip. She endures weeks immobilized, then another accident cripples her leg. Despite hardship she smiles and heals as Pierre Astier ponders her recovery.

Marcia General Society Pierre Astier Pierre Savoy Alps Hauteville Saios Tenceri Maris Repoleau Commissonaire of Police

Priceless Lincoln Hearth Stones Found by CCC Worker

An unnamed World War II era CCC veteran uncovers the missing hearth stones of Abraham Lincoln's Sperker County cabin. Historians confirm the stones as authentic, and the hearth will be set in a bronze frame at the Lincoln Memorial State Park site, marking the boy president’s early education.

Abraham Lincoln Lincoln Sperker County Indiana CCC Lincoln Memorial State Park Nancy Hanks Lincoln

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