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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1918

Page

6

Private Peat at Lyceum Opens Sunday Thrilling War Story

Amusingly, the Paramount picture Private Peat depicts Ilarold R. Peat’s two years in the trenches facing death and a disabling wound. The Lyceum will show the realistic wartime tale next Sunday, starring Peat in the lead role. Fair and Warmer at the Opera House Monday follows, Selwyn & Company presenting Avery Hopwood’s new farce. Four young people with leisure to chase pleasure drive the plot.

Paramount Film Peat Lyceum Ilarold R. Peat Opera House Selwyn &Company Avery Hopwood Selwyn Eltinge New York Cort Theatre Chicago

Amusing Premiere of Wickedly-Matched Couples

The play follows two couples where a good husband with a lively wife and a good wife with a playful husband trigger schemes of revenge. Their plots backfire as amateur schemers discover wickedness requires practice, yielding three acts of fast laughter as the couples scramble to fix the mess they created.

Bringing Up Father At Home at Opera House

The Sugar Theatre presents Bringing Up Father At Home this Sunday as part of the Bringing Up Father series by George McManus. Also billed is the song hit Liberty Bell with a reproduction of the Historical Liberty Bell, praised as a lavish production.

Opera House Father George McManus Comrie Sugar Theatre

American Expeditionary Forces Casualties Report

Washington reports casualties from the American Expeditionary Forces: 175 total. Killed in action John J. Barrow and Alex H. Stoffman. Died of disease Gordon Shelley and John A. James. Severely wounded Sidney Idridge Samuel Proctor Randel and KMelide Soilean. Missing in action Maxime J. Punch Clyde C. Avertt Adam Duplechain Alvin L. Franks. Additional names listed with ranks and hometowns in Louisiana.

Washington American Expeditionary Forces John J. Barrow St. Francisville Alex H. Stoffman New Orleans Maxime J. Punch Lockport Clyde C. Avertt West Monroe Adam Duplechain Opelousas Alvin L. Franks Bonita

War toll hits British nobility as 126 families go extinct

An announcement highlights that the war has driven 126 noble families to extinction in Britain. The note emphasizes the personal and societal cost of ongoing conflict and its heavy toll on the aristocracy.

Great Britain Citizens National Bank Monroe

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