1960s
Alcorn Minor Sr. was one of the liveliest and most popular people in Jackson County. His zest for playing pranks and making people laugh was legendary, as is suggested by the “Eat More Possum” sign on his office door. Not many people ate possum in Jackson...
1960s
These cotton pickers in Swifton were proud of their day’s work. Pictured here are Pam Swink Worthington and Mrs. and Mrs. Tom Gibbs. At this late date, cotton was still picked the way it had been for centuries: by hand, with the picked bolls stuffed in large...
1960s
An exciting fire brought down the old Hazel Hotel in the early 1960’s. Many people turned out to watch the blaze at Second and Hazel Streets, some of them undoubtedly remembering the terrifying fire of 1926. The Hazel was one of the last real hotels in Newport,...
1960s
Pretty Jamie Umsted (later Castleberry) served as Newport’s representative in the Arkansas “Miss Hospitality” contest. Here, she flew in for her Newport visit and is greeted by, from left to right, her little brother Mick; her father, Milton Umsted;...
1950s
Dinner on the grounds at Newport’s First Baptist Church was a favorite activity on pretty Sundays. The Reverend Ed McDonald thought it was a good idea and apparently so did a lot of little boys. (Courtesy of Jane Parnell.)
