1940s
The mule race held at Lockwood Park in Newport in the late 1940’s was a fundraiser for a local business. Mules were famously ungovernable and obstinate, so the prospect of watching local leaders try to make them race was one that promised hilarity and an...
1940s
The 1949 Safety Patrol at Gibbs Albright Elementary School in Newport was composed of a group of proud young boys who had been selected for their good grades and good deportment. As in other towns, girls were not eligible to serve on the Safety Patrol- often to their...
1940s
Newport High School senior Steve Stephens showed an early talent for the entertainment industry when he worked as a disc jockey at Newport’s radio station, KNBY. Stephens later went on to statewide fame as the host of the weekday afternoon television dance party...
1940s
A 15-year-old John Minor (right) stands with his pal Sam Walton at a nearby fishing camp. Walton was manager of Newport’s Ben Franklin Store, and he soon became president of the chamber of commerce and a community leader. Unfortunately, Walton was not able to...
1940s
The Newport Bar Association gathered for its annual fall party in 1948. Pictured are, from left to right, (first row) Fred Pickens Jr., Jud Hout, J. Fred Parish, Harold Ervin, Kaneaster Hodges Sr., Roy Evans, W.H. Reid, and Millard Hardin; (second row) Jessie Berry...
1940s
One of the largest congregations in Newport was the Holden Avenue Church of Christ. The Church of Christ had come to Jackson County in the mid-1800’s and had flourished to the point that by the 1940’s there were more than 25 congregations in the county....
