1950 – School Play – Snow White

1950 – School Play – Snow White

Mary Erwin’s sixth-grade class performed Snow White at the Walnut Street School in 1950. Among the cast members are, from left to right, (first row) Aubrey Burgess, Duane Egnis, Leo Davis, James Edward Morris, Dallas Burrow, David Adcox, Earl Jones, Wayne...
1940’s – Mule Race

1940’s – Mule Race

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...
1949 – Safety Patrol

1949 – Safety Patrol

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...
1940’s – Steve KNBY

1940’s – Steve KNBY

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...
1949 – Sam Walton and John Minor

1949 – Sam Walton and John Minor

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...
1948 – Newport Bar Association

1948 – Newport Bar Association

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...