1950s
For many years, the Newport Service League put on an annual follies to raise money for its many charitable projects. This was always a popular enterprise, both for the many citizens who loved the opportunity to strut their stuff onstage under the direction of a...
1950s
Gov. Francis Cherry ( front row, fourth from right ) visited Newport in 1953 to meet with the town’s business leaders. Chamber of commerce executive director Maude Hinkle escorted him around and undoubtedly apprised him of the many industrial development...
1950s
Nine-year-old Tim Watson won the Smiley Burnett Look-Alike Contest in 1953. Burnett was a film star who played in the cowboy movies many children loved to watch on Saturday afternoons. Young Tim came home from the movie with his prize, a mean little Shetland pony,...
