On September 20, 1964, the Beatles returned to Walnut Ridge Airport from a weekend vacation at Pigman's Ranch in Missouri before departing to continue their American tour with a show in New York, after having performed in Dallas on Friday, Sept. 18. Newell Mock, who always kept a camera ready, photographed their return in black and white, including John Lennon in two images and Ringo Starr moving through the crowd followed by John. Pete Snapp of Walnut Ridge also photographed the visit with his Brownie Instamatic camera, capturing color images of Paul McCartney putting on his coat, George Harrison getting out of the red GMC Suburban, and Ringo Starr walking to the plane. Harry T. Moore, later an attorney in Paragould, was among the teenagers who saw the band in Walnut Ridge and wrote the story for the Times-Dispatch. After boarding the airplane, the Beatles signed a few autographs, including one of two records signed by all four members for Kathy (Stewart) Hall, the youngest daughter of Walnut Ridge Mayor Buddy Stewart. At the Polar Freeze restaurant, owner Jack Allison, a former Air Force pilot, heard a large airliner approaching Walnut Ridge Airport, sensed that something unusual was happening, and sent three teenagers to the airport, leading to the discovery that the Beatles were in Walnut Ridge.