These men had a real difficult job in front of them in October 1977 when they gathered in the High Blantyre Old Parish Church Hall to judge the efforts of the town’s young artists. For this was the climax of the competition, open to Blantyre schools, organised as part of the commemoration of the centenary […]
Two further Blantyre lassies who took part in the 1979 Miss Advertiser competition were Anne Ryce and Yvonne McDade. Their photos appears in the Hamilton Advertiser newspaper back in January 1979 with short descriptions of their interests. Anne was 18 at the time and told reporters she loved sea fishing. Yvonne, (pictured with her hands […]