25 Years Ago: Dec. 28, 2012
Dec. 28, 1987

Alpha Alpha Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa met recently for a Christmas dinner at the home of Marion Norton. Gifts were selected for patients at Eastern State Hospital and the annual Christmas auction was held.

NEW YORK (AP) — The most profitable company in the United States is Reebok International, the athletic apparel company best known for its trendy leather sneakers, according to Forbes magazine’s annual ranking. The Canton, Mass., company was the leader among 880 profitable companies in terms of return on equity.

So far, the rain-soaked Christmas weekend has brought no major road or utility problems, but local officials are looking at the more than three inches that have fallen since Thursday with a wary eye.

Mr. and Mrs. John Mimms Conkwright and son, Will, of Fort Pierce, Fla., and Miss Kathy Conkwright and Michael Conkwright, Nashville, Tenn., are visiting Mrs. P.J. Conkwright, Boone Avenue.