Gila County Mini College Set for Payson February 25
The Cooperative Extension Service hosts the Second Annual Gila County Mini-College at the Payson Woman's Club on Wednesday February 25 from 9 30 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. Registration starts at 9 30 a.m. with 50 cents for refreshments. Attendees may bring a sack lunch. Sessions cover Gardening Self Defense for Women Auto Mechanics for Women Drying Foods and Services for the Special Child. Ray and Ellen Podvin arrive in Beaver Valley with sister Shirley Roder visiting from Mountain View California. Town Hall notes town and county voters must register by March 27 for the April 6 primary and by May 8 for the general. hours listed with Saturday openings through March 27.
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Cooperative Extension Service
Gila County Homemaker Clubs
Gila County
Payson Woman’s Club
Mark Fumusa
Jerry Wenzel
DPS
Bruce van Camp
B & B Automotive
June Gibbs
U of A. “Services
Dennis Stevenson
Town Hall
Dorothy Cain Returns Home to Payson
Dorothy Cain's voice brought delight as she returns to Payson to stay. She is currently babysitting at Tom and Pauline Self's home and plans to settle soon. Welcome home Dorothy.
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Dorothy Cain
Payson
Tom and
Pauline Self
Dorothy
Town Hall registers voters under new numbering system
Sue Bentsen of the telephone company says residents are pleased listing house numbers in Payson’s forthcoming telephone directory. To have a number listed, call the company at 474-2206 with the new address.
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Sue Bentsen
Telephone Company
Payson
Mogollon Stage Line resumes regular schedule
Roundup notes Mogollon Stage Line now leaves at 8 a.m. and 2 15 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Office hours are 7 30 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. six days weekly for schedule questions. Cub Scouts Troop 354 Blue and Gold Banquet at 6 30 p.m. Monday in the school cafeteria features six centerpieces in a Bi Centennial Horizon USA theme. Fran Simmons of Rotary will speak.
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Mogollon
Cub Scouts
U.S.A
America
Fran Simmons
Rotary
Clara and Jim Buettner Hendry Weds in El Centro
Clara Buettner and Jim Hendry were married on January 23 in El Centro California and now reside there. Payson Woman's Club heard Mary Schmidt discuss bird watching noting 200 to 400 Canada geese on a pond near Payson Golf Club and a transition zone that brings diverse birds year round. Mary Henderson led the program as members praised the talk.
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Clara Buettner
Jim Hendry
el Centro
Calif
Payson
Reunion of Gilliland family in Mesa draws six hundred
Omer and Jessie Gilliland spent several days in Mesa visiting relatives. The Packer family reunion gathers about 600 members every three years at a local church. A cousin, an Apostle in Salt Lake City, gave a talk as families reconnected after the reunion last Saturday.
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Omer
Jessie Gilliland
Mesa
Jessie
Packer
LDS Church
Salt Lake City
Flood study under way for Gila County streams
A two year study by the U S Geological Survey and Federal Insurance Administration aims to define flood elevations for the 100 year flood in Gila County streams. A public meeting is set for 10 30 a m Friday in Globe City Council Chambers with FIA and USGS speakers inviting information on past floods and flood heights.
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Gila County
U.S. Geological Survey
Federal Insurance Administration
Globe City
Charlotte Anderson
FIA
San Francisco
Bill George Celebrates 90th Birthday in Payson
William George of Payson marked his 90th birthday Friday at his East Aero Drive home. His wife and daughter Cheryl joined the celebration as a cake with 90 candles was lit. A former newspaperman, he came from Indianapolis in 1951 and moved to Payson five years ago. both he and his wife are active in the Payson Senior Citizens Club.
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William George
Payson
East Aero Drive
George
Cheryl
Arizona
Indianapolis
Ind
Payson Senior Citizens Club
Payson Candidates Brochure Highlights 12 Backed Picks
A circulated Candidate Information Brochure in Payson suggests 12 council candidates backed by Payson Better Government Committee, omitting four independents incumbent Dr. David B. Gilbert Don K. Taylor Archie Clark and Donald Thompson. The Department of Tourism funds this year total $325 000. Arizona lacks welcome stations on entering the state. Observers note Payson’s minimal advertising, while Payson Chamber of Commerce plans stronger promotion.
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Payson
Payson Better Government Committee
David B. Gilbert
Don K. Taylor
Archie Clark
Donald Thompson
Department of Tourism
Arizona
Payson Chamber of Commerce
Hospital Auxiliary Rummage Sale Planned in Payson
The Payson Woman's Club hosts a March 4 6 rummage sale with items sought by the Hospital Auxiliary. For info call Belle Bishop or Betty Keil in Pine or Strawberry, or Opal Folin locally. Meeting moved to February 26 at 1 PM. dues payable then.
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Hospital Auxiliary
Payson Woman’s Club
Belle Bishop
Betty Keil
Arizona tourism promotion strengthens drive for tourist dollars
Dorothy Donovan and Vertielee Floyd represented the Payson Chamber of Commerce at the Governor's Symposium on Arizona Tourism in Phoenix. The event featured a legislative workshop and a tourism conference, highlighting Arizona's 140,000 jobs tied to tourism and its comparatively low advertising spend of 250,000 versus Texas's 2.4 million.
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Dorothy Donovan
Vertielee Floyd
Payson Chamber of Commerce
Arizona
Phoenix
Arizona Chamber of Commerce
Arizona Department of Tourism
Texas
Payson Library Growth Highlighted In Anniversary Note
A 15 year retrospective recalls the Payson Woman's Club completion of the Payson Library with more than 5 000 books under Chairman Nell Lindsey. It also notes 12 golfers entered the Payson Country Club Championship and Don Manthe won 1st Flight while C B Haught won the Medalist Go Round.
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Payson Woman’s Club
Nell Lindsey
Payson
Payson Country Club
Don Manthe
C. B. Haught
Chamber of Commerce
Gila County Board of Supervisors
Payson Sanitary District
J.P. Shirley Co
Payson Sanitary System
Payson North
Churches Serve Payson Area Congregations
A consolidated guide lists churches in Payson area with service times and contact details. Assembly of God pastor Orel Boteler, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Ward leaders, Nazarene pastor Carl Cruse, and others provide Sunday School Worship and midweek activities across multiple venues including Bonita, Pine Ward, and Main Street locations.
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Assembly OF God
East Bonita
Ash
Orel Boteler
First Baptist Church
Main Street
Gilbert Lewis
Church OF Jesus Christ OF Latter-Day Saints
Payson Ward
Aero Drive
Robert D. Welker
Relief Society
Church OF the Nazarene
East Cedar
Carl Cruse
Pine Ward
Orley $. Randall
First Southern Baptist Church
Bonita
Beeline
Bryan Banta
Women's Missionary Union
Ga's
Acteens
Royal Ambassadors
Mount Cross Lutheran Church
East Phoenix Ave
Carl Schneider
Payson Church OF Christ
East Frontier Street
Charles Fletcher
First Baptist Church OF
Pine
A.E. Petznick
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Mini College
Rad
Ray
Ellen Podvin
Beaver Valley
Shirley Roder
Mountain View
Clara
Jim
Byron Aldridge
Us.gs
Tucson
Bob Yount
Arizona State Land Department
Bill George
Anna Mae Deming
U.S
Andy
Worthington
A. E. Petznick
The
National Council of Churches
Church OF
Payson Roundup
Unity Services
Fun ‘N Sun
Space
Seventh Day Adventist
Payson Universal Life Church, Inc
Gold Nugget Lane
Strawberry Community Chapel
the Pines
Strawberry Lodge
Strawberry Ranch
Leo Kirby
ST. Paul's Episcopal Mission
Manzanita
Easy Pays
North
Bob Donovan
United Presbyterian Church
United Presbyterian Women's Organization
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