Miss Montonera winners announced at Mogollon gymkhana
Susie Connolly named Montonera Miss and Amanda Aldridge named Montonera Missy after Saturday competition at Mogollon Montoneras gymkhana. Runners up were Michelle Broadston and Kimberly Pyle. Payson gears for July 20 21 junior rodeo with winners to reign. Census work begins this week for Payson with five women tallying names ages of permanent residents only.
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Susie Connolly
Amanda Aldridge
Payson
Michelle Broadston
Kimberly Pyle
Missy
Paul Harrenstein
Trudy Harris
First Federal Savings
Olivea Pierce
Katherine Whipkey
Eileen Lawson
Kathyrn Bacon
Linda Shirk
Harris
Airport aid plea sent to federal agency for Payson park
Payson Chamber hears Walter Surrett report on seeking federal aid to build Payson airport with paving lights and runway safety. Members urged letters to Arizona congressional delegation in support. Chamber notes $300 supplies donation from Tonto Lumber and additional gift from Hamman Lumber.
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Payson
Federal Aviation Administration
Walter Surrett
Payson Chamber of Commerce
Arizona
Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Tonto Lumber
Hamman Lumber
Payson High names 1974 valedictorian and salutatorian
Payson High School will graduate its 1974 senior class on May 30 with Lewis as valedictorian and Doug Copp as salutatorian. Lewis topped the class with a grade point average of 1.101 after four years at Payson High and was valedictorian of Payson Junior High. Copp, who joined PHS in his junior year, posted an average of 1.106.
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Clettes Lewis
Doug Copp
Payson High School
Lewis
Payson
PHS
Copp
Building Permits Totals Hit $892,788 in Payson Since Jan
Payson issued building permits totaling $892,788 in the first four months of 1974. Zoning Inspector Harry M. Cain reported Monday. April accounted for $425,163, with $150,000 earmarked for an apartment building on the Beeline Highway opposite the Hammon Lumber Company.
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Payson
Harry M. Cain
Beeline Highway
Hammon Lumber Company
Fires sparked by lightning burn across Rim area
Six fires started by a Monday lightning storm in the Rim area. Payson crews fought under an acre on Christopher Mountain. slurry bombers from Coolidge aided. Apache-Sitgreaves crews replaced Tonto Forest fighters. several acres burned. Total fighting costs exceeded $50,000.
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Rim
Payson
Christopher Mountain
Coolidge
Forest Service
Highway 200
Apache-Sitgreaves
Tonto Forest
Pleasant Valley
Colcord Mountain
Navajo County
Frantz Elected President of Arizona Northland Association
Milt Frantz of Payson was elected president of the Arizona Northland Association at its annual meeting in Sedona. He had served the past year as vice president, succeeding John Overton of Flagstaff. Jack Barstow of Winslow was chosen vice president.
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Milt Frantz
Payson
Arizona Northland Association
Sedona
Frantz
John Overton
Flagstaff
Jack Barstow
Winslow
Payson School Board Advances Summer Programs and Facilities
The Payson School Board moved toward expanding summer athletics by hiring a summer athletic director for programs like softball and by relocating lights to the high school field for night games. An infield sprinkling system was approved along with teacher contracts and resignations, including new contracts for Beth Leeds and others and resignations from several staff.
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Payson
Julia Randall
Beth Leeds
Erma Bailey
Kathryn Shephard
Mel Frugia
Revenue sharing funds reach Payson in October
The newly incorporated Town of Payson will receive its first revenue sharing fund in October. Payson will receive a total of $21,576 from the federal government.
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Payson
Gov
Payson Fire Department to burn infested pines to curb bark beetle toll
The Payson Volunteer Fire Department is authorized to supervise burning of slash piles to fight bark beetles infesting Ponderosa pines around Payson. Arizona forest health officers say diseased trees threaten the area as insects bore under bark and attack weakened trees.
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Payson
Arizona
Pinal-Gila County
Ips
Ponderosa Pine
APS wins 25 year town franchise in Payson vote
In Payson 166 of 184 ballots favored Arizona Public Service 25 year town franchise with 18 opposing. Voter turnout was 12.26 percent. The 2 percent franchise tax on retail electricity will fund about 10000 dollars yearly. APS covers election costs.
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Arizona Public Service
APS
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Anna Mae Deming
Lewis and
Northland Association
James Rhyan
Lola Streech
Hank Hebert
Wendall Streech
Florence Lessard
Patricia Beach
John B. Conlan
Conlan
City of
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Maricopa County
Pinal County
Scottsdale
Gila County
Ontis
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