Jail fire at Gila County causes $5000 damage
A stack of burning mattresses in the Gila County jail caused an estimated $5000 smoke damage. Clinton C. Eliason Jr., 26, of Payson, set the fire with matches and faced charges of first degree arson. He was arraigned in Globe where he remains held on $1800 bond.
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Gila County
Clinton C. Eliason, Jr
Payson
Pine
Eliason
Chuck Jacobs
Jacobs
Dan Alexander
Fire Department
Joe Tatangelo
Elaison
Tatangelo
Payson Hospital
Payson Sanitary District surveys sewer use and growing needs
The Payson Sanitary District conducts a door to door survey led by Marybeth Lambregtse to assess current sewage use, problems, population growth, and future development. Superintendent Don Manthe says the system is at 75 percent capacity and could require a federal grant funded expansion by 1981 with no rate increase.
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Payson
Marybeth Lambregtse
Lambregtse
Don Manthe
Manthe
First Annual Physics Club Gong Show at Payson High
Payson High School hosts the First Annual Physics Club Gong Show with 12 acts including song and dance routines and numbers from six Miss Gila County Pageant contestants. Danny Johnson wins grand prize $9.13 for a fiddling solo. proceeds fund a Kitt Peak observatory field trip and a club banquet.
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Payson High School
Gila
Tracy Mitchell
Tom Meek
Terry Nodlinski
Ted Pottet
Ed Copp
Physics Club
Prsident
Kitt Peak
Tucson
Payson Roundup Announces Thanksgiving Office Closure
The Payson Roundup will close on Thanksgiving Day to allow staff time with families. Offices reopen at 8 a.m. Friday and normal publication resumes next week with the next issue on December 1. The staff extends holiday wishes for a happy and safe Thanksgiving.
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Payson Roundup
CAAG obtains bond to continue funding programs
The Central Arizona Association of Governments secured a $150,000 bond after prior coverage was canceled following mismanagement charges against former director Sidney Goodman. CAAG plans to continue administer ing federally funded programs under the CETA act with new executive director George Kruse and new accountant, amid renewed insurer approval by Hartford. Local governments in Gila and Pinal Counties may sign joint liability agreements protecting about $144,000 in CSA funds.
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Richard Robertson
Central Arizona Association of Governments
CAAG
Department of Economic Security
Sidney Goodman
Goodman
Casa Grande Dispatch
Hartford Insurance Company
Hartford
Insurance Company
George Kruse
The
Dispatch
U.S. Community Services Administration
Payson
Gila
Pinal
CSA
ADOT awards highway bids in Gila County
The State Transportation Board awarded two ADOT contracts in Gila County on November 18 in Phoenix. M. M. Sundt Construction of Tucson will upgrade 3.8 miles of High way 87, south of Payson, for 2.5 million dollars. Fisher Contracting of Phoenix won 1.1 million for a new Highway 188 alignment near Punkin Center, including grading surfacing and guard rails.
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Gila County
State Transportation Board
Phoenix
M. M. Sundt Construction Company of
Tucson
Mesa-Payson
Payson
Sundt
Fisher Contracting Company
Roosevelt-Payson
Punkin Center
Arizona Department of Transportation
ADOT
Fisher
Payson Roundup Announces Christmas Coloring Contest
The Payson Roundup invites youngsters to decorate Christmas scenes printed in the paper. The contest runs next week and ends shortly before Christmas with cash prizes and gifts for winners in each age group. Watch for it.
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Payson Roundup
Churchwomen Host Rummage and Bake Sale at St. Paul’s
The Churchwomen's Organization of St. Paul’s Anglican Church will hold a rummage and bake sale on Friday December 2 and Saturday December 3 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Crawford Hall at St. Paul’s Church.
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St. Paul’s Anglican Church
Crawford Hall
St. Paul’s Church
Good Guy Nominated for Week's Local Honor
Helen Pluess praises Joe Muller manager of Denny's Auto Supply as a patient courteous and cheerful Good Guy. The Mogollon Stage Line contact notes his personality brightens day and warrants special recognition from readers.
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Helen Pluess
Mogollon Stage Line
Joe Muller
Denny’s Auto Supply
Helen
Joe
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