Fall Festival in Payson Showcases Fiddlers and Craft Booths
Payson's annual Fall Festival and Old-Time Fiddlers' Contest draws visitors from the Southwest. The event runs Saturday 10 AM to Sunday noon at the rodeo grounds with the contest at 2 PM daily. Governor Williams has proclaimed the weekend Arizona Fiddler's Festival days. A Dunking Booth and booths on arts, crafts, demos, and games highlight the family oriented fair.
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Payson
Chuck Crabtree
Rodeo Grounds
Jack Williams
Arizona
Southwest
Payson Merchants
Dick Thomas
Phoenix
Junior Courty
Las Cruces
N.M
Courty
Weiser
Idaho
Dourty
Hyram Breakfill
Russell Burris
Pilgrims
Red Skelton
Greg Larkins
Dorothy Donovan
Pettet
Chamber
Welker
Chamber of Commerce
National Fiddlers Association
Fiddlers’ Hall of Fame
Vertelee Floyd
Payson officials mull forming new county
Payson residents press for a new county citing underrepresentation in Gila County and a past tax dispute over the Payson Fire District. The effort discussed at the Chamber of Commerce notes Payson’s untenable position and calls for study into county formation.
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Payson
Ele Inscho
Payson Chamber of Commerce
County Board of Supervisors
Gila County
Veara Hardin Wins Roundup Football Contest
Mrs. Veara Hardin narrowly predicted the Payson Alchesay Friday game score to win The Roundup’s $10 first prize. Nancy Althoff took second with $5. A new contest is announced for this week with details on another page.
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Veara Hardin
Payson-Alchesay
Nancy Althoff
Questionnaire prompts daycare survey in Payson Roundup
The article notes a Wednesday appeal to parents to complete a Day Start questionnaire published in the Payson Roundup and mailed to Head Start in Coolidge Arizona. It discusses county governance issues including district gerrymandering affecting northern Gila County and Globe voters influence over supervisor decisions. It mentions proposed changes like increasing the board to five members, previously rejected, and comments on regional control by the Globe-Miami mines.
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Payson
Coolidge
Gila County
Globe
Globe-Miami
Myrtle Mama Miles 88 Dies in Payson Home
Myrtle L Miles known as Mama Miles dies at home in Payson after long life in horsemen's clubs across Arizona. Born Hutchinson Kansas moved to Phoenix 1920, Payson 1959. Survived by daughter Gladys Miles and sister Gladys Young. Funeral held in Payson Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Payson Cemetery.
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Myrtle L
Miles
Hutchinson
Kaw
Phoenix
Michigan
Payson
Arizona
Gladys Miles
Gladys Young
Denton
Tex
Payson Funeral Home
Town Receives Sales Tax Revenue Totals
Mary Jones, town clerk, reported Payson collected $16,662.89 this week from two revenue streams. The town received $9,800.85 from August sales tax and $6,862.04 in state shared sales tax funds.
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Payson
Mary Jones
Chamber committee to study idea referred by Welker
Mrs Insche stated the Commerce to form a committee to look into the idea and Welker referred the matter to Milt Frantz, chairman of the Chamber governmental affairs committee.
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Fiddlers
Pop Warner Football Association
Tom Wing
Bob Welker
Alan Slaughter
Joseph Matthews
Terry Nodlinski
Ted Pottet
Richard Robertson
Ed Lollar
Dave Gilbert
Dennis Pirch
Dick Graue
Crab
New County
C.C
Dree
Pop Warner
Dick Jones
Sheriff's
Ron McDaniel
George Randall
Stan Clements
Myrtle
Mama’ Miles
Myrtle Miles
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