PAYSON PEOPLE

Payson grocer Roy Rodgers (1913-1991) owned and managed Central Market at 11 South Main before building a larger and more modern grocery store a few blocks away — at 190 East 100 North — around 1959. Rodgers ran Roy’s Food Marts located in both Payson and Spanish Fork for 37 years. This advertisement appeared in The Payson Chronicle in 1967.

Memorial Day in Santaquin

Santaquin Legion To Host Memorial Day Program

Santaquin American Legion Post #84 will hold its annual Memorial Day Service on Monday, May 25 at 11 AM at the Santaquin Cemetery Veterans Memorial.

Featured speaker will be William Boardman. Musical numbers will be provided by Ester Slaeker, Keith Broadhead, and Helen Kester.

The program will be conducted by Commander Art Adcock.

A special thank you is extended to Keith Broadhead for providing his sound system.

Please bring your own chairs.

Kachinas

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Our American Story

PICTURED: Educational coloring book “Kachina Dolls: Color and Cut-Out Collection Adapted from Hopi Originals” for which Julie West Staheli created all the artwork and wrote the text. The American costume designer, author, and artist was born in Payson, Utah in 1939. Her color and cutout book was published by Troubador Press of San Francisco, California in 1974.

The 250th anniversary of our nation is not only a time to look back, but also to look forward. Many see 2026 as an opportunity to confront the country’s imperfections while honoring its resilience. Conversations about democracy, equality, and freedom are as vital today as they were in 1776.

Join the conversation.

We want to know what being an American means to you. What are your hopes for our nation’s future? 

Send us your American story in essay form, as an original poem, or composed in lyrics to a song—all for consideration of publication in The Payson Chronicle in the weeks leading up to America's 250th birthday celebration. 

Send your submission to paysonchronicle@gmail.com, or submit in person or by mail at 145 East Utah Avenue Suite 5, Payson, Utah 84651.

In this week’s edition of The Payson Chronicle

 

PAYSON PEOPLE

Seagull Service Station was described as the "most handsome and complete gas service station" in Payson's business district in its day. "When you need gas drive up and let us fill your tank," a narrative ad for the business read — it was published in The Payson Chronicle in March 1929.  A prominent figure in the community, Paul J. Davis owned and managed the station, which serviced every running part of an automobile: oil, grease, battery, and washing. Tires, too. Seagull Service Station was "a model of beauty and a credit to the town and business has been keeping pace with the rapid growth of the community." Davis ran the adjoining advertisement for Miller Tires in The Payson Chronicle in May 1930. 

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Paysonian Advertising: Whistle Bottling Co. (1921)

 

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