Astronaut Speaks in Junior High Auditorium

In January, the Gonzales Senior Citizens Corporation bought the Ewing House at 604 St. Michael Street (Block 42) to serve as a nutrition site, providing daily lunches. Lois Willmann was selected as “Citizen of the Year”. The U.S. population reached 220 million. Gonzales Food Inc. and Hart Manufacturing built businesses in the Industrial Park on Hwy. 90-A. A local boy who was bitten by a bat required rabies shots. The Susan B. Anthony dollar was issued. In March, the paving of Water Street began. On March 11, Charles Duke, Jr., an astronaut who walked on the moon in 1972, came to Gonzales to speak at the Junior High Auditorium. An open-air pavilion was built at Lions Park on East Avenue. On August 12, First Lutheran Church began celebrating its 75th Anniversary. Bright’s Jewelry House became known as Storey Jewelers.