Robert Lee Brothers Awarded Citation for Distinguished Achievement in Poetry

The population count was 16,375 residents for the county and 5,844 for the town. J.C. Penney’s handbags were priced at $2.99 on July 1st. On July 8th, Val Bennet and Louis Spitzenberger leased the office and business of the late W.R. Knight to continue selling oil, gas, and mineral interests and real estate.  25-pound bags of flour were sold for $1.99 at Breitschopf Bros. Grocery. Congressman George Bush, a candidate for the U.S. Senate, was set to arrive in Gonzales on July 30 for a reception at the Steak House along with his son George, a 24-year-old fighter pilot in the US Air Force Reserves. On August 25th, the land south of the Presbyterian Church was reserved for a new library building. Robert Lee Brothers, a local poet, was awarded the Citation for Distinguished Achievement in Poetry by the Lyric Magazine of Virginia on September 16. Dawe Feed Store had its grand opening at 212 St. Louis Street on October 30. In November, the city was negotiating with the American Legion to purchase the American Legion Pool. Seydler-Hill expansion was moving forward well on the north side of the building with a target completion date of January. On December 24, the City Council was still reviewing the proposed plans for the new library building. Finally, the Sons of the Republic of Texas #29 was chartered by the State of Texas (reorganized in 1997) in November.