All Things Historical
T he rash aCrush
      One hundred and 12 years ago this month, 40,000 people paid good money to be frightened within an inch of their lives. Gathered on hillsides overlooking a railroad track between Waco and Hillsboro, the crowds came to watch a planned head-on crash between two locomotives owned by the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad (usually called the Katy).
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Diboll History Center Press Clippings
      ONE YEAR AGO The Department of Veterans Affairs awards Don Langston Construction the contract to build the new community based out-patient clinic for veterans in Lufkin. Diboll Lumberjacks football squad rips Shepherd Pirates 45-12 with 388 total offense, passing and rushing, led by junior quarterback Jacolby Spencer with 145 yards passing and three touchdowns.
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THIRTY YEAR AGO THIS WEEK
     EARTH STATION- Cablecom General workmen are busy erecting a big dish antenna which will receive signals for the new Home Box Office service that Cablecom will begin offering later this month. The earth station antenna receives HBO transmission from New York City via RCA SATCOM satellite from 22,300 miles in space. HBO plans to initiate network service of music, sports, current movies and special events programming. The service will be available to subscribers of Cablecom and TV Cable of Diboll at an additional charge and will feature programming without the usual commercial interruptions. HBO, subsidiary of TIME, Inc. operates in more than 500 communities in 47 states with more than 1 million subscribers. The earth station here is one of more than 500 nationwide which track the satellite which is in a stationary orbit. Photo Courtesy of The History Center
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