November 19, 2008 / Local History

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THIRTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

Diboll Police Chief Dewey Wolf and dispatcher Aline Johnson monitor readouts on the department's new high speed teletype system. More...

Diboll History Center Press Clippings

ONE YEAR AGO In a bi-district matchup between two offensive machines, the Diboll Lumberjacks lose to the Palestine-Westwood Panthers for the Class 3A Division II Championship at Abe Martin Stadium in Lufkin 65-59. More...

Roy Bean before his "Law West of the Pecos" days

Roy Bean inherited a California saloon on or about Nov. 23, 1852, after the murder of his oldest brother Joshua. The legendary "Law West of the Pecos" did not just drop out of the sky into Lone Star folklore. More...

A song inspired by John Wayne

The other night, while sitting in a Herty church listening to two gospel quartets (although one of them had nine members), my mind kept coming back to "It Is No Secret What God Can Do," a gospel classic written by East Texan Stuart Hamblen. More...