A glimpse back in time: 30 years of clippings

Photo Courtesy of The History Center THIRTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK Former Diboll High School football star Mack Mitchell, currently defensive end for the National Football League Cleveland Browns, poses with Mrs. Julia Schinke and Mrs. Alice Dale at the grand opening of Angelina Sports in Chestnut Village II. Mrs. Schinke was one of Mack's teachers when he attended school here.

ONE YEAR AGO

Victor C. Arreola, 18, is selected "Boys & Girls Club of Diboll Youth of the Year."

Diboll High School football standouts Gilbert Moye signs letter of intent to play for the University of Missouri tigers and Edwin Simon signs letter of intent to play for Navarro Junior College.

First Bank & Trust East Texas promotes Jack Gorden to Executive Vice President-Business Development & Community Affairs.

Diboll native, Monica Temple Jackson completes 357- page manuscript of her first book, a memoir entitled "In This Love Together."

FIVE YEARS AGO

More than 4,300 sites in a five-county area of East Texas yield pieces of the Space Shuttle Columbia as search parties comb the area for a second week.

Kenneth Jastrow, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Temple-Inland Inc.

appoints Jack Sweeny to the position of Chief Executive Officer of Temple-Inland Forest Products Corporation.

Diboll's Chris Miller receives college scholarship to play football at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Miller was a standout at quarterback and defensive back.

State Commission on Jail Standards give new Angelina County Law Enforcement Center approval for move-in. The move will take place in early March.

Terrance Hunt brings home gold medal in winning the 114-pound weight class helping Diboll High School to fifth place at the Nacogdoches Dragon Power Lifting Meet.

TEN YEARS AGO

Diboll's Jan Wilkerson is named "1997-1998 Friend of Education" by the Texas Classroom Teachers Association.

The City of Diboll faces $244,000 work of repairs to its sewer lines after widespread inspection finds 431 leaks throughout the city.

Named to the Anthony Smith Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizens for Angelina County are: Tiffani Hartwig (Center); Misty Jones (Diboll); Brianna Jones (Hudson); Miranda Kyle (Huntington); and Laura Kenley (Lufkin).

Temple-Inland Inc. announces closure of its corrugating medium mill and box plant in Newark, California.

Members of Diboll's newest boxing club Hard Knocks Boxing Club include Eric Gallatin, Eduardo Tovar, J.J. Trujillo, Daniel Trujillo, Robert Estrada, Daniel Tapia, Luis Mireles, Bubba Carroll, Nelson Valdez, Jose Martinez, Fidel Marcias, Greg Morado, trainers Roy Esteves, Marvin Olivares, Jose Mireles, and Coach Ruben Esteves.

TWENTY YEARS AGO

Champion International (Polk County) offers $5,000 for information leading to the recovery of a D-5 Caterpillar tractor and arrest and indictment of the perpetrator.

Emily Shelton is named president of the Museum of East Texas Board of Trustee. Other board members include An Sweeny, Gary Deer, Dr. Frank Denman, Jenny Fleming, Clarice Whiteker, Bill Moreau, Louise Maxwell, Sherry Nelson and Louis Bronaugh.

Dr. Johnny Alexander is named chief of the medical staff at Memorial Medical Center of East Texas in Lufkin.

T.L.L. Temple Foundation gives grant of $200,000 to help continue operation of the Indigent Care Clinic operated by the Angelina County and Cities Health District.

Mr. and Mrs. Stacy L. Cooke of Diboll announce the engagement of their daughter Carol Jean to Jimmy Mettlen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Mettle, also of Diboll.

Recipient of the 1987- 88 Pilot Club of Diboll Scholarships are Patti Glass who is attending Stephen F. Austin State University and Amy Ward Garmaney who is attending Texas Bible College.

THIRTY YEARS AGO

Miss Evelyn Carr, 17, senior at Diboll High School, competes for Miss Lufkin 1978 title.

Diboll School Board approves the employment of Thomas J. Wolfe of First Southwest Company of Dallas to serve as the school district's financial advisor.

James R. Shepley, president of Time Inc. and J.L. Allbritton, chairman of The Evening Star Newspaper Company reach agreement principle for Time Inc. to purchase the Washington Star newspaper for $20.

Saturday Night Fever comes to Diboll, in the form of a new lighted disco dance floor at The Family Affair Club. Club owner E.C. Williams states that the Family Affair's new lighted dance floor is patterned after the floor seen in the current popular movie hit "Saturday Night Fever."

Stephen F. Austin State University illustrious basketball coach, Marshall Brown, steps down after 19 years with 345-164 record.