"Know Nothings" spring election surprise
      With Election Day just seven weeks away, the Texas branch of the American Party, better known as the "Know Nothings," met on June 11, 1855, to select a slate of candidates for statewide office. In only three years, the grass-roots movement had evolved from a fraternal group in the Northeast called the Order of United Americans into a major political force.
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Texas landmark turns 150
      An East Texas landmark celebrated its 150th birthday this year, and it still looks as good as it did when it was built.
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Thirty years of Diboll Free Press clippings
A Public Service of The History Center
      ONE YEAR AGO Diboll ISD board of trustees selects DHS Head Coach/Athletic Director Gary Martel as its new superintendent of schools. Spray-paint wielding hoodlums strike at several facilities in Old Orchard Park defacing the Wall of Honor, concession stand, ice bag freezer, speed limit sign and a promotional banner.
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