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VOLUME SIXTY$1M PER YEARWHITBSBORO. TEXASFRIDAY, JANUARY .7. /.v//SUM HER 21Graham of Collinsville Shot; Escort WoundedStudent Nurse Meets InstantI )eath in Sherman at Conclusion of Holiday Visit with Parents in CollinsvillerOld Retired Railroad Man Charged with Murder Refuses to Make StatementShots fired from a double-barrel 12-gauge shot gun brought instant death to 17 year old Geraldine Graham Thursday night, December 27, at seven o’clock, as she sat in an automobile with her escort, Buchanan Hubbard. Louis H. Koil, 65, year old retired railroad man, was immediately charged with murder,with malice aforethoughtThe fatal shooting occurred in Sherman at the Williams Hotel. 221 West Houston. OCiss Graham, a student nurse at Wilson N. Jones Hospital, and her final ce had just urned to Sherman frmi Collins-v wheie she had spent the holi-with her parents, Mr. and W. S. Graham. They had n Mr. Hubbard’s new Chevrolet ertible coupe to his hotel gar-at the rear of the Williams, re he had lived for six years. Their plans were to walk to a show rather than leave the car parked on a down-town street,Mr. Hubbard received buck-shot wounds in the right eye. Shots entered just under the eye and emerged just under the • right ear. At Wilson N. Jones hospital, where he is being tieated. authorities say they are yyt unable to determine the full exKmt of the injuries.— to the rear of the hotel shooting occurred. Mr. reported to Hood Garner, manager, that shots had be# by a person who aimedfrom the general direc-of Koll’s room on the second floor.Officers Force Door OpenAnswering the call Patrolmen Lea Fairer, €. L. Cuney, and Marlowe Lawrence were retused admittance to Roll’s room. They forced the barred door and found Roll unclothed and the room filled with powder smoke. In his room was found a shot gun, still vvaim, from which the hammers had been removed. These were located in a cigar box which had been concealed under the bed blankets. Indications are that the gun jammed when fired and that a screw driver had been used to remove the hammers.Heavy lead slugs usfed to replace the usual buckshot charge were sent by Sherman authorities toIIAustin to the Texas Department ofpublic safety laboratory for an-alyzation. No reports had been received Thursday of this week.Six large pieces entered thn windshield of the coupe, one penetrated the hood ventilator, and another the top of the car. Glass from the windshield was embedded in Misg Graham and Mr. Hubbarc/s faces. Shots entered the windshield at a 45-degree angle. The garage in which the car was parked is approximately 48 feet from the window of Roll’s room. Front of the car faced south to the open garage door, since Hubbard backed the car into his stall. He had driven to Collinsville to return Miss Graham to Sherman to resume training duties at the hosital at ten o’clock that night.District At orney, Assistant* Fail To Get A ConfessionRepeated questioning by District Attorney R. C. Slagle, now district judge, and his assistants failed to bring from Roll any admission of guilt. Judge Slagle reports that the charged man denied any knowledge of the occurrence and insisted he was asleep when it took place. He refused to sign a statement. He was placed in the Grayson County jail but has since been removed to an undisclosed place for safe keeping. A retired railroad man and a William hotel resident since May. 1939, he received a monthly pen-on of $32.50 from the raihoad. He began his ralway service with the ‘Yisco Company in 1894 He was n tired in 1937. He worked out of Sherman on the Frisco as an engineer from 1901 to 1919, and out of Birmingham, Ala., from 1925 until 1937.Justice of the Peace Jess Wall, before whom Deputy Sheriff F. O. Maagium signed the murder complaint, said that the absence of any highly piobable motive and Rolls refusal to make a statement, wouldI kely withhold an immediate verdict. ;;i '• . -Men Occupy Rooms Near-ByHubbard, third trick operator from 11 p. m to 7lt; a. m. at the union interlocking tower in Sherman, had lived at the hotel for six yeais. Ili3 and Roll’s rooms were across the hall from each other. Repo isare that the younger man had befriended Roll numbers of times.Miss Gi aham a daughter of Mr.and Mrs. W. S. Graham. pioneer settlers, was an honor graduate of Collinsville High School n 1939. She entered the hospital training school in September. She was amember of the Collinsville Church of Christ. The minister who conducted her last rites baptized and received her into the church four years ago. Friends pronounce her d sposit ion a loveable one and her influence lasting. She had lived all of her seventeen years at Collinsville. where she was bom.She is survived by her parents; four sisters. Miss Janice Graham of Sherman, Winona. Carol, and Robbie Lynn of Collinsville; her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs W. L. Graham of Collinsville, and Mrs Velia Cannaday of Sherman.Funeral services were conduced Saturday. December 28th at 2 p. m. at the Collinsville Church ofChr st. Rev, Willis Rreager. pastorof the Commerce Street Church of Christ of Gainesville officiated. Talley Funeral Home of Sherman was in charge of arrangements.Interment was in the Collinsville cemeteiy. sociates.A quartet composed of Mrs. Het-tie Lee Wilson of Sherman. Lee Scoggins, H. M Minn is and John Rice sang the following favorite hymns: 'What a Friend We Have In Jesus,’’ “When I Have Gone theLast Mile of the Way,” “Does Jesus Care,” “Safe in the Arms of Jesus”. JPallbearers were Vernon Davis. Donald Carruth, William Edward Burgin. Wendell Hunt. Jame3 Farr, and Billy Booher.Flower girls were Rita BelleVarley, Glenda Vaughan. Muriel Summitt, Veda Mae Davis. MaeGwyn Reel, Joyce Cobler, Eirnna Lou Graham. Marie Snow. Mrs.Clyde Chaffin, Ruth Varley, Mildred Davis, Mrs. Vernon Davis, Mrs. Joy Dickson, Vivian Crosby. Betsy Rice. Fiances Joyce Bryan, Oneiile Graham and about 25 of her classmates from the Wilson-Jones Hospital of Sherman.One of the largest crowds that ever attended a funeral in Collinsville was present to pay their last respects to thus highly esteemed young woman.Beautiful flowers banking the casket and pulpit were mute evidence of the love in which she was held by her many friends and associates.IMiss Geraldine Graham (lower center) too* kill ;d and Buchanan Hubbard (right* wax toounded when Hubbard's car uas riddled by a load fired from a shotgun after Hubbard backed into his stall at the rear of the Williams hotel early Thursday night• L. H. Koll (left) U in *11 murd* * charge. Mis* Graham was a student nurse and Hubbard and Koll are railroad men, ^at the Williams. Note the damage done to the car as the gun s load crashed through the wind'd** Id. Photos of the car and of Koll are by Wayne R. Atkini of The Democrat staff. +*wg - j -.....—'■ in DemocratWhitesboro Receives$62.00 Red CrossDonationWillMiller Victim ofChronologyOF THE YEAREV WHITE8BOROJANUARY 5. 1940.Finnish relief campaign begins.Plan for repair of school gym, erection of bus garage and bleachers to make use of $12,000 available WPA labor hours.JANUARY 12.City gets 3% insurance cut.C. D. Anderson undergoes operation.Bruce and Wooten buy Theatre.Six inch snow covers community.JANUARY 19.Mrs. Clyde Gilliland heads Rebe-kah Lodge.Self, Hickman and Saye namedon All-Star first team at 17-A football meetJANUARY 26.Macomb land, deeded in 1870for community benefit, under dispute.F. J. Bason 81. passed away.Mr. and Mrs. A. R. McDaniel •*lebrate 49th wedding anniver-FEBRUARY 2.Walker victim of infantileH. A. Wigley receives burns, made to .aise money for children’s fund.FEBRUARY 9.Id Robinson attends Water-chool at A. M.Loans made available farmers.FEBRUARY' 16. officers capture two ne-0 had attempted muider officials in Fort Worth. Its honored at Special♦iceFEBRUARY 23.Fred Sugg elected president District water and sewer plant operators. tH. B. Odom moves- to North side of Main street after 36 years in shop on South side.Huffaker Publications among first in North Texas to use Texas made newsprint.Mrs. J, A. Kelly, 79, passed away.MARCH 1.Dale Eales of Bowie assumesmanagership of Gary-Nees Lumber yard.J. M. Chisum celebrates 94thbirthday.Seniors have hobo day.MARCH 8.Bill Waldrop recovers stolentruck in Pittsburg.New $98,000 school building completed and made ready for class-work over the weekend.Yam meetings held in interest of growing potatoes for flour.Local Legion installs new officers.MARCH 15.Huge hail stones do great damage.Mrs. Record retained as supervisor of WPA sewing room.Bill Waldrop named Fire Chief.MARCH 22.Sunt. A. E. Boyd re-elected as head of schools for sixteenth year.Golf Club formed and work on nine hole course started.MARCH 29.Security National Bank openswith capital of $*0,000; succeeds Whitesboro National Bank. JesseGodwin named president; SearsAnderson Cashier.Harvey Gordon accepts position with Securities and Exchange Commission.Formal opening of new schoolbuilding held.Continued On Page SixH. WALDO DIESMUSKOGEE HOSPITALEarly Business ManWhitesboro’s chapter of the Red Cross has received a donation of $62.00 from the Dixie community, a bequest that hoists the city’s un-attainedd $155.00 quota to less embarrassing level.Luther W. Estes, cashier to Secretary of State Beauchamp, Austin, is an out-of-city member, whose membership fee received here sev-eial weeks ago.Memberships can still be accepted in Whitesboro. Those who have not enrolled may give their one dollar membership fee to SearsAnderson at the Security National Bank. Mis. W. N. Wells, or theNews-Record office.Automobile Accident in Directing Highway T raf f icand Plotter of Present1 Paul Koontz Serves Collinsville Site Buried As City Police Chief!Here ThursdayThe man who plotted the present site of Collinsville and was instrumental in building the business section near the railroad was buried here Thursday afternoon. Horatio Waldo, 89, died Wednesday morning at ten o’clock at a Musk- i ogee Okla.. hospital. His body was brought here to the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. J. L. Harbison, where services were conducted by Rev. C. C. Childress, pastor of the Methodist church. Burial was in the Collinsville cemetery, under the direction of Waldo Funeral Home of Sherman.Pallbearers were Harvey Harbi-son, Joe Cobler. Joseph Lee Cobler, Charlie Pelphrey, Earl Bruce, and Orvai Perkins.Mr. Waldo had visited in Collinsville recently. As was his annual custom, he attended the Thanksgiving dinner served by the CemeteryAssociation of Collinsville and re-! mained for several days thereafter.Mr. Waldo passed away Christmas Day, Dec. 25 at a Muskogee, Okla, hospital where he had been a patient for several days with the flu. At the time of his passing he was eating his dinner. His son hadAppointed by acting mapor J. S. Cravens, Paul Koontz is serving as chief-of-police this week. Mayor Cravens say's the city commission will make appointment Monday night at the regular meeting of the council. Several applications have been received for the pest left vacant by the tragic death of Chief Will T. Miller,Otto Bonear, substitute night-watchman, is serving in Koontz's regular place while he fills the chief’s post of duty.Continued On Back Pag^Local Girl Called to Sherman To WorkFor Tax-AssessorMiss Peggy Phillips has been called to Shermafi to work in the office of t ax-assesaor-collector Collier Yeury during the first few months of 1941. She has been employed at the Siebert’s Dry Goods store this fall. She assumes her new duties January 1.She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vaden Phillips aiwi is a graduate of Whitesboro High School.Internal Injuries Bring. fkDeath to Chief Police 36 Hrs. After AccidentServices Held Sundayat Baptist Church; Interment, Basin SpringsVictim 0f an automobile accident that occurred about 9:30 P. *M., Wednesday, December 25, two miles east of Whitesboro on Highway 82, Chief-of-Police Will T. Miller died thirty-six hours later at St. Vincent Hospital, Sherman. Friday morning, December 27, at 9:00 A. M. Injuries were sustained when he went to the scene of a collision in which several cars were involved. As he was directing traffic and attempting to slow down approaching cars in the heavy fog, he wa3 struck by a car that skidded. He wasrushed to the Sherman Hospital. His injuries were not at first considered serious, but early Friday morning he took a sudden turn for the worse.Death resulted from internal injuries.Hubert Bass, 14-year old son of Mr and Mrs. John Baas, also received injuries at the scene. He had accompanied his father, a deputy peace officer, and Mr. Miller to the scene of the collision. He sustained a deep head gash andminor injuries, for which he wastreated by a local physician.William Thomas Miller was born Feb. 7, 1885, in Denison, the son of Dr. and Mrs. W. T. MMiller. His father was a pioneer doctor and Baptst minister. He was reared in the Basin Springs community wherehe attended school and lived untilCourtesy, Sherman Democrat.marriage December 24, 1905 to i Matilda Spaxks They livedfor a number of years in the Duae community before establishing their residence in Whitesboro 15years ago.In 1935 the City Council created the office of chief-of-police, and appointed (Mr MiJler to serve as that officer He retained the office until the time of his death.He was a Master Mison and a member of the Baptist church.Funeral services were conducted Sunday- afternoon at 1:30 o’clock atthe Baptist church, with Rev. Ray B. Short of GordonvUle conducting. He was assisted by Rev. F. A. Tip-pen. pastor of the Baptist church. “We’ll Work Tili Jesus Comes,” a hymn written by Mr. Miller's father, was sung as a special number by the choir of selected voices. “In the Garden” was another.Pallbearers were citv officials:On Back Pa*re
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