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PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY. WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY.BROOKFIELD, MISSOURI, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1932.roth-was here $100 quor. ] erms j time j arge, j cient I out :e at m to path.DR. ROY CATER DIES AT MARCELINEHUNDrr.OSUCCUMBS TO KIDNEY TROUBLE AFTER NINE WEEKS ILLNESS—* SERVED MARCELINE AS MAYOR TWO TERMS, WHEN MANY CIVIC IMPROVEMENTS WERE MADE—REPRESENTED LINN COUNTY IN THE LEGISLATURE, SERVING ON IMPORTANT COMMITTEES—WAS A VVHEELHORSE FOR MARCELINEe ol s re-leted- Dr. Roy Cater passed away at the Putman Memorial hospital in Marcel-thosejine yesterday afternoon at 2:45 o’clock ' after a nine weeks’ illness caused by kidney trouble. For some months he had been in failing health, but regardless of his condition he continued the practice of medicine, administering to his many patients until he had to finally give up and go to the hospital for treatment and care. His condition continued to grow worse and for the past week his passing was expected by his close friends and relktives at any hour.; Mr. rec-ye of7, in-as at Jinfr” brm-otheranger I.ookfield. 1 wedding ap Monitor-Indlt; “Announce more than a Hunter anding and on Sundays and holidays, when the weather would permit. hcjMoberly cot was often found in the woods studying j They were the works of nature. He always en- December 21 joyed this, kind of recreation. He was i Fry, justice a diligent student and kept up at all'.attended byfield of St.“Mr. and this week ttimes hi the latest and best methods of bis choken profession. He was a good booster for better roads and delighted in attending road meetings - Umlauf wijl where he was an interesting partjcipa- of Music to tor. He will be badly missed in Mar- They Will b celihe.” at 3216 HariDr. Cater was an ardent Republican “Mrs. Urn in politics and in 1928 his party nomi- east State 1it his, X)r, Roy Cater, Son, of Dr. and Mrs. j, nated him as representative from Linn vi% fobojvhi W. A. CatCr.‘ was bopii af Edina, Mis-iktipd ! souri, on November 3, 1881. and came down.; t0 Marceline wijth. hia parents! in 1888 (SinCe I wh^n Marceline wsCs fir$t lajd but as a dver- town. He grew to manhood in Mar-ti :e youefore,of li-Ivised every won-man, iispo-l rec-peni-: into mating ig the for a dctim haveceline, graduating from the grades and high school. Finishing his course in th Marceline High school, attending! the Kirksville Stdte Normal, and *then he entered the University of Kansas atco,unty and elected him to the ICB^a- Moberly Hig turfe, utiCi'e be'.mgde an able legislator, three yearsand, seryed jpn the Xqllowing commit- bookkeeper tees: Building and Loan, Eleemosynary *-he Mis^ur Institutions. .Fish. Game and Forestr.. She is a j Municipal Corporations, Public Heglth phi Gamm and J Scientific Institutions, Township' cfubs here. Organization1 and County Boundaries, -Mrs. H. B. and Workmen’s Conjpehsktiop. While street., he waS , a strong believer-irf his party “Mr. Uni]Lawrence, from which school he grad- and‘at all times was a party man, yet College, Fuluatcd ahd later attended and graduated from- the American Medical College at St. Louis in, 1904.' Following hishe Wks as popular with-the members Missouri, C of his opposing party as he was w’ith a year and those of his own. He always greeted with Oscargraduation from the medical college he; the candidates of both parties and here 11came to Marceline and practice^ medicine along with his father, who ranked as one of the best medical men in North Missouri. His success as an M. D. was noticeable from, the beginning of his practice and that practice continued to increase until the last few years, when he became one of themade them feel at home with his warm handshake and welcome words.During the World War he enlisted in the Medical Corps and served in the base hospital at Camp Sevier at Greenville, South Carolina, with the rank of First Lieutenant, M. C., and on being mustered out returned toj leading practitioners in his profession, i Marceline and resumed the practice ofOn October 30, 1925, at Salisbury, Mis-le C. souri he wag married to Mrs. Mina ys H. | Eih5( 5Ut to them no children were Scott bornlt;friends by 1 a soloist at ious club : artist at a ] next severa“Mr. Uml Mrs. Julius street.“He is a l silon fraterW►well’s comes orrow eports ,1m as * star, whichPowellmanalizedimousmixedtimesHe served Marceline as mayor for two terms, being first elected in April, 1926, and re-elected in 1928. Under his administration as mayor many noticeable improvements were made for the city of Marceline, including the graveling of many of the streets and adding seyeral miles of paving, the reconstruction of the electric light plant by putting in new engines, equipment and connections, making the plant one second to none for cities the size of Marceline. It was' also that during his administration as mayor that Mar? celine’s new $130,000 high school building was erected, and the new filtrationHEARINGJudge Dsmedicine . He helped organize the Roosevelt Post No. 264 of the American Legion there and became its first post commander, A few years ago,along with other Legion members he secretary o;took a trip through Europe viewing mission atmany of the principal battlefields of that war. He was ever patriotic and an excellent citizen.He was a member of the Brookfield Lodge of the Protective Order of Elks and services will be conducted at the Cater home this evening, exemplifying the ritualistic ceremony of the order.Besides the wife, he leaves to mourn his passing one sister, Mrs. Ruth Hery-ford of Marceline, and one brother,Bruce Cater, of St. Joseph, the other brother, Don Cater, having died ini917. H;s father. Dr. W. A. Cater, died umes system for the town s water works was January 26 m7 and hl mother p3si.P ! Perfected, giving to the citizens a suf- ; ed a February 29, 1918. ficient supply of pure drinking water.1 In an interview with Albert Zurcherwever, iction, iuper-Get-affles. rooms ; evenFuneral services will be conducted from the home in Marceline tomor-at Marceline this .morning he had the ■■■■■■■■following to say of Dr. Cater, who was j row 8«emoon. conducted by the Rev.LeRoy Munyon, and a funeral orationtem-play-,” one ;y, the a the r Kib-Black, Polly Wray .leRoy,a close friend of his: “He was a good wheelhorse for Marceline and very progressive. As president of the Marceline Chamber of Commerce he was always boosting for Marceline and was one of the chief promoters of the Marceline Tri-County Fair and other good things | duct the funeral ceremony at the for the city. He was always foremost I grave-will be delivered by Dudley Doolittle, a lawyer of Kansas City and a Sigma Chi fraternity brother of the deceased and a life long friend. The Roosevelt Post of the American Legion will con-when matters pertaining to the good of his city came up and was a tireless worker at all times. He was a great lover of nature and delighted in outdoor sports such as camping and fish-Pallbearers for the funeral will be: H. E. Trader, R. M. Wrenn, Fred Lancaster, Ed Hayden. Albert Zurcher and Ernest Herbert. Interment will be in the Marceline cemetery.a hearing lt;circuit com week. The will contin The hearin; pose of list plicants w from the s ate.The meet erators froi eluding thlt; attorneys i truck drive ter V. Hust are represe Macon. Thlt; Brookfield mcrrow: Reams, J. and AlbertO. W. B inspector i tending th cases wher All of the by Mrs. Glt; porter forSCOUT ]On next ery scout i the Christi
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Brookfield Linn County Budget Gazette
Brookfield, Missouri, US
Wed, Feb 17, 1932
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