Grove Town Board Elects Three Members Amid Bus Line Clash
Grove adopted an elective three member town board with Willard Ticen as chairman, W S Newcomer appointed after resignations of Gilbert McFarland and Frank Stuck who started the South Side Motor Coach Co. The shifts sparked town debate over bus line regulation and a new town hall housing the Beech Grove Civic Association seeks a replacement building.
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Grove
Willard Ticen
W. S. Newcomer
Ticen
Gilbert McFarland
Frank Stuck
Indianapolis
L. C. Dukes
Stuck and McFarland
Public Service Commission
South Side Motor Coach Company
Beech Grove
Beech Grove Citizen Fears Town Swallow by Indianapolis
A prominent Beech Grove resident fears his town will be absorbed by Indianapolis as expansion pressures rise and municipal boundaries tighten around the bedroom community. The concern reflects anxieties over annexation plans, local governance, and potential loss of community identity amid regional growth.
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Beech Grove
Indianapolis
Beech Grove Baptist Church Flourishing Pastor Leads Growth
The Beech Grove Baptist Church in Indianapolis is led by Pastor The Rev. Lewis Crafton. The congregation is thriving with about 250 members.
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Lewis Crafton
Indianapolis
Beech Grove
the Baptist
Independent townspeople oppose annexation to Indianapolis
Residents discuss the potential political control by Indianapolis leaders Bill Armitage and George Coffin, the prospect of city police and court access, and the strain on local schools, preferring to stay three miles from Claypool. A note adds that German-made musical instruments are more common globally after the war.
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Indianapolis
Bill Armitage
George Coffin
City School Board
Claypool
Catholics To Start School In Beech Grove
The Sisters of St Francis of Oldenberg plan a girls boarding school and a university on 53 acres along Troy Ave Beech Grove. Indianapolis officials aim to preserve the tract as parklike grounds flanked by Lick Creek per Father Pete Killian Holy Name Church. In Tonopah Nev water sells for five cents a gallon.
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Sisters of St. Francis of Oldenberg
Catholic Church
Beech Grove
Troy Ave
Indianapolis
Lick Creek
Pete Killian
Holy Name Church
Little Desert
Tonopah
Nev
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Beech Grove Baptist Church
New Palace Theatre
Main Street
Ind
Weber Milk Co
Drexel
Red Star Vapor Gil Stove
Davenport
Living Room
Josey
Crereoretezerer
Washington St
Sisters of St. Francis
John E. Corcoran
National City Bank
R. E. Kennedy
Beech Grove, Ind
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