Betty's Lunch (Betty Powell) was open in the 1940s, '50s, and '60s. The diner was located on South Washington St., Delphi, across from Delphi Body Works, and was torn down in the '70s. 10 YEARS AGO

Delphi Christian Church has called Andrew Lee Paris as its new minister. Paris graduated from Cincinnati Bible College in 1970 with a bachelor of arts degree in Christian ministries, majoring in Greek and New Testament. He and his wife, Jackie live in the church parsonage at 205 W. Summit Street.

John Hampton is Delphi's' Public Works Director. Before he came to Delphi he lived in Utica, Mich. which is a suburb of Detroit. He came to Delphi for a better quality of life and to raise his children in a peaceful place.

The Downtown Loop and Riley-City trails in the Delphi Historic Trails system are now marked with signs. These trails mostly follow city streets. Dan McCain, Delphi Historic Trails chairman; John Hampton, Delphi Public Works Director and Terry Lacy of Lacy Design, all of whom served on a committee to plan the signs.

25 YEARS AGO

Norma Boyles of Cutler was elected president of the Carroll County Old Settlers Association at its annual meeting at the Delphi Community High School.

Approximately 200 unverified signatures appear on a petition for disannexation from Delphi corporate limits which was filed with city attorney James Huffer.

50 YEARS AGO

The old and young enjoyed the big Old Settlers celebration which closed here Saturday night. Ed Lynch, 93, who is still an active barber and Neva Rothenbarger, 98, a lifelong resident of Delphi were two of the oldest persons present at the 104th annual Old Settlers Day program at City Park.

Jack E. Orr cam the farthest to attend Delphi's 104th annual Old Settlers Day program in the city park. Born in Delphi, he now is the dean of the School of Pharmacy at the University of Washington at Seattle. His father, Forrest Orr and his grandfather, I. H. Orr were both druggists in Delphi and his brother, Forrest Orr Jr., operates the store here now.

John Edward Wagoner, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Wagoner, is among the 180 students, largest number in history, admitted to the Indiana University School of Medicine.

75 YEARS AGO

Wayne Coy, secretary of Governor Paul V. McNutt, in charge of penal affairs, was named by the governor as acting director of the governor's unemployment relief commission, succeeding William H. Book, who has resigned. Coy will receive a salary of $5,200 a year, the governor said, part of which will be paid by the federal government. He now gets $3,600.

Wayne Coy, undersecretary to Governor Paul V. McNutt, has sold the Delphi Citizen to Mark Gray, publisher of the Indianapolis Commercial and Keith Johns, secretary to the Democratic state central committee and publisher of the Hoosier Sentinel. The Citizen will continue under the present management with Gilbert Bailey, editor and Myron Johnson, business manager.

The Mattix & Reveal elevator at Rossville was destroyed by fire during an electrical storm that swept this section early Friday, entailing an estimated loss of $15,000, partially covered by insurance. Destroyed with the structure were 500 bushels of wheat, 300 bushels of oats, 150 bushels of corn and a puantity of feed.

100 YEARS AGO

An interurban meeting was held in this city to talk over a proposed line to be built from Kokomo through Burlington, Flora to Delphi. All sides of the proposition were discussed and if a right-a-way can be secured, the road will no doubt be built, the line to be financed by local men and eastern capitalists. The road would be a great convenience to people in this section of the country and would no doubt be a paying enterprise. Another meeting will be held at Burlington next Tuesday afternoon to further the project.

Of the 58,000 pension checks sent out from Indiana headquarters in the Federal Building for the quarterly payment this month, thirteen go to widows of veterans of the war of 1813. The seemingly impossible fact is due to old men marrying young women, according to Indiana Pension Agent Albert O. Marsh. Of course there are no veterans of the War of 1812 living. Checks are also made out for 111 survivors of the Mexican War of 1846-1847, and to 306 widows of Mexican war soldiers.