April 7 - 9, 1916

 Fri. April 7, 1916

The American Magazine issues from 1916

Fine - Santa Ana wind and hot.

I helped Mother with washing all A.M. Pa working at Fay's. He and I worked at Packing House all aft (1-6). I read American Magazine at the Library in eve. 8 eggs

Sat. April 8, 1916

Fine and hot

Pa and I worked from 7 - 12. He finished up with Fay's in aft and I monkeyed around. Pa gave me a good hair-cut. Mother not very well this aft so went to bed and pa got sup. I rode down and got groceries. Took a ride down in eve. Read. 9 eggs

Sun. April 9, 1916

Bob Burman was a record holding race car driver. The blown out tire caused his car to roll.

Fine and warm

I rode down in A.M. and got paper. Root's heard that Al had a store in L.A. on Moneta Ave, but we haven't heard anymore about it yet. Read all day - Mother in bed with the piles. She slept in my bed last night and Pa and I together and Pa had to be up with her quite a little. I wrote a line to Ethel in the evening telling her the news.

There was a big 300 mile race at Corona yesterday and Bob Burman, his mechanic, and a special policeman were killed when a tire blew out - 5 spectators were injured. It was so hot that no records were made - 85 miles per hour.

I in my own bed tonight. 10 eggs

Author note: According to wiki "Bob Burman's death caused his friends Barney Oldfield and Harry Arminius Miller to join forces to build a race car that incorporated a roll cage inside a streamlined driver's compartment that completely enclosed the driver. It was called the Golden Submarine."

April 4 - 6, 1916

 Tues. April 4, 1916

Anaheim grocery store 1915

Cloudy and slight sprinkle. Cool

Worked all A.M. No work in afternoon. Mother alright again. Worked around a little in afternoon. Pa and I drove down and got groceries and meat late in afternoon. Read in eve. Also learn a few German words out of English-German  dictionary, so I can talk to Pete at the packing house. I enjoy my work at the packing house and hope it will be pretty steady. I forgot to put down that Ethel was working for a lady (sister of Pauline's) who runs a dress making shop in Hollywood at $6 per week. She likes it fine. I weigh 125 1/2 pounds now and look feel fine. Lots of color which was absent in Minneapolis. Pa was yellow when he came out here, but is red as an Indian now. 8 eggs

 Weds. April 5, 1916

Fine - Warm

Worked from 7 - 3:30. Pa fixing up screens etc... for Miss Fay on Broadway all day. They want him to work at the packing house and he is going to start tomorrow. I drove over and told him about it in afternoon. Ma, Mrs. Hoag, and Mrs. Harner to Christian Science meeting and I drove them down and back. Read. 8 eggs

 Thurs. April 6, 1916

Fine and warm

Pa and I over to packing house at 7 - he walked and I rode. We worked 2 hours - finished up the car. Pa graded with Zellar and I, then he and I walked home and then he rode over to Miss Fay's to finish up his work there. I worked around. In eve I went to the library and read and got a new book "The Soldier of Fortune" by Richard Harding Davis. Took a bath late in afternoon. 9 eggs

Apr. 1 - 3, 1916

 Sat. Apr. 1, 1916

Worked from 7 - 5. Am grading with a fellow name of Zellar and he is so jolly you don't notice you are working at all. I drove down with Pa and we got groceries. In eve Ethel and Floyd came down and we talked etc. Floyd and I drove down after some more groceries. Floyd and I sleep together. 7 eggs

Sun. Apr. 2, 1916

1916 ad for newly incorporated Seal Beach

Up and I cleaned up the auto. Read etc. Had two small roosters for dinner. In afternoon Ethel, Floyd, and us all drove up to Seal Beach. It was fine there. We walked around etc. and then drove over to Long Beach and down to Long Beach Harbor and then home over a short cut country road. At Seal Beach a fellow was taking passengers up in his aeroplane for $5 a take. Pa and I made up our minds to build one of our own. Home about 5PM. Visited in eve and they left on the stage for Hollywood at 7:30. 6 eggs

Mon. Apr. 3, 1916

Cool and part cloudy

Worked all day. Mother not very well and Pa got breakfast and dinner. I drove down after work and got 50 cent chicken feed and one loaf of bread. Read in eve. 12 eggs