Oct. 23 - 25, 1915

Sat. Oct. 23, 1915

Running early cars on kerosene to save money on fuel.

Experimenting with the car all A.M. trying to run it on kerosene and did it too. Floyd came up and in afternoon we drove downtown and around for a little "Kerosene Ride." The car ran fine - only a little harder to start. Floyd and I to library in eve and learned that Ethel was "laid off" so she is in a bad fix without rent money and salary.

Sun. Oct. 24, 1915

I drove down about 7:30 and got Ethel and Floyd and we talked up here and we decide to all go to Hollywood and live and then we could get jobs up there. I drove up there in the A.M and we ate our lunch in her house then in the aft Ethel drove home via Glendale, Eagle Rock, and Pasadena - 

Very Fine Drive  All had supper here and I drove them to their apartment in eve.

Author Note: in the 1920 census Ethel and Floyd are living at 1628 Formosa Ave. I'm guessing this is the same house. It is right off of Hollywood Blvd. and just a few blocks west of where Grauman's Chinese Theatre is which opened in 1922. The house is now replaced by an apartment building.

Here is Hollywood Blvd and Highland just a few blocks from Ethel's house.

Mon. Oct. 25, 1915

Ethel came up about 7 A.M. I fixed the auto up and we loaded it with small furniture, books, pictures, etc.and then Grandpa and Ethel drove up to look at some second hand gas ranges. While they were gone I found out that we could probably rent a trailer at the garage to take our furniture up with. Mother got from Mr. Taper (buyer for our place) wanting her to sign deed and saying they could force her to so she say lawyer here who says they can't so she won't until an agreement is made between her and Pa, I guess. Ethel and Floyd stayed for supper.

Ad for Gas ranges (stoves) in 1914