Los Angeles June 30, 1936 - Irvin Wineland

 Los Angeles CA

June 20, ‘36

Dear Bro and All:

I rec’d your letter this morning and as I’m down with a terrible cold in fact, I’ve walked the floor from 2 o’clock on. It’s in my head and I’ve just used everything, but I’m going down to our Dr. today and have some light infra Red Ray treatments that’ll help dry it up.

So you’re in Ore – I was wondering why you hadn’t answered my letter and was also sent a present to the Babe, have you gotten it?

Well compress put through the bonus finally. I’ve 633.00 coming. We’d better get it now, for if we wait till ’45 we’d have less than a hundred coming – of course we won’t be able to cash them till June 15^th –

Well Archie, as I wrote you that work was pretty slow here on the coast – that if one is lucky and can land a job, all well and good but it’s tough if on can’t. I took several civil service examinations – one in the US Postal Service, if I get on, I’ll certainly be glad as it starts out with from 150 to 170- a month. Now if you are planning on being up there this Summer I’ll sure come up and possibly we can take a jaunt fishing.

Well we have been fortunate here as to liquir as we have a broker friend who gets us any kind of whiskey or Gin or Rum as wholesale price for instance we and some friends got a case of Old Quaker Whiskey at $1.49 a qt. and it retails as 2.08 so our drinks don’t cost a great deal. I got a bottle of Teacher’s Highland Cream Scotch for 2.70 a fifth that’s 8 years old.

But we don’t dink a great deal, and I think one is better off not to, too much I had sort of planned on taking a trip back to the Grand Mesa Country in Colo with a friend here – he’s been all over Colorado – he’s a great fly fisherman and dess that in the back country there, it can’t be beat.

I have also another friend here in LA who might get a proposition from a party who has just made $40,000 on a deal to go up in Idaho and operate a placer claim that has been offered him and he wants me to go with him, if he gets the job said he pay me wages and expenses so if he does I’ll sure get you on if you want me to. It’ll pay around 5 or 6 dollars a day. I have a very good friend in Walla Walla who works in the Post Office there, that I knew in the Army – he possibly might be able to get or know of something for you.

I suppose that all the folks were well when you saw them?

I thought about getting a new car, but I’d rather have a little bit laid away for a rainy day than a new car. We have a Wilys (?) Knight 30 model it gets us anywhere with a minimum expense and I’ve had it repainted, so it doesn’t look so bad.

How did the babe and Mabel stand the trip, I suppose that you hit some cold weather, or Maybe that cold spell was after you got out to Ore.

Now don’t wait to write, as long as you did the last time please.

Her’s hoping you can land a good position of some kind soon, Archie – and hope that you folks all keep well –

 

Your loving bro

Irvin

1726 – 7^th Ave LA

Irvin Wineland 1933

 

326 ½ So Spring St
Los Angeles

Mar 12, 1933

Dear Bro and wife:

Well I expect that you’ll be somewhat surprised to hear from me but I have been moving around quite a bit the last few years. I came down from Portland the Spring of 1930 and worked in Oakland and San Francisco till last fall I came down her to L.A. I have been trying to get something steady but things have been bad here too.

I suppose you have heard about the big earth quake we had here Friday evening at 5:55 PM I was on a street car but it rocked like a boat about a dozen towns from 4000 population to 100,000 like Long Beach are all laid to waste approximately 50 million dollars damage – stores 6 to 8 stories just crumbled and people are living in tents – but LA didn’t get the blunt of the shock but still large plate glass windows were broken and lots of bricks and stones came off buildings here.

How are everybody and how have you and Mabel been – how is grandfather White? Also all the rest of the folks?

I tied up all my money two years ago in a gold mine and I sure have been short of cash, but I manage to get along and one of these days I’ll be sitting on top yet. I have just located an old lost mine here in So California that the early Indians took lots of gold out of and finally they and the mine disappeared but I have located an old hill Billie living like a hermit way up in an out of the way place about 125 miles North of LA in the coast range and he’s sure enough located it – I am just waiting till the snow gets off so we can pack up to it and stake out all that ground and we’ll file on it and proceed to develop or sell it as I have several mining co’s who would grab it in a minute, so I am just waiting for time and I have an hunch, Archie, that I’ll come out OK so if I manage to get my hands on plenty of money, why you’ll probably will see me sometime this summer or Fall as I would like to drive on through to see the Chicago World’s Fair.

Now write folks and tell me all the news and lets try to keep in touch with each other, I know that I wrote a letter to you and I never did get any answer – I couldn’t quite understand?

To ever Your loving bro

I G Wineland

326 ½ So Spring St

Los Angeles

Irving Wineland April 6 1927

 

San Jose – 

April 6^th –

 Dear Bro and Wife:

 Well I should have written sooner but I have been awfully busy the last few weeks. I have been selling Home cleaning machines manufactured by Gun & bc company – the first in the world.

 We certainly have had lots of rain lately – some of the apricot crop has been frozen but all the prunes are OK so far.

 Say old chap do you have any good liquor back there? One of the fellows and I scouted around some to day but it’s hard to get unless you are known. You can get plenty of wine but I wanted something a little stronger. Is William still farming grandfather’s place?

 I wonder what and how they settled grandfather Wineland’s estate. I believe that we were supposed to get father’s share – because grandfather often told me that we would on account he had to pay off a mortgage on the mules that Dad sold and Judge Binnell had the mortgage.

 Say old chap can’t you send me some fo the Osbone Farmer issues also some of the old Natoma’s Independents? I’d like to see and know what the old folks are doing back in the old home country. No foolin!

 I get lonesome for the old gang and think back at times at the times we used to have it all seems like a dream doesn’t it?

 Tell all the folks that I think of them and don’t forget to drop me a line –

 Don’t be supprised to see me drop in some time I want to get myself a good car this summer. Now write and tell me all the news and don’t wait as long as I –

 Your loving brother

 Irvin G Wineland
285 So 4^th St
San Jose CA

Remembering - Mable Taylor

 My brother sent out this photo. It's from when we lived in Japan. I thought it was fun to post because her Anniversary was coming up. January 31, 1931 she married Myron F. Taylor, Sr. He had passed away a year or two before this photo. 

I remember that coat and her scarf that held her hair down. 

Irvin Wineland - Feb 3, 1927

San Jose
Feb 3^rd – 27

Dear Brother and Wife:

I am really ashamed of myself for not writing you sooner than I did – I have been pretty busy and have put off writing you folks longer than I should.

Well it has been quite wet here on the coast for the last couple of weeks, the most rainer winter than for a couple of years – but they surely need the rain.

I moved from San Francisco down here last week, to work this city for the company. I think in a week or so – after the people get Xmas out of their heads maby  then they’ll buy some Super Silk Hosiery.

I suppose that you have in a fair sized wheat crop this year? I’d certainly like to be back there and go coon hunting with you old timer – we’d get some no foolin – or we’d know the reason why.

I certainly would like to see you folks – couldn’t you possibly make it out here this summer some time. We could take in some wonderful drives and some beautiful camping and fishing places.

Have you heard from Father I cannot see why he doesn’t write me – I wrote him a letter last fall and he didn’t answer it – I can’t see – I’d sure like to drive back some day – I’d certainly give him a surprise of his life.

Just where in Idaho is Aunt Nettie and Joe located? Is Aunt Mattie and Bob in Loveland Colorado?

I suppose that Uncle Louis is in the same old place and William is still on the farm and, who is keeping house for Grandfather? Uncle George is still in Lomay – I forgot how to spell some of the old towns, I suppose Uncle Fried is on the Ranch out in Western Kansas?

I suppose that you see Uncle Clint and Aunt Mary often as you live near Fair Port do you not?

Now don’t wait to write me as long as I did you folks -Oh! Yes I have a big surprise for you one of these here days I’ll tell you all about it shortly –

Your loving brother

Irvin

San Jose California - 

Irvin Wineland - Portland OR 1927 - New Wife

Portland, Ore
Oct 17, 1927

Dear Bro and Wife,

Well I expect that you think that I have disappeared off the earth by this time no doubt. Well I am here in Portland working like a son of a gun. I am still with the same corporation that I was when I wrote last and have been promoted several times and am just in the eve of another promotion for them which will mean better than a hundred a week for me – also now just hold your breath – both of you – I am also just on the eve of a most wonderful, adventure in my life no foolin – that sweetest little woman in all America is just looking on so sweetly as I’m writing these few lines well we are getting married before the week is out smoke that in your pipe, and if I was there we’d certainly throw a party that you’d never forget for many years to come – I’d have the whole gang cock eyed –

But I happened to meet the most wonderful girl in all my travels – her house is in Canada – “that cold country” but she isn’t – and I’ve certainly fell hard the hardest fall in my life, and I know that she’ll be a great help to me also in my work – I know she’ll be a true pal and partner that’s the big thing.

Write and tell me all the news also all about your selves – tell all the folks helo and that I’ll try and catch up in my correspondence to them.

As ever Your loving bro –

Irvin and Jo

Note: Jo is Joanne E Treichel who had a son, Irvin George “Herbie” Wineland. This marriage didn’t last, but I found out she never remarried and was crazy about Irvin. This is the first letter that tells who his wife was. He was married 7 or 8 times. 

Mabel T Taylor Obit

 My Grandmother - Mabel Thelma Hellem Taylor -