Young Manhood (1933-43)
Ruby reported going to Los Angeles around 1933 with several Chicago friends, then shortly to San Francisco. Although evidence suggests he may have stayed until 1938, 1939, or 1940, Ruby stated he returned to Chicago around 1937, which appears accurate. Sister Eva, who had married Hyman Magid in Chicago in 1930 and divorced in early 1934, joined Jack in San Francisco around June 1934, sharing an apartment with him and her son Ronald. In 1936, Eva married Frank Granovsky (Frank Grant) in San Francisco, and Ruby briefly shared a four-room apartment with them and Ronald.
San Francisco (1933-37)
Jack Ruby moved to the West Coast seeking employment, as Eva Grant testified. After initially staying in Los Angeles, the group relocated to San Francisco. Eva joined him there in mid-1934 following her divorce, and the family arrangement continued until Eva’s 1936 remarriage to Frank Grant, after which the living situation shifted.
Occupations and Activities
Upon arriving in Los Angeles, Ruby and his friends sold handicapper’s tip sheets at the newly opened Santa Anita racetrack. Eva Grant testified he also worked as a singing waiter in Los Angeles with little pay. In San Francisco, Ruby continued selling “tip” sheets at Bay Meadows racetrack, then became a door-to-door salesman of newspaper subscriptions. Some evidence suggested he became chief of his crew with workers under him, though other reports disputed this. Eva Grant, who also sold newspaper subscriptions, said she relied on her brother’s advice and support, as he was more proficient.
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