Things went very wrong very quickly in the hills south of San Dimas on the morning of April 6, 1926. Six inches of rain had fallen in the area - including a half-inch in one 20-minute period - and the water behind a temporary dirt and cement dam being built there was rising all too rapidly.

One West Covina florist was as busy on Wednesday as it would be on Mother's Day, or Valentines day, because it's September first. Good neighbor day! A holiday invented by florists, who don't make a dime, but enjoy ...