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    "ocrText": "- 3 -\nCoordinator of Sonoma County came into office for con-\nference and it was agrood that help was sufficiont on\ngrount and that no moro doctors would be sent to area.\n3:09 A.M. Mr. Hockorman, El Corrito Dofonse, roported into office\nthat his group had dispatchod him to Martinoz and that\nho had dolivored to Masonic Templo cots, mattrossos,\nsurgical drossings and blankots.\n3:15 A.M.\nCoordinator Los Bower porsonally camo to office and said\nthings undor control in aroc. Short conforence.\n3:20 A.M.\nOffico closed.\n3:40 A.M.\nJohn McKown and Joo Murphy personally arrived in Port\nChicago with much oquipment from San Francisco.\n4:00 A.M.\nSurvey of damago to oight A.M.\n9:00 A.M.\nIn office phono from Col. Bowon inquiring for Los Bowor\nwho was probably at the scono.\n9:10\nA.M. In office proparing report, writing lotters, roceiving\ncalls from DU ny sourcos. Socretary, Miss Viora, assisting\n12:20 P.M Went to scono. At Judgo Lichti's office tho Judgo appond-\nod for boards or somo kind of covering for the windows\nof the verious storos. Went diroct to Port Chicago School\nThoro in lobby saw Los Bower, Col. Vic Hanson, Mr Shefor\nof Red Cross, Shoriff Long, couplo members of Prosidont's\ncommittoe for Congostod Arees, couplo members of War\nProduction Board. Appreised Shoffor of nood of morchants.\nHo advised mottors wore being taken care of that thore\nwas a lot of routino to go through to gct cloaranoos\nthrough channels. I loft to go back to office arrived 1PM\n1:05 P.M. phonos and reports\n2:31 P.M. Liout. Earl Weed; Bomb Disposal Officer camo into report\na number of unoxploded bomb, fivo inch, had boon found and that any\nmoro found wore to bo reported to OCD S.F. office, Col. Mathony.\n9:29 л.м. Col. Mothony had callod up from S.F. offoring all assis-\ntanco and esking that some kind of 8 roport bo propered so that\nall governmontal agencios might have tho frets. I advisod him that\nWas being dono.\n3:29 A.M. Colled Diamond Motch to inquiro if thoy wore moving\ncovering motorial out to Port Chicago and thoy scid that the Rod\nCross had given them on order for 120,000 foot of shoot rook, plas-\ntor board. Thoy would colivor at 4 p.M. today the first batch and\nhave the balance there carly tonight. This was used bocause it did\nnot requiro prioritios.\n3:30 P.M. Balance of aftornoon devoted to proparation of this ro-\nport and sonding lettors of approciation to Counties and\nindividuals who assisted.\n4:29 P.M. Tologrom received, 100 Murphy and W.P.B. had arranged\nwindow coverings to bo dolivered 4:00 P.M. today.\n5:00 P.M. Military in full control of strickon croa. Main streets\nin town ropod off. Rod Cross Bot up in School in full oporation.\nCasualtios still coming in for follow up troatmonts. Roads still\nblocked against sightsoors by highwcy patrolmon. Dobris being clear-\nod. Survey of homos will have to be completed bofore somo of them\nbecome hobitable, others will novor be used egoin and must be con-\ndemnod. Tolophone channols bro opon. Power linos boing roconstructed\n7 - 9 P.M. Survey of Port Chicago. Conforence with Mombers Firo\nDopt at firdhousc. Conference with Constable Ludricks. Army order-\nod overyone DUT of down town soction by 7 P.M. Civilian officers\ntook over at 8 P.M. Road blooks st allontrances to oror meintained\nby Calif. Highway Potrol. Associated OII CO. guards cssisting. Somo\nstoro fronts covered many still opon, ono load of shootrock arrived.\nEstimato 60% of town voluntorilly ovacuated. Survey of scfoty of\nbuilding must tako place boforo they can ro-ontor. Selvation Army\nbusy disponsing coffoo and food. Rod Cross functioning well.\n8:30 A.M. July 19 - Tologram of sympathy end offor assistanco--\nCongrossmen Cartor. Offor assistance by lottor from Tod Lilionthal\nSan Motoo Co., who had phoned soveral timos bofore.\n9:20 A.M. Tolophono Richard Grovos, Sacramonto who advised ho was\nsonding Mr Homron and that Gravos would arrivo personally Thrusday\nmorning. The diroctor said tho Covernor would assist with Stato\nFinancos to the limot of the funds avoilable for such purposos. That\nRod Cross had dono 0 fino job but thore W&S C limot to what they\ncould do and upon the housing and rohcbilitation matter it V/C S"
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