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        "Department of the Navy. Twelfth Naval District. Mare Island Naval Shipyard. Ordnance Department. (1903 - ca. 09/18/1947)"
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    "ocrText": "- 5 -\nJuly 21, 1944\nBetween office and Port Chicago numerous timos during the doy. Not\ntoo many important developments. Red Cross still feeding people.\nSalvation Army on job since midnight, July 17, still serving coffee\nand food. Poople still walking around in daze--rehabilitation just\nbeginning to take shape. County Co-ordinator Bowers still in strick-\nen area.\nJuly 22, 1944\n9:36 A.M. In Port Chicago. Judge Lichti advised most pressing\nthing at that timo was tc get head or toil about what VOS going to\nbe done by the insurance companies and the navy concerning settle-\nment of claims.\n9:41 A.M. Called on Walter Van Winkle and told him what Ischui said.\nHe confirmed it. Said he would call mecting that evening or Sunday\nat 2 P.M. Ho said that if the situation had not cleared by that time\nhe was going to get me to untanglo the mess.\n1:00 P.M. Back in office proparing sheets and maps to be ready to\ntake completo appraisol of damage starting Monday morning, July 24,\nif necossary.\n2:44 P.M. Colled Dunklee to ask if he would come down and Get\nnecessary maps.\n4:07 P.M. Dunkloo arrived SCW what I wantod and offored to moke\nmaps up at carliost time Monday morning.\n7:30 P.M. Drove to stricken oroa for survey. Roads blocked agoinst\ncurious sightscors.\nJuly 23, 1944\n8:30 A.M. All morning in office in properation for appraisment if\nnocessary.\n3:00 P.M. Van Winkle called-said government opproisors had arrived\non scene in accordance with orders of Judgo Advocate General of Navy.\nAt that tino I decided my procoeding with approisel would be a\nduplication and that I would stand by temporilly to watch dovelopmento\n9:30 P.M. Survey of town, all quict--Road blocks had boen on all\nday ainst sightscors, but wore not up at that hour.\nJuly 24, 1944\n9:13 A.M. Arrived in Port Chicago. Conference Van Winkle shows\nthings were pretty confuses CS to situation. Decided to go back to\noffice and find out what WGB what.\n1. Basis of rumar that groupe of insurance companios,\nhonded by Hartford had pledged up to $2,000,000 to care for demages.\n2. Just what was going to do on damagos?\n10:21 A.M. Cliff Russol and Socretary, Miss Pratt, called togothor.\n10:40 A.M. Placed call to Congrossman Cartor, Washington, sooking\ntion. This phone completed at 3:34 P.M.\n12:15 P.M. Attended luncheon at Chamber of Commorce whore Mr. Thomas,\nhoad adjustor insurance compenios, mado sporch. Askod him numerous\nquestions, among thom about the $2,000,000. Ho did not know any-\nthing about such on offor.\n2:02 P.M. Mr. Shafer, Hartford officiel, called saying no truth\nabout such 0 rumor. Also said insurance companios woro going to loan\nthoso covored with insurance until such timo as it was dotormined by\nWar Demago Commission what was final status of casos.\n2:20 P.M. Miss Grace Kampan, Stato notritionist call.\n3:34 P.M. Talked with Congrossman Certor in Washington who advisod\nthat Novy would assumo up to $1,000 on those not covered. That\nspocial laws would bc introducod in Congross covering all those above"
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