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OCR Page 1 of 27CS KRUALAR NARA
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
BUREAU OF THE BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C.
MAR 191946
My dear Mr . Latta:
On March 12, 1946, you advised this office that H.R. 4269, "For
the relief of Ida Barger, Hazel A. Beecher, Etta Clark, Jesse Ruth
France, John W. Nolan, Anna Palubicki, and Frank J. Schrom, had been
received at the White House and requested reports and recommendations
as to the approval of the bill.
The following payments proposed by the bill are on account of dis-
abilities sustained and medical and hospital expenses incurred as a
result of explosions at the naval ammunition depot, Port Chicago,
California, on July 17, 1944:
Medical and
Disability
Name of Claimant Age Occupation Hospital Expenses Compensation Total
Ida Barger
38 - stencil cutter
$ 294.38
$5,818.96
$6,113.34
Shell Oil Company
Hazel A. Beecher
43 - bookkeeper
1,844.04
5,507.37 7,351.41
Army Post Exchange
Etta Clark
26 - housewife
Not shown
5,000.00
5,000.00
Jesse Ruth France 34 - housewife
314.66
6,150.85
6,465.51
Anna Palubicki
59 - housewife
481.75
3,330.30
3,812.05
Frank J. Schrom
25 - Merchant Marine
358.44
6,613.11
6,971.55
cadet
John W. Nolan
41- - brakeman
4,350.78
*
23,657.38 28,008.16
Includes $2,400 for an attendant.
The adjudication of claims for injury or death was provided for by
the Act of September 8, 1944 (Public Law 423, 78th Congress), which
authorized the Secretary of the Navy to settle such claims "Provided,
That settlements shall not aggregate in excess of $3,000 with respect
to the disability or death of any one person nor shall any such
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