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57 STAT.] 78TH CONG., 1ST SESS.- -CHS. 814-316-NOV. 22, 1943 [CHAPTER 314] AN ACT For the relief of Helen Engell Thompson. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Helen Engell Thomp- son, Olympia, Washington, the sum of $2,029.50, in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of damage to real and personal property on April 4, 1942, when a United States Army aircraft crashed into and destroyed her residence in the city of Olympia, Washington: Provided,That no part of the amount appro- priated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved November 22, 1943. November 22, 194 [H. R. 166] [Private Law 124] Helen Engell Thompson. [CHAPTER 315] AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Ina Mae Shipman. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Mrs. Ina Mae Shipman, of Osceola, Saint Clair County, Missouri, the sum of $11,039, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for the death of her husband, Bernal Shipman, and personal injuries, medical and hospital expenses sustained by her as a result of a collision between the automobile in which they were riding and a United States Army truck on United States Highway Numbered 54, near Collins, Missouri, on November 30, 1941: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved November 22, 1943. November 22, 1943 [H. R. 1769] [Private Law 126] Mrs. Ina Mae Ship- man. [CHAPTER 3161 AN ACT For the relief of Harold E. Dalton. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Harold E. Dalton, of Los Angeles, California, the sum of $5,382.09, in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account November 22,1943 [H. B. 1887] [Private Law 126] Harold E. Dalton. 701