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The Tacoma Times
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
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President Roosevelt ordered Montgomery Ward & Co. to sign a labor contract as directed by the War Labor Board on December 8, 1942. Company president Sewell Avery agreed to comply promptly after receiving the directive.
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CHICAGO—Sewell Avery, Montgomery Ward president, said Saturday afternoon that an order from President Roosevelt to sign a contract with employes in the form directed by the war labor board would be "promptly obeyed."
WASHINGTON—President Roosevelt Saturday directed Montgomery Ward & Co., Chicago, "without further delay" to sign a contract with its employes in the form directed by the War Labor Board.
The president acted soon after conferring with WLB Chairman William H. Davis. The wording of the president's order was sent at once by telegram to Sewell Avery, Montgomery Ward president by White House Secretary Stephen T. Early.
"Dear Sir: As commander-in-chief in time of war I hereby direct Montgomery Ward & Co. to comply, without further delay, with the National War Labor Board's directive order of Dec. 8, 1942," the president ordered.
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Chicago
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Saturday, December 1942 (Directive Of Dec. 8, 1942)
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sewell avery agreed to promptly obey the order to sign the contract.
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President Roosevelt directed Montgomery Ward & Co. to sign a contract with its employees as ordered by the War Labor Board on Dec. 8, 1942, without further delay. The order was sent by telegram to president Sewell Avery after Roosevelt conferred with WLB Chairman William H. Davis. Avery stated he would promptly obey.