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Swift and Company Acknowledged for War Effort and Reemployment Policy
Swift & Company played a major wartime role supplying meat, wool, lard, and other materials to the U S and Allies. The firm delivered vast volumes under Weld price controls, employed 8,500 workers in uniform, and pledged to restore returning soldiers to their former or equal positions with equivalent pay. The company also contributed nearly 17 million dollars to war loads and over 1.4 million to war service groups and achieved record subscriber participation in the Fourth Loan with 63,427 employees buying bonds.
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