TEXTILE SHORTAGE
NEW GERMAN PROBLEM LESS MATERIAL IN SHIRTS BERLIN, Aug. 18. A German textile journal announces that a decision to shorten the tails of men’s shirts wilL result in an annual saving of millions of yards of material. This is calculated' partly to relieve .the nation’s acute shortage of raw materials. The journal suggests that further substantial economy is possible by the introduction of detachable cuffs, pointing out that frayed 1 cuffs are responsible for the early discarding of otherwise sound shirts.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20023, 23 August 1939, Page 5
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83TEXTILE SHORTAGE Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20023, 23 August 1939, Page 5
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