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SUPPLIES IN BRITAIN ; ARMY CLOTHING | | INTEREST OF QUEEN (British Official Wireless.) ; Reed. 1 p.m. RUGBY, Oct. 24. The Queen, accompanied by the ■Minister of Supply. Dr. E. L. Burgin, to-day visited three factories making army battle dress, great-coats and other clothing for the Ministry of Supply. j More than 3500 workers, most of i them women, are employed in the j works which Her Majesty visited. Two :of the works have been opened j specially for the mass production of | army battle dress and great-coats. i During the tour. Dr. Burgin told the I Queen that since the army expansion | scheme of four months ago, they were | now producing great-coats at a rate i faster than after four years of the last. ! war. ! Regarding all other equipment, the i weekly production is now equal to the i annual production a year ago.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20077, 25 October 1939, Page 8
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144SPEEDY PRODUCTION Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20077, 25 October 1939, Page 8
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