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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (April 13, 1961)
THURSDAY APRIL 13. 1961 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. ORE. Self-Service Dry Cleaning Plant Opens in Medford A self-service automatic ' dry cleaning service, Ram sey's Norge Laundry and Cleaning Village, opened in Medford recently at the cor ner of 13th st. and South Central ave, Clyde T. and Margie Ram sey, who have operated a laundry at the site since last , May,- began the new service ' last week. The Village - Is equipped with dozens of new automatic appliances which will permit dry cleaning of garments and household articles at the same time that regular laundry is going through the other ma chines. The Medford service is the second of its type in Oregon, the first having opened in Oswego a : few weeks ago. Ramsey said that the in ventor of the dry-cleaning machine worked for seven years to perfect the appliance, It is similar to a tumbler type washing machine and has a 12 minute wash cycle followed by a rinse cycle eaulvalent to 30 rinses, he ex plained. The rest of the BO to 80 minute completion time is for drying. ttMS Eat of Gleaning The Ramseys stress the ease of cleaning garments, especi ally those that won't wnn- ' stand water washing, and the wrinkle-free condition of the articles after cleaning. Many persons who brought clothing In for i wee wean ing during the Village grand opening came back with "pay" loads In the afternoon to show their satisfaction with the new process, the owners reported. . '' The regular laundry ma chines at the Village are open for use 24 hours, dally, and : the -dry-cleaning machines are available from 7 a.m. - to 11 pl. ';-:-'';v.v-!l--"--;''"," . The cost of one eight-pound load is less than that of hav ing one average garment com mercially dry cleaned, they said. "utooj (DM J Two men a rnult of two-car, . ttoa on Highway 4 Juues west of hare Wednesday. It was tho second fatal ac cident on the highway in two days. The victims wer identified as Melden Phillip Schack r"nn, 41, Pasco, Wash., and t Royce Dickenson, SB, ixtnn. '., - ' i. ackmann wu killed In t e accident. Dickenson died tunw: hours later In a hos- 9 ftrhachmann'i wife, Ed wins, 89, and a son, Robert J., 20 months, were hospitalized. Harry M. Daniels Jr., 41, Shelton, Wash., died Tuesday , from Injuries suffered after the car he was driving struck an earth mover east of Rufus on Highway 30. Rcbbsry Suspect Shin in Portland PortiniJ-niW-A Federal Bu- reau of Investigation agent hot and killed a bank rob- ..nort late Wednesday night when the man resisted , arrest at a motel. , Killed was Stockton Van TianelUe. 83. Joseph Thornton, agent in charge of the local xol omce, sum Darnellle pulled a gun as a genu entered his motel room .hot in the chest. Thornton said Darnellle was wanted for the armed robbery of the Tuckwlla bank, Reattle. last Oct. 18. He Bald Darnellle also was out on bond in connection wun a burglary in Arkansas in December. Authorities in Seattle said ' Darnellle was a member of the Homburg Hat gang, DroK- pn lln last January In a gun battle with San Bruno, Calif., police. One man, Robert B. 1 Herring, was killed and two others were wounaea. ChurcWTfrTp To London Delayed New York-UPD-Slr Winston Churchill. 88. was trapped on Aristotle Onassis' palatial vacht today by a howling rainstorm which forced the cancellation of his plans to fly back to London. . -Churchill's secretary, An thony Montague Brown, said : the former Brttisn prime min ister would fly home Friday instead of today as planned, wpnther permitting.: : The storm swept the river with sheets of rain and winds with gale force gusts of up '1 to 7B miles an hour whipped the North river into white caps, rolling the 329-foot Christina unmercifully at Its mnnrlns- Tides in the river were running three to four DON'T FORGET Your filled Thrifty Green Stamp Book is worth $2.00 at Groceteria! (Or re deem it for valuable premium at the Thrifty Green Gift Store). CREST Tooth Paste Giant Economy Sizo Regular 69c Save 10c -T-R-E-T-C- Borden's ' (Quart Sixe) Mayonnaise Thrifty Green Stamps 50 Winners -- 1,000 stamps for each winner, this week in Groceteria's big TREASURE HUNT Just come in, see if your name is one of 50 NAMES selected at random from the Medford, Ashland and Vicinity Phone Book. THESE NAMES ARE POSTED ON SHELVES THROUGH ' OUT OUR STOREI If you find your name you will receive 1,000 Free Thrifty Green stampii You need not buy to win. come IN-LOOK FOR YOUR NAMEI YOU MAY BE A LUCKY WINNER Income tax deadline time is here -Stretch what is left - and enjoy grand meals, too with big buck-saving food buys now at your Groceteria! Your food budget - do all your shopping at Groceteria! MARGARINE 33e r Imperial One Pound Manning's Coffee Checked the price of Tomato Soup lately? lot Well, 39 years ago Tomato Soup was 12c a can. Our regular price today is 13c a can! THIS WEEKEND IT'S JUST . jM'mtVlVnlGood! j," Thrifty Too! 11 ft vrri)fft C f. 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Size Potatoes Just the Most Wanted Sizesl lb. plio bag t PURE FRESH ORANGE JUICE It's the real stuff I Nothing addedl for a FULL QUART ) Red ripe and firm - SLICING TOMATOES Soran's FRESH Oregon Grown. 2Vi to 3 lb. average. Whole Bodied c lb. .39' ,b it These are the best we could buyl SNOWBOY - Fancy Jumbo Pack Celery Hearts C CUT-UP FRYERS SPARERIBS BEEF TONGUES Large BOLOGNA Eastern Grain Fed, 1 Vi to 3 lb. size.. Boiled tongue and horseradish try it! lb. Armour Star Chunk style lb. Crisp and Crunchy Full Flavored! Green Onions Red Radishes Fresh', Crisp and Bright bunch wnnrv mc WHOLE HOG SAUSAGE Free Samples Friday and Saturday! 49e 39' LOCKER BEEF SALE U.S.D.A. CHOICE BEEF Vi or whole beef 49 lb Front Quarter 45! DOUBLE WRAPPED AND FROZEN! Hind Quarter (Good and standard grade beef also available) 65! If time payments are desired, arrangements available through a local finance company on innMuerl rAl!t feetpove normal. -