Cheney Laundry

1943-11: L.C. Lancaster expects to have his new laundry in operation by December 1.

1943-12-1: L.C. Lancaster will open a laundry in the building on Second & College formerly housed by the bus depot.

1943-12-04: Work installing equipment is progressing at the Cheney Laundry. L.C. Lancaster, owner, hopes to have the laundry in operation by December 15.

1944-01: New Laundry Begins Work

Cheney Laundry began regular operation Monday with nearly a full crew on the job, and will maintain a pickup and delivery service in the city, it was said. L.C. Lancaster is the manager of the new enterprise, which succeeds the Crescent Laundry, which was destroyed by fire April 8, 1943.

House in the building formerly occupied by the interurban bus depot, the laundry equipment was obtained second hand in Oregon, but is good modern laundry equipment and has been repaired and refitted.

The building has been almost completely rewired and fluorescent lighting has been installed.

Two shifts are, it is said, going to be required to turn out the work expected, which includes government contracts. The crew will number close to 30.

1946-05-17: One of the busiest places in Cheney these days is the Cheney Laundry. In addition to the large volume of work coming in from the area surrounding Cheney, trucks are now bringing large loads of laundry from the booming towns of Ephrata and Moses Lake. The laundry was literally swamped a week or so ago, when smallpox vaccinations caused enforced vacations by a number of workers.

1946-07-19: Ownership of the Cheney Laundry was transferred on Monday from L.C. Lancaster to Ernest Ruden, who for the past 3 1/2 years has had charge of laundries in the army's Ninth Service command. Previously, he was in the linen supply business in Duluth. Mr. and Mrs. Ruden and daughters, Lois and Beverly, already have come to Cheney to make their home.

1955-11-04 CFP