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HomeMy WebLinkAboutGrand Bend Holiday, 1964-07-31, Page 12Laundromat is Enlarged Helen and Bill Sturdevant welcome you to their coffee -bar in the newly enlarged Laundro- mat. Soft drinks, coffee, chocolate bars and popsicles are available. There's bleach, de- tergent and soap — all your favourite brands of wash day helpers. Best of Luck Sturdevants' in helping Grand Bend grow We did the masonry CASE PULLEN Grand Bend 238-2531 Ten automatic washing machines (top loading May - tags), three more driers and another 25 pound extractor are just some of the things that are accommodated in the newly enlarged Laundromat here at Grand Bend. It's rather wonderful that an ex- tension of 24 x 36 feet can supply room for all of the extras that are there. In addition there are a pair of coin-operated dry-clean- ing machines, so that you can get that job done during the same visit to the Laun- dromat. There are a pair of coin- operated irons so that the entire wash can be finished right on the spot. There's a shower. Quite popular with campers, yachtsmen and others. There is a coffee -bar, with snacks available, and a soft drink dispenser for that cooling rest while the driers spit. A supply of wash day specialties are a v a i l a b l e from the' coffee -bar, too.In- cluded are soaps, bleach, de- tergent, starch, etc. First Load in 1960 Summer of 1960 saw the first load of clothes tossed inside an automatic washer at the Laundromat on High- way 21 in Grand Bend, and 24 -Hour Day For Washers There's a lot of cleaner people in Grand Bendy due to the installation of a show- er in the Laundromat operat- ed by Helen and Bill Sturde- vant on Highway 21 south. For fifty cents, you get towels and soap and enough warm water to satisfy the biggest shower buff. Of course, jumping in the lake is fine, but in the show- er, one doesn't have that trouble with sandy feet after- wards. KEYS O YOUR Summer Clothing Care Open 24 Hours COIN OP DRYCLEANING COFFEE CORNER SHOWERS Supervised 9-9 Daily 1‘ �rC. 1- 014j P� �� 1>. lbs ti 9 BIG DRYERS 24 hr. s S.�URDEV AN! � OPERATED CO OMAT and �A�N� NING CENTRE E pRY��EA 21 at Lake Road GRAND gE�D Hwy. Page 12 Grand Bend Holiday, July 31, 1964 since then, many a weary camping mother has breath- ed a sigh of relief to find a place to get her brood clean- ed up again. For four years, there were 18 washers and six driers. There was a vending machine for detergent and bleach, and another for pretty blue plastic bags in which to carry home the clean clothes. There was a soft drink dis- penser, a coin changer for those who had quarters, but not enough dimes and chairs, tables and magazine racks, all for the comfort of the cus- tomers. None of this has been changed. It has just been add- ed to. Helen and Bill Sturde- vant, and their four daugh- ters, Donna, Ann, Mary and Susie are all quite proud of their enterprize, and wel- come visitors to the place 24 hours a day. William Sturdevant, which sounds very formal for a friendly guy that he is, is a former reeve of the village, a past president of the Grand Bend Lions Club and an ener- getic worker as a director of the Grand Bend and Area Chamber of Commerce. Helen, his charming wife, is president of the Evening Unit, United Church Women of the Grand Bend United Church. She was Helen Love, daughter of William Love and the late Mrs. Love, also of Grand Bend. Bill actually comes from Parkhill, and is a continuing booster of that community, as well as Grand Bend. He has gained some fame in the plumbing and heating business — for he has instal- led that part of the construc- tion of several public schools in Lambton County. This year, though, he does very little plumbing. The en- larged Laundromat takes up most of a 20 -hour day. Thank You ! Sincere thanks to our customers for their patience during our ren ovations this spring and summer. Our aim is to make living in Grand Bend as pleasant as possible, Helen and Bill Sturdevant Best of Luck Sturdevants' on your new appearance We supply Esso fuel CLIIT RUSSELL Shipka 238-2481 Congratulations Sturdevants' on your improved services We supply fuel HOTSON PROPANE Grand Bend 238-2005 Best Wishes Sturdevants' for a good future We supplied cement WILLIAM BA1TRAM Parkhill 294-6893 Best Wishes Sturdevants' on your improved services We did the metal work LLOYD O'BRIEN Zurich 94