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                            Schedule 13G
              Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                          (Amendment No. 9)


                        UNIFIRST CORPORATION
                          (Name of Issuer)


                    COMMON STOCK, $0.10 PAR VALUE
                     (Title of Class Securities)

                              904708104
                           (CUSIP Number)








Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement
[ ].  (A fee is not required only if the filing person:  (1) has a 
previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more 
than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and 
(2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial 
ownership of five percent or less of such class.)  (See Rule 13d-7)

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall 
not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the 
liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all 
other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).




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                          Introductory Note


          This Schedule 13G is being filed by Nicholas Company, Inc., 
an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 
1940.  One or more of Nicholas Company, Inc.'s advisory clients is 
the legal owner of the securities covered by this statement.  
Pursuant to investment advisory agreements with its advisory clients, 
Nicholas Company, Inc. has the authority to direct the investments of 
its advisory clients, and consequently to authorize the disposition 
of the Issuer's shares.

          This Schedule 13G is also being filed by Albert O. 
Nicholas.  Mr. Nicholas is the president, a director and majority 
shareholder of Nicholas Company, Inc., in which capacity he exercises 
dispositive power over the securities reported herein by the Nicholas 
Company, Inc.  Mr. Nicholas, therefore, may be deemed to have 
indirect beneficial ownership over such securities.  Unless otherwise 
indicated herein, Mr. Nicholas has no interest in dividends or 
proceeds from the sale of such securities, owns no such securities 
for his own account and disclaims beneficial ownership of all the 
securities reported herein by the Nicholas Company, Inc.

          The aggregate number and percentage of the Issuer's 
securities to which this Schedule 13G relates is 1,113,400 
representing 5.43% of the Issuer's outstanding shares.  The 
beneficial ownership reported by Albert O. Nicholas and Nicholas 
Company, Inc. relates to the same shares of the Issuer in which each 
such reporting person has a separate beneficial interest.

          As of December 31, 1994, Mr. Nicholas owned no shares of 
the Issuer for his own account.  He may be deemed to be the 
beneficial owner of 1,113,400 shares of the Issuer as disclosed in 
Item 4(c) of the Schedule G.
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CUSIP NO. 904708104
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1.             NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
               S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF REPORTING PERSON:

               ALBERT O. NICHOLAS, S.S. ###-##-####
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2.             CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
               (a)    [ ]
               (b)    [ ]
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3.             SEC USE ONLY:

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4.             CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:

               ALBERT O. NICHOLAS IS A UNITED STATES CITIZEN
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               5.   SOLE VOTING POWER:  0

NUMBER OF      ------------------------------------------------------
SHARES         6.   SHARED VOTING POWER:  0
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY       ------------------------------------------------------
EACH           7.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER:  0
REPORTING
PERSON         ------------------------------------------------------
WITH:          8.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER:  0

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9.             AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING 
               PERSON:

               Refer to explanation of potential beneficial ownership 
               in the introductory Note and Item 4(c) hereof.
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10.            CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
               CERTAIN SHARES:                                    [ ]
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11.            PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9):

               0%
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12.            TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

               IN
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CUSIP NO. 904708104
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1.            NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
              S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF REPORTING PERSON:

              Nicholas Company, Inc., I.D. No. 39-1091673
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2.            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
              (a)    [ ]
              (b)    [ ]
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3.            SEC USE ONLY:

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4.            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:

              NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC. IS A WISCONSIN CORPORATION
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              5.   SOLE VOTING POWER:  0

NUMBER OF     -------------------------------------------------------
SHARES        6.   SHARED VOTING POWER:  0
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY      -------------------------------------------------------
EACH          7.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER:  1,113,400
REPORTING
PERSON        -------------------------------------------------------
WITH:         8.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER:  0

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9.            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING 
              PERSON:

              1,113,400
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10.           CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
              CERTAIN SHARES:                                     [ ]
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11.           PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9):

              5.43%
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12.           TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON:

              IA
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Item 1(a).    Name of Issuer.

              UniFirst Corporation
                                                                     
Item 1(b).    Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices.

              68 Jonspin Rd.
              Wilmington, MA  01887
                                                                     
Item 2(a).    Name of Persons Filing.

              Albert O. Nicholas, Nicholas Company, Inc.
                                                                     
Item 2(b).    Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, 
              Residence of All Persons Filing.

              700 North Water Street
              Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53202
                                                                     
Item 2(c).    Citizenship.

              Albert O. Nicholas - United States Citizen
              Nicholas Company, Inc. - Wisconsin Corporation
                                                                     
Item 2(d).    Title of Class of Securities

              Common Stock, $0.10 Par Value.
                                                                     
Item 2(e).    CUSIP Number.

              904708104
                                                                     
Item 3.       If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) 
              or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:

     (a) [ ]  Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
     (b) [ ]  Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act
     (c) [ ]  Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the 
              Act
     (d) [ ]  Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the 
              Investment Company Act
     (e) [x]  Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the 
              Investment Advisers Act of 1940
     (f) [ ]  Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to 
              the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income 
              Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund:  see Sec. 
              240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
     (g) [ ]  Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Sec. 
              240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (Note:  See Item 7)
     (h) [ ]  Group, in accordance with Sec. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)


Item 4.  Ownership.

         The percent of the class owned, as of December 31 of the 
year covered by this statement (1994) exceeds five percent for 
Nicholas Company, Inc., and the following information is provided as 
of that date including an identification of those shares, if any, 
which there is a right to acquire:

         (a)  Amount Beneficially Owned:

                   NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC. - 1,113,400 shares

         (b)  Percent of Class:

                   NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC.:  5.43%

         (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:

              (i)       sole power to vote or to direct the vote:  0

              (ii)      shared power to vote or direct the vote:  0

              (iii)     sole power to dispose or to direct the 
                        disposition of: NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC. - 
                        1,113,400 shares

              (iv)      shared power to dispose or to direct the 
                        disposition of:  0
                                                                     
Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

         If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as 
of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the 
beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of 
securities, check the following [ ].
                                                                     
Item 6.  Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another 
         Person.

         Albert O. Nicholas is the president, director and majority 
shareholder of Nicholas Company, Inc.  He owns no shares of the 
Issuer for his individual account, but is deemed to have beneficial 
ownership of the shares reported on the Schedule 13G by virtue of his 
affiliation with Nicholas Company, Inc.

         Nicholas Company, Inc. is an Investment Adviser registered 
under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and some of its clients 
have the right to receive dividends from securities which it manages, 
however, no such client has an interest relating to more than five 
percent of the class to which this Schedule G applies.


Item 7.  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which 
         Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent 
         Holding Company.

         N/A


Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

         N/A


Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group.

         N/A


Item 10.  Certification.


     By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and 
belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the 
ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of 
and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of 
the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection 
with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or 
effect.

Signature.

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and 
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is 
true, complete and correct.


Date:  February 6, 1995




                                  ALBERT O. NICHOLAS
                                  Albert O. Nicholas, in his 
                                  individual capacity and as 
                                  president of Nicholas Company, Inc.




                      AGREEMENT RELATIVE TO THE
                       FILING OF SCHEDULE 13G


         THIS AGREEMENT, made as of the 6th day of February, 1995, by 
and between NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC., a Wisconsin corporation (an 
investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment 
Advisers Act of 1940)(the "Adviser"), and ALBERT O. NICHOLAS, 
president, director and majority shareholder of the Adviser (the 
"Affiliated Person");

                             WITNESSETH:

         WHEREAS, the Affiliated Person and the Adviser are both 
persons required, pursuant to 17 C.F.R.240.13d-1, to file a statement 
containing the information required by Schedule G with respect to the 
following Issuer:

                        UNIFIRST CORPORATION
                      CUSIP No. 904708104; and

         WHEREAS, the Affiliated Person and the Adviser are each 
individually eligible to use Schedule G; and

         WHEREAS, the Affiliated Person and the Adviser are each 
responsible for the timely filing of said Schedule G and any 
amendments thereto, and for the completion and accuracy of the 
information concerning each, but not on behalf of any other, unless 
any knows or has reason to know that the information concerning any 
other is inaccurate; and

         WHEREAS, the Schedule G attached hereto identifies all the 
persons and contains the required information with regard to the 
Affiliated Person and the Adviser so that it may be filed with the 
appropriate persons, agencies and exchanges on behalf of each of 
them; and

         WHEREAS, the Affiliated Person and the Adviser desire to 
file the Schedule 13G attached hereto on behalf of each of them.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements 
and covenants set forth herein, the parties hereto agree that the 
Schedule 13G attached hereto shall be executed by the Affiliated 
Person, in his individual capacity and as president of the Adviser, 
and filed with the appropriate persons, agencies and exchanges, on 
behalf of both of them.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this 
Agreement Relative to the Filing of Schedule 13G as of the day, month 
and year first above written.


                                  ALBERT O. NICHOLAS
                                  Albert O. Nicholas, in his 
                                  individual capacity and as 
                                  president of Nicholas Company, Inc.