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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

        Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): April 11, 2006


                              ANGELICA CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          Missouri                      1-5674                   43-0905260
(State or other jurisdiction          (Commission             (I.R.S. Employer
      of incorporation)               File Number)           Identification No.)

      424 South Woods Mill Road
        Chesterfield, Missouri                                   63017-3406
(Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip Code)

                                 (314) 854-3800
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:

[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
    CFR 230.425)

[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17
    CFR 240.14a-12)

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    Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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    Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     On April 11, 2006, Angelica Corporation (the "Registrant") issued a press
release announcing its earnings for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended
January 28, 2006. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1, which
is incorporated herein by reference.

     The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibit attached
hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
that section, unless the Registrant specifically incorporates it by reference in
a document filed under the Securities Act of 1933 or Securities Exchange Act of
1934.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

          (a)  Exhibits

               99.1 Earnings Press Release, dated April 11, 2006




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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated:  April 11, 2006

                                          ANGELICA CORPORATION


                                          By: /s/ James W. Shaffer
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                                              James W. Shaffer
                                              Vice President and Chief Financial
                                              Officer


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.       Description
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99.1              Earnings Press Release, dated April 11, 2006