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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1987

Page

30

Ugly tie wins national ugly tie contest in Peru pastor’s find

Rev. James Konrad of the First Congregational Church in Peru Illinois bought an aqua hairy ugly tie for 25 cents at a church rummage sale. The tie was named ugliest in America after regional winners were judged at a New York trade show with 10 000 entries.

Jack Herschlag National Association of Men's Sportswear Buyers America New York James Konrad First Congregational Church Peru Konrad J.C. Penney National Association of Men’s Sportswear Buyers Herschlag

Weather Report For Thursday October Fifteenth Eighty Seven

The document notes a Thursday forecast with a high of 57 and a low near 30, precipitation none. It records historical extremes: a high of 88 in 1897 and a low of 19 in 1937, marking anniversaries from weather records.

Cedar Rapids C.R

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