Woman 1st in line for polio vaccine embraces COVID-19 shot
JACK DURA, The Bismarck Tribune
April 11, 2021
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) Nora Unruh felt a sense of relief when she was vaccinated for COVID-19.
But it didn’t bring back memories about getting her polio shot at the first vaccine clinic in Bismarck six decades ago.
“That’s probably a good thing,” the 72-year-old Basin Electric retiree and grandmother of two said, laughing.
The front page of The Bismarck Tribune from June 9, 1955, recounts her shot that day at the World War Memorial Building:
“Six-year-old Nora Jeanne Bohrer . was a somewhat reluctant first youngster through the line, but she soon wiped her tears away.” (“Oh, for cute,” she said after hearing the story.)
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Mitchell s permanent Corn Palace had Bismarck considering a building of its own. Written By: Marcus Traxler | ×
The Mitchell Republic commemorates the 100th anniversary of the modern Corn Palace in 2021. (Mindy Wirtzfeld / Forum Design Center)
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is part of a series commemorating the 100th anniversary of the current Corn Palace building, which opened in 1921.
When the modern Corn Palace opened, it drew some rave reviews.
And some regional envy, as well.
South Dakota Gov. William Henry McMaster was on hand on Sept. 27, 1921, to dedicate the $200,000 new building, which was finished in time for the annual festival, which ran from Sept. 26 to Oct. 1.