Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-04-14
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selves, and there is a possibility that
the -Kensington stone may be taken to
Oslo for examination by the greatest
runie experts in the world, that is.
the philologists of Scandinavia
Swedish Taste.
DR.. RIG. Sgnberg, a member OF
the film censorship board of Sweden,
is at present in the United States.
During an interview with John 8.
Sumner, secretary of the New York
Society for the Suppression of Vice,
last week Mr.. S0nberg said that the
American movies constitute a real
problem in Sweden because so per
cent of them seem to give what he
considers the erroneous impression
that American men habitually and vi
olent1y abuse American women. Will
Hays, American movie ear, is
said to have shown interest in this
matter to the extent that some very
popular films viii be subjected to
close scrutiny before they are re-
leased for the European market.
Still a Good Seller.
A new American version of Hans
Christian Andersen's Nit Livs Even
tyr, (.'The Fairy Tale of my Life")
has been published by the American
Scandinavian Foundation under the
title of Hans Christian Andersen, by
Himself. The book still is said to be
a good seller on the American market.
Years ago Mary Hewitt translated
Nit Livs Eventyr" from the Danish
original, and the version seems to
leave nothing to be desired since it is
used also in this latest edition.
BeIlesen's Death.
Berthel L. Bellesen, whose death
took place in Minneapolis early last
week, was IS years old, and at the
time of his death employed in a bus
mess capacity by the firm of Drs.
Seheldrup, and Petersen at Min
neapolis. He was known to Norwe-
gians all over the Northwest, especi-
ally as secretary of the Stayanger
association, and also a leader of sew
eral excursions from the United
States to Norway This year Mr. Bel
Lessen had been planning one more
Norway excursion, and announcement
is now made that his son will assume
the leadership. Mr.. Bellesen was a
frequent contributor of articles and
travel letters to the Norwegian-Amer-
lean press, especially to 'fVisergut-
ten" at Canton, S. D.
Wants S50,OOO.
joins Silfverstad who arrived in New
York from Gothenburg, Sweden, a lit
tie more than a year ago, is suing
the parents of Charles Mccarthy, a
minor who some time ago in playing
with a sling shot contraption shot a
pebble into Mr. Silfverstad's eye, with
the subsequent result that it had to
be removed by an operation. Mr..
Silfverstad now asks the New York
courts to assess the damages at $780,
900.
Plans Under Consideration.
sideration among Danish-born citi-
Zens of Chicago for arranging me-
mortal meeting in honor of the late
world-famous Danish literary critic,
Georg Brandes, who died February 10
During his brief American tour n
1914 Dr. Brandes visited Chicago and
was received there with probably
greater enthusiasm than in other III
ties where he spoke. Also, it is said
that plans are being discussed for Lle
erection of a monument in commend
ration of the late Jacob A. Riis, New
York newspaper man, social reformer
and author who was called-by Theo-
dore Roosevelt-'the best citizen OF
the state of New York" Mr.. Riis was
a native of Ribe, Denmark.
The Trondhiem Cathedral.
On July %, 1880, Norwegians from
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