Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-09-01
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manded his vessel, the Maud, while
she was isolated from the world in
the icy waters of the Arctic world
for three years, win be affiliated with
the Byrd expedition. 7DH
Mona Mortenson Here.
Nine. Mona Mortenson of Stock
holm, Sweden. one of the best known
film actresses of Europe, arrived in
Los Angeles last week and signed
contract with the Metro Goldwyn-
Mayer film corporation. She has APP
peared in large number of Swedish
and German movies, and her work
in the film Charles XIII, widely
seen in the United States, attracted
the attention of American directors
with the result that she was invited
to consider an offer. Nine. Mortenson
was a school chum of Greta Carlo at
the Royal Dramatic school in the
Swedish capital.
American Fiction.
Holger Vadgaard, who is affiliated
with one of the leading publishing
houses of Denmark, in an executive
capacity, arrived in Boston few days
ago planning to spend year in this
country studying sales methods of
American publishers. Mr. Vadgaard
said in an interview that American
fiction is being read more widely in
Denmark than fiction from all other
foreign countries combined; it is not,
however, American literature of the
"old school,. but modern works which
are being translated into Danish at an
amazing rate, he said. Mr.. Vadgaard
also said that an increasing number
of Danes read the American novels in
the original English.
Celebration at Cloquet.
Last Saturday evening the Heimsyn
lodge, Sons of Norway, at Cloquet,
celebrated its 25th anniversary at
banquet given in the hall owned by
the lodge Among the speakers was
Judge T. o. Gilbert of Willmar, Mimi,
the Sons of Norway organization un-
til last year: District President Jens
Bakken also was one of the speakers
at the celebration.
Will Soon be Completed.
The John Morton Memorial build
ing in Philadelphia, the erection of
which is sponsored by the American
Daughters and Sons of Sweden, has
now progressed so far that all the ex-
terror work is announced completed.
The interior work will extend over a
year or more, it is said, pending the
completion of a subscription among
Swedish-American citizens. The
building is being erected in commemo-
ration of John Morton, often referred
to as "the first actual president of
the American republic, who was of
Swedish descent.
Enthusiastic Students.
The one hundred American college
students who have spent about four
weeks in Danish homes, arrange
ments having been made through
Professor Sven V. KnudSen OF Antioch
College. Ohio, are now on the At
lantic ocean homeward bound. Tele-
graphic reports of their departure
from Copenhagen indicate that all the
students are most enthusiastic about
the impressions which they received
in Denmark, and many of them have
declared that they intend to spend
later vacations in that country. Near
ly all the states in the Union were
represented among these young men
who were taken into private homes in
Denmark and given ample opportuni-
ty of becoming acquainted with con-
ditions in that country The beauty
Of the Danish scenery also had i'm
pressed them deeply, according to
dispatches.