Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-12-18
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
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CfpnS New Contract.

Max Rec of Copenhagen, Denmark,
who for several years has been con-
nected with Hollywood motion-picture
studios as supervising art director.
has signed a two-year contract Win
Radio-pictures Co., with which nrm
he now will become associated as
supervising director of design, stage
settings, costumes, erection and deco
ration of buildings, etc. Mr.. Rec Tor
several years held a similar position
at the Berlin, Germany, theaters,
owned by Max Reinhardt, famous the
atrical producer and impresario.
Published In English.
An American publishing house is
now offering Sigurd Hoel's entertain
ing story, Sinners in Summer Time"
to the reading public of this country.
The book has been translated from
the original Norwegian by Elizabeth
Spriggs and Claude Napier, and des-
cribes an amusing experiment of
group of young people who decide to
spend the summer together in camp,
unfettered by all traditions of the
past, unhampered by restrictions of
the civilization of the present.
Has Big Estate.
Daily papers call attention to the
fact that G. Edward Anderson of Red
Oak, Iowa, owns several thousand
acres of land around his home city,
and also a 50,000-acre ranch in Ne
braska. Despite the fact that Mr..
Anderson is "a years old, he person
ally supervises all work on his pro-
perry. He is native of Sweden and
began his American career as water
carrier for a group of section hands
working at the time when the Burling-
ton railroad was built through Iowa.
Still Mt 1t.
So many reports have come to this
country to the effect that Denmark
may not officially-or otherwise-par-
ticipate in the coming Chicago Worlds
Fair, that City Treasurer Charles S
Peterson of Chicago who has gone tC
Europe again in the interest of the
exposition, plans another visit to Den
mark for the purpose of pointing out
to the government and the merchants
of that country that they simply
must try to come" There is no def
mite refusal registered. but the Danes
merely feel that since the new Ameri
can tariff law has made it PRACTICAL!
impossible for them to sell theil
products in the United States, the!
cannot gain great deal by takins
part in the Chicago Fair.
A Warning.
Recently a suave gentleman, pre-
senting a series of aliases, has oper
ated among the Norwegian resident
of Greater New York and caused then
to part with sundry amounts in re
turn for which he promised to obtail
American citizenship for them b,
magically and swiftly unwinding al
the red tape connected with such
procedure. Naturally, it was all
fake, and now warning is bein
broadcast to Norwegians in othe
communities to beware of this slicl
fellow who apparently has singled on
Norwegian immigrants as his specia
victims.
AStenluS Dedu.
A. o. Astenius, well known compo
ser of religious music, died last wee
at Long Beach, California, at the az
of so. Mr.. Astenius was a native c
Sweden and many years ago was tn
organist of several churches in CHI
cago. Among his best known compC
sitions are, AT Eventide," and IN
Prayer"
Popular In Denmark.
Henry the Eighth" the monumeI
tai biographical work published la:
year by Francis Hackett, magazin
writer of this country, has been tran.
lated into the Danish language an
has become an instant success. 1t
not generally known that Mr. Ha,
kett's wife, Mrs. Signe Toksvik Ha,
kett, was born in Denmark; she h.
won recognition as a magazine write
in her own right. The translation
Henry the Eighth" was, howeve
not made by her.
Released by Bandits.
Official advices received in Wasl
ington indicate that Bert Nelson, No
wegian-American Lutheran mission
airy in China, has been released /
bandits who held him for ransom fl
several weeks. Mr.. Nelson halls fro
Minneapolis and has been serving
China for several years. Later it
reported that the message from CHR
is interpreted as meaning that the r
lease of Mr.. Nelson has been ordere
but no direct word has come to Il
effect that the release has actual
been accomplished. X. Tvedt, mi
sionary from Norway, was held wi
Mr.. Nelson.