Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-12-04
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will assert her Greenland
rights, and that both East Greenland
and West Greenland will remain Dan
ish territory" This declaration was
made at a banquet in Copenhagen last
week when the Greenland Society
celebrated its twenty-fifth anniver-
sary.
Offer Accepted.
Olav Mosby of Fana, Norway, has
accepted an offer to become sclentlnc
of the A m r n
branch of the international Ice Patrol,
and will arrive in the United States
very soon. Mr.. Mosby who Is "a years
old. was for six years an aSsltant
to DIR. Fridtjof hansen at the Oceano-
graphic Institute of the Norwegian
university and has acquired consider
able fame as a specialist in this par
ticular field. Until he received his
offer from the United States Mr.. Mos
by was a teacher at the Fana high
school near Fjoesanger, Norway. HIS
writings are well known in American
scientific circles.
New Swedish Consul.
War Lundequist of Seattle. Wash.
who for some time had been an at
tache of the Swedish vice consulate
in that city, has now been appointed
consul to fill the vacancy created b!
the recent death of Eric Brattstroem
It is said that Mr.. LundeQulSt's ap'
pointment was a direct result OF nj:
comprehensive knowledge OF Swedish
commercial possibilities on the NORTH
American Pacific coast; he has fol
many years been in the shipping busl
ness and has done much, as a prl
vate individual, to develop Swedish
American trade.
Thomas knudsen Dead.
Thomas Knudsen of Louisville, KY.
died last week at the age or 81; ~
was born in Lellinge, Denmark
studied agriculture in his native coun
try and came TO the United States il
1894, establishing his home in Ken
lucky. During the years he foundet
and purchased a number OF Tobacco
plantations throu ghout the South ant
had long been considered one of tn
leading planters in that part OF tn
country. Mr.. Knudsen is said to hay
left a very considerable estate to hi
widow-a native of Spain-and nj
eight children.
Hans l. Oftedahl Dead.
Hans l. Oftedahl, one of the veter
an Norwegian choral singers in Amer
lea, died a few days ago in his HON
in Chicago. Sc years old. He wa
born in Norway, had sailed befor
the mast for a good many years, an
came TO Chicago 80 years ago estat
fishing a business house which n
conducted until his death. Mr.. Ofte
dahl had been president of the Morse
mems Singing Society of Chicago a
well as of the nationwide Norwegia
Singers League of America; accord
ing to word from Chicago the decease
enjoyed a quite unusual popularit
among his compatriots.
Going Home.
Anna @. Nilsson, famous Swedis
movie actress who has starred in
number of widely known America
pictures, has left San Francisco fC
Stockholm. Sweden. by way of tn
! Panama Canal. Miss Nilsson We
thrown to the ground by horse sh
! was riding some time ago, and sine
then has not appeared in any pictur
. In Hollywood it is said that the a.
! tress goes to Sweden primarily
} recuperate, but according to a stat
ment issued by herself at San Pedr
Calf, she intends to remain in Sw
den, and will never return to Il
:. screen as she considers herself pc
manently incapacitated.
Newest Epidemic.
The midget-golf fad that was start,
in this country last summer, has no
reached Denmark in the form of ii
door baby golf and is said to ha
won so many devotees that an enti
I factory has been converted to L
$ taking care of the needs of the ne
e industry which is jokingly referr
K to as the newest American epidemic
. Winter Sports.
= Bjoern Blk, Norwegian-Americ
4 ice-sports promoter, has left for Ne
/ way and Sweden in the interest Of t
Il Lake Placid Olympiad to solicit Sea
IS dinavian participation in the series
a | CarOrS m ha arraDvad in Noyx w
u state during the winter of 1881
le Mr.. Blk after having spent some til
n in the Northern countries will vi
ID % other lands for a similar purpo