Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-07-31
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
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polling reason for the closing. Now,
announcement is made that the. Nor
vegian bureau is reopened, and that
Mrs. Elisabeth Ross is in charge. The
office of the bureau is at 215 Fourth
avenue. New York City. This bureau
dispenses information concerning var
ious phases of modern American life,
especially in connection with naturall-
cation. immigration and workmen's
compensation laws, and during the
first period of the bureaus existence
il answered thousands of Norwegian
American queries every year.
Swedish "Talkies."
Ernest Mattson. managing director
of an American film corporation, mas
returned TO this country from Sweden
where he has perfected arrangements
for the exhibition in the United states
of a group of Swedish talking MINIS
the first of which will be plcturlZa-
ton of Selma Lagerloefs novel, Char-
lotte Loewenskioeld-" According to
the agreement one new Swedish film
is TO be released for the American
in October, this year.
Knudsen Donates Funds.
William S. Knudsen president of the
Chevrolet Co, Detroit, Mich, has DO
mated an unnamed amount of money
to the recently formed Danish-Amerl-
can Archives association for the pur-
pose of defraying its expenses during
the next four years. The city OF Aal'
borg. Denmark has decided the Sohn
gaardsholm castle to the organization
and very soon the place will be re
modelled for use as a Danish-Amerl
can historical and pioneer museum.
Worlds Fair Trip.
Members of the official Scandina
Wan Chicago Worlds Fair committee
left last week for Norway, guided b.
Charles S. Peterson, city treasurer 0
Chicago. The travellers will first
all visit the exposition al Nidaros
and will then proceed to the capital
of the Scandinavian countries for tn
purpose of officially disseminatln
knowledge pertaining to the 1888 Fan
in Chicago On a former occasion
another delegation, also headed b
City Treasurer Peterson, visited IN
Northern countries with the sole OF
ject of inviting their governments
participate in the Fair.
HonOred by Yale.
Yale University, New Haven, Conn
has awarded this years John How
land prize for literature and sc1enc
to Professor Ragnar Oestberg, Stoci
holm, Sweden, for conspicuous cor
tributions to the art of architecture
Professor Oestberg who is the design
er of the magnificent city hall
Stockholm, is expected to come
Yale to receive the prize in persol
and will give a series Of lectures @
modern European architecture.
Age No Deterrent.
Hans c. Petersen of Dejret, De
mark, arrived last week at VIRGIN
sonyille. S. D., for visit WI
his daughter, Mrs. Soerine hnuds'
whom he had not seen for more tn;
fifty years. Mr.. Petersen determine
that ne was gong oil LAc NH' - y
Deiret to Wrightsonville despite
81 years-going it all alone-and up
arriving he declared that he n
never felt better in his life. He w
spend several months in this count
and hopes ar the end of his visit
be able to take his daughter to DE
mark for a stay of some time. /
aged gentleman had made his hoI
in Racine, Wis, from 1874 to is
when he returned to his native COT
try.
Norwegian Art.
Negotiations are reported TO be
progress between several of the lal
est American art collections and
National Art Gallery of Oslo. Norw
concerning the feasibility Of sendi
a Norwegian loan exhibition OF pal
ings and sculpture works TO this COZ
try. Jens This, director of the 0
gallery, has refused to comment VI
the rumored negotiations, lacking,
saws. official information, but he
point out the grave difficulties VIII
present themselves in connection "
the matter, especially in view OF
fact that some of the art works
sess a value which cannot adequa'