Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1946-02-01
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steam for more than half CEN
tury. died recently in hospital
in Seattle, few months after
his release from four years inn
prisonment in a Japanese prison
camp.
The captain, one of Seattle's
bestknown master mariners, was
6S years old. He was suffering
from malnutrition and other eff
fects of his long internment when
he returned home last fall, and
failed to recover his health.
Born in Sweden Captain Ny
strom came to this country when
he was Is years old He had been
going to sea ever since. He was
one of the few modern master
mariners who held a sailing mas
ter's papers.
After installing and repairing
typesetting machines for more
than half century, f. L. Holmes,
10. turned in his tools at the Post
Intelligencer recently to enjoy his
hobbies of gardening, fishing and
bunting. He retires after 43 years
of service as the Post Intelligent
GERS head linotype machinist.
When he first joined the Post
Intelligencer, then published at
End Ave. and Cherry St, he was
nursemaid and trouble shooter for
eight linotypes. Now he turned ov-
er to his successor and four help
ers 35 linotypes, all running like
clock work.
What he doesn't know about the
sometimes temperamental ma
chimes that set up your favorite
morning newspaper could be cast
on a 6 point, II EN- slug.
For more than four decades,
Holmes has come to work bringing
bouquets of his choicest flowers in
season for his office friends in all
departments.
Born in Stockholm, Sweden. his
first job was installing eight
Thorne typesetting machines. the
daddy of the present day Mergen-
tfaler, at the West Publishing
Company plant at st, Paul. MINI.
That was in 1889. the year Wash
ington was admitted to statehood
Starting with 81 Holmquist. then
Anna q. Nilsson aud Greta Carlo,
and now Ingrid Bergman and Sig
ne Hasso, there has never been a
time when the American movies
was without its feminine Swedish
star of first dimension.
The Swedish male stars in
Hollywood never reached the
heights of fame and fortune: Einar
Hanson Lars Hanson. Nils Asther
and Warner GLAND We're just Sec
ondary highhghts Well realizing
this fact. screen actors in Sweden
have carefully avoided risking
their home fame for any dreams
of a Hollywood conquest, proba-
bly, a little conscious of the fact
that Hollywoods demand for ro-
mantle, dashine and handsome
young blades seldom fitted the
description of most Swedish ac-
tors. who were trained along en-
tirelY different lines.
But now comes 4 young. de-
cidedlv good looking and able ac-
ter ana singer from Sweden to
have his try where others feared
Ia tread. He 5 Stem Gester. 81
years old ana somewhat Of the
romantic Latin type. quite con-
trarX u the American conception
81 Nordie thrush.
When Lars and Hans Sarensen
walked into the Seattle headquar-
ters Of the Alfred E. Smith men,
orial fund campaign. startled
clerks took two looks at the
double feature the twin broth
ers provided. The Sorensens ex-
planned that startled looks very
often come their way.
The two brothers. who will cele-
brate their seth birthdays togeth-
er this month, are nearly iden-
teal. though Lars doesn't quite
reach up to Hans five feet in