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also with a gift. Invocation was by Rev.
Claude Snyder.
Mr. Jonasson was born in Iceland
and Mrs. Jonasson in the Eyford dist-
rict. They have three sons and two
daughters. .They are Lovisa Gudlaug,
Mrs. Valdimar Olafson of Eyford, Gud-
bjartur Jonas of San Francisco, Elin
Gudny, Mrs. Albert Thrush of San
Francisco, Kristinn Moritz of San
Francisco and Joseph Palmi at home.
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DAVID EINARSON, MEMBER OF
SOCIETY OF EXPLORATION
GEOPHYSICISTS
T. David Einarson
T. David Einarson of Arborg, Mani-
toba, was recently selected for member-
ship in the Society of Exploration Geo-
physicists, a professional society of
more than 5,500 earth scientists who
apply their knowledge of geqphysics to
locate many of the valuable minerals
hidden in the earth’s crust.
Mr. Einarson is presently chief of
Geophysical Service International S.A.
in Tripoli, Libya, North Africa.
With 22 local chapters in the Wes-
tern Hemisphere the Society of Explor-
ation Geophysicists is affiliated with
six other leading earth science societ-
ies to promote the science of geophys-
ics. Through active participation in
this organization Mr. Einarson will
exchange ideas and information with
other earth scientists, attend technical
meetings and be kept abreast of latest
developments in this field through
publication and personal contacts.
Born and raised at Arborg Mr. Ein-
arson attended the University of Mani-
toba where he received his degree in
science in 1956. He subsequently spent
two years on the Island of Sumatra be-
fore moving to Tripoli. The youngest
of ten children, he is the son of Mrs.
Elin Einarson, who presently lives at
Arborg, and the late Gudmundur O.
Einarson, pioneers of the Arborg
district.
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Valur Egilson was elected president
of the Icelandic Association in Chicago,
Illinois, at the annual meeting in Oct-
ober in Nielsen’s Restaurant in Chi-
cago. He succeeded Thrainn Sigurd-
son who had held office for three years.
Einar Backmann was named vice-
president, Thorsteinn Helgason sec-
retary, Erna Thorarinsen treasurer and
Asta Vigfusson to the executive. Speak-
er was Arni Helgason, consul of Ice-
land, who told of the visit to Canada
last year of the president of Iceland.