The Icelandic Canadian - 01.06.1963, Page 61

THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
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NEWS SUMMARY
Icelanders in Chicago, Illinois, and
friends gathered Mach 9 to celebrate
the traditional Thorrablot and hear
Hon. Valdimar Bjornsson, Minnesota
state treasurer, as guest speaker. Mr.
Bjornsson was introduced by Dr. Arni
Helgaon. A varied program of music
was enjoyed and guests, from near
and far, included three exchange stu-
dents from Iceland, Baldur Valgeirs-
son, Jon Kristjansson and Helga Gun-
narsdottir. Dancing and. community
singing continued into the small hours
of the morning.
★
Miss Rosemary Johnson, daughter
of Mrs. Olin Johnson, 735 Home St.,
Winnipeg, and the late Jon Johnson,
last winter was awarded a School-
masters’ Wives scholarship, given an-
nually to high school students with a
record of outstanding achievement and
who plan to enter university.
★
Arni G. Eggertson, well known Win-
nipeg lawyer and businessman, was ad-
vised in May that he was re-elected to
the board of directors at the annual
meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland, of the
Icelandic steamship line, Eimskipafje-
lag Islands.
★
The story by Ragnhildur Guttorm-
son, “The Wreck of the Trawler
Dhoon”, which appeared in the 1961
Spring issue of the Icelandic Canadian,
was reprinted by permission in the
Decmeber 1961 Rosicrucian Digest
under the title “A Wreck and a Res-
cue”.
★
Group Captain N. L. Magnusson of
Winnipeg, has been appointed oper-
ations officer at the Minot sector, 25
Norad region, Minot Air Force Base,
North Dakota. Group Captain Magnus-
son, 43, was formerly director of air-
men’s postings and careers at air force
headquarters, Ottawa. Since last Aug-
ust he has been attending the National
Defence College at Kingston, Ont.
★
Two Good
Hotels . . .
LELAND HOTEL
William & Albert
KIRKFIELD PARK HOTEL
Portage at Parkdale
Kirkficld Park, Man.
J. E. Dangcrfield, proprietor
W. D. Bjamason, manager