The Icelandic Canadian - 01.09.1964, Side 64

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THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
Autumn 1961
social gatherings and such. This year
this dream became a reality. In June
was opened Edmonton’s Scandinavian
Centre. The operating firm, Scandi-
navian Centre Co-Operative Associ-
ation, publishes a ten-page monthly
periodical, the Scandinavian Centre
News.
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At the annual meeting in May of
Stafholt, home for the elderly at
Blaine, Wash., U.S.A. Thordur As-
mu nelson, Mrs. Anna Karason and
Gudmundur P. Johnson were re-elect-
to the board of directors. Einar Sim-
onarson, Blaine lawyer and president
of the organization, presided. The
other members of the board are: treas-
urer, Skapti Olason; Mrs. Dora Mc-
Pherson, John Breidford, Hugh John-
son, Walter Goodman, Mrs. Ella Thor-
steinsson, Carl Frederick and Sigurdur
Christjanson. Mr. Asmundson is the
secretary.
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Miss Margaret Anderson, teacher at
Selkirk Collegiate, Selkirk, Man. for
48 years, was honored in June by form-
er students, teachers and friends at a
gathering in the collegiate in recogn-
ition of her long and faithful service.
In attendance were some 500 persons,
including guests from Kenora and
Geraldton, Ont., Calgary, Alta., Van-
couver, B.C. and Thompson, Portage
la Prairie Miami, Dauphin, Pine Falls
and Camp Shilo in Manitoba. Receiv-
ing with Miss Anderson were her
mother, Mrs. O. B. Christianson, and
her sister-indaw, Mrs. S. Anderson.
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Mr. and Mrs. Fred Shanks of Win-
nipeg were honored by family and
friends August 15 on the occasion of
their 50th wedding anniversary at a
gathering at the home of their son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas
Shanks in suburban St. James. Present
also were their other children, son Al-
fred and Mrs. Shanks of suburban St.
Vital and daughter Eleanor, Mrs. R.
Gunter with Mr. Gunter and family
from California. Present also were
Mrs. Shanks’ sister, Mrs. Disa Ander-
son and family from Arborg, Man.
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