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Red LaFlamme honored in Schenectady sports tribute
The Schenectady Gazette memorializes Howard K. LaFlamme known as Red, a Rotterdam businessman and former Albany area athlete, praising his warmth and civic support while noting his brief Yankee relief pitching stint before World War II. It recalls his Bennington High School days with Breese Lighthall and his departure from baseball. The column also mentions Astrid Hagenguth, pageant events for teens, Pen Pals program, and Vermont Teen-Ager pageant plans with no entry fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenectady, N.Y
Howard K. LaFlamme
Lou Gehrig
LaFlamme
Yankee
Bronx Bombers
Rotterdam
Lasco
Schenectady
Bennington
Walter C. Wood
Bennington High School
Breese Lighthall
Lighthall
Red
Wood
Astrid Hagenguth
Madison Square Garden
New York
U.S. Figure Skating Association
Usfsa Memorial Fund
ABCTV
Wide World of Sports
Miss Hagenguth
U.S
David Jenkins
Hayes
Carol Heiss
Hayes Jenkins
Tenley Albright
America
Theresa Weld Blanchard
Sherwin Badger
Janet Lynn
John Misha Petkevich
International Friendship League
Mt. Vernon St
Boston
Mass
Voice of America
League
New England
Chicopee
Vermont
Atlanta
United States
State of
Bunn Drive
Rockton, Ill