Death of Lieut Peter Lehman in England Plane Crash
Peter Lehman, 26, son of former New York governor Herbert Lehman, was killed March 31 in an English air crash while on a United Nations mission. He had completed 57 missions, earned prior Air Medal and three clusters, and was to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross posthumously. His companion First Lieut Willard Millikan helped shoot down an attacking plane. Lehman had been awaiting the cross for over fifty missions and hoped to receive it for his father’s birthday.
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New York
Fonmer
Herbert Lehman
Peter Lehman
England
Lehman
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Middle East
Peter
War Department
Willard Millikan
Malvern
Lehman's son Peter dies after service with air force
Peter Lehman oldest of three children of former Governor Lehman served with the Royal Canadian Air Force then the United States Army Air Forces as a commissioned officer. He earned the Air Medal last November after many combat missions over enemy territory. He is survived by his wife Peggy Rosenbaum and two daughters Penelope and Wendy, in addition to his parents and a sister and a brother.
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Berlin
Hanover
Lehman
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Peter Lehman
Royal Canadian Air Force
R.C.A.F
England
United States Army Air Forces
Peggy L. Rosenbaum
Penelope
Wendy
Local Social Notes From Greenfield Area On Friday
Robert Potter visited friends in Greenfield on Friday. The Parent-Teacher Association will have an election of officers tonight. Herbert Paddleford of White River Junction visits his niece Mrs. Bernice Clements. Shiela Sweet from North Adams spent the weekend with grandparents Mr. and Mrs. George M. Pratt. William Card of Holden Mass. spent Easter with his brother in law and sister Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Petit. George M. Pratt returned from Northampton where his daughter Mrs. Douglas Sweet was improving in hospital. Earl Leonard seaman first class returned to Bainbridge Md. after Easter at home and plans to complete radio studies soon. Merritt H. Bishop bought from A. G. Bratton part of the former Burgess place later owned by Charles E. Bridges and then Bratton. Hoosac Valley Homemakers meet at Mrs. William Sulle’s home with lunch by Mrs. Harry W. Beals featuring dried peas and beans in wartime meals. Mrs. Philip G. Pratt will demonstrate weather proofing shoes.
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Robert Potter
Greenfield
Parent-Teacher Association
Herbert Paddleford
White River Junction
Bernice Clements
Shiela Sweet
North Adams
George M. Pratt
William Card
Holden
Mass
Thomas Petiit
Douglas Sweet
Northampton
Earl Leonard
Bainbridge
Merritt H. Bishop
A. G. Bratton
Williamstown
William Burgess
Charles E. Bridges
Bratton
Hoosac Valley
William Sulle
Harry W. Beals
Philip G. Pratt
Flames Damage Apartment House At Voorheesville
A stove fire in a two story frame building in the Vaneck Block at Voorheesville caused about 5000 dollars in damage. Sixteen families fled and mail and records were moved to safety. James Salisbury and his pneumonia patient daughter Barbara escaped, Barbara later hospitalized in Albany. The blaze spread to adjoining apartments and a first floor plumbing shop, with extensive smoke and water damage beyond the fire area.
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Voorheesville
Vaneck
Altamont
Albany Casting Co
Albany Fire Department
Voorheesvile Postoffice
James Salisbury
Salisbury
Barbara Salisbury
Albany Hospital
Francis Viarin
Mildred Fay
Roy Wilday
John G. Knapp
Knapp
Local social notices and wartime community events
A string of social visits and weekend guests includes Averill Park's Charles Warren with grandparents in Troy and Miss Mildred Bailey Eastering at Latham and Waterford. Other arrivals include Miss Charlotte Bayer of New York staying with Mr. and Mrs. Max Bunger, and Lieut. Bertram McNary visiting his Memphis home. Civil groups announce an all day Red Cross sewing session for war relief, and local clubs plan meetings and post activities at the engine house, Odd Fellows Hall, and other venues with leaders named.
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Averill Park
Charles Warren
Troy
Mildred Bailey
Latham
Waterford
Charlotte Bayer
New York
Max Bunger
Ruth Rice
East Schodack
Harry Patchin
Raymond Dreis
Camp Wheeler
Pfe
Henry Stanley, Jr
Fort Hancock
N. J
Harry Seibert
Broadalbin
Frank Mullin
Laura Stevens
Long Island
Lawrence Stevens
Chester Wood
Albany
J.g
Bertram McNary
Memphis
Tenn
Samuel McNary
Daniel Canning
Holy Cross College
Worcester
Mass
Edwin Smith
J. E. Mooney
Chatham
Leon C. Smith
Red Cross
Engine House
George Lofty
Shirley
Jean
Lebanon
Matilda Gundrum
Frank Ash
Kirby House
Walter Rendert
Krell Place
West Sands Lake Road
George Helms
Sergt
Ralph Helms
Florence
Lester Helms
Methodist
Harold Miller
Elmer Miller
Margaret Ringwald
Oscar R. Ringwald
Sand Lake
Betty Adamson
New Rochelle
Interlochen
Rebekah Lodge
Noble Grand
Althea Buehler
Republican Club
American Legion
Walter Adams Legion Post
Jacob G. Krouer
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Keith
Jack Healy
Knox Sees British Stop Japanese Drive Into India
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox told reporters that the Burma to India push is not seen as serious and should be beaten by the British. He noted dispersed Japanese warships near Singapore and presented maps showing American air dominance expanding from Truk to the East Indies and toward the North Pacific, with Japanese area of control shrinking since the early war.
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Washington
INS
Frank Knox
India
Knox
Burma
Sigapore
Far East
Singapore
Pacific
Truk
Central Pacific
North Pacific
East Indies
Southwest Pacific
Australia
Ellice Islands
Wake
Sinco
Solomons
Gilberts
Marshalls
U. S
Army Air Forces
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Commodore
Martin
Sweeny President
Grand Central Airlines
By Paul Ford
Tao
Ous
Gare Barnes
WE L Knox
Mme Camille Chautemps
France
Secretary OF the Navy
Pownal
Calvert
Calvert Distillers Corp
N. Y.C
Ayith
Avery
Avery Plowing
Zephyrator
Deere, Oliver, Cast
McCormick, International
Wards Farm
Wards
Ward
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