In fact Lehmer spent less than four years in Samara before her father was appointed as the Far East representative of the sugar company and posted to Harbin, Manchuria.
Sa katunayan Lehmer nagastos na mas mababa sa apat na taon sa Samara bago ang kanyang ama ay hinirang bilang ng Far East kinatawan ng mga kumpanya ng asukal at nai-post sa Harbin, Mansurya.