OBIT: Walter L. LEMBKEY, 1906, of interest in Blair County, PA

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  Walter I. Lembkey, chief agent of the United States government at the 
fur seal fisheries in Alaska who figured in the recent capture and 
shooting of several Japanese poachers on Attu island is known in 
Tyrone.  He was married to an Altoona girl, Miss Grace Hurd, thirteen 
years ago and since then have made their home in Alaska.  Lembkey was 
formerly from Bellefonte, but for years has been located in the far 
west and Alaska.  Chief Lembkey and family reside on St. Paul Island 
and he is held in high regard by the government authorities.  It is his 
duty to look after and protect the seal fisheries in Alaska.

The Tyrone Herald, Tyrone, Pa., August 16, 1906

Additional Comments:
Walter's wife Grace was the daughter of John and Julia (Hawksworth) 
Hurd.