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    "ocrText": "185\nU.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR:\nNATURALIZATION\nxto vo SATTAM anf vi\n1377\nORIGINAL\nNo\nDScar\nSTATES\nso A\n70 NTAO\n\\\nPETITION FOR NATURALIZATION\nto\nTo the Honorable the\nSuperior\nCourt of\nCalifornia\nat\nSan Diego County\nThe petition of\nBenjamin Julius abel\nhereby filed, respectfully showeth:\nFirst. My place of residence is\n1519 Dale St. San Deigo\nCalifornia\nwholesale Paper salesman\n(Give number, street, city or town, and State.)\nSecond. My occupation is\nThird. I was born on the 19th day of September\nanno Domini 1 889\nat Swanton. Nebraska (maturalized Canada. 1911 in\nFourth. I emigrated to the United States from\nKingegatt B. C. Canada\n10\nth\non or about the\nday of November\nDomini 1912 and arrived in the United States, at the port of Eastport. Idaho\n10th\nanno\non the\nday of November\n10 1919\nanno Domini 1912 on the wassel Can, Pac. Ry\nof the allen arrived otherwise than by vessal the character of conveyane of name of transportation company should be given.)\nFifth. I declared my intention to become a citizen of the United States on the\n100\nday of\nat\nSuperior\nSeptember\nanno Domini 1917\nSan Diego . California\nin the\nCourt of\nCalifornia\nSixth. Tam\nmarried. My wife's name is marie batherine\nshe\nwas\nborn\non\nthe 5th day of October\nanno Domini 1. 885\nat Nashville Ternessee and now resides at 1519 Dale St\nSan Diego\n(Give number, street City or tewn, and State.)\nCalifornia\nI\nhave\ntwo\nchildren, and the name, date and place of birth, and place of residence of each of said children is as follows:\nRuth Julia form 29th 11 day of Feb 1915 at San Dugo Calif, resides at San Diego California\nRobert \"milton born 17 day of Feb 1920 at San Diego balif. resides at San Diego California\nCourt\nyears,\nersonal\nSeventh. I am not a disbeliever in or-opposed to organized government or a member of or affiliated with any organization or body of persons teaching disbellef in or opposed\nto\norganized\ngovernment.\nI\nam\nnot\na\npolygamist\nnor\na\nbeliever\nin\nthe\npractice\nof\npolygamy.\nI\nam\nattached\nto\nthe\nprinciples\nof\nthe\nConstitution\nof\nthe\nUnited\nStates,\nand\nit\nis\nmy\nnches,\nintention to become a citizen of the United States and to renounce absolutely and forever all allegiance and Adelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and\nparticularly\nto George V King of Great Britani and Ireland of whom at this time am a subject, and it is my\nintention\nto reside permanently in the United States.\nElghth. I am able to speal the English language.\nCenada\nMinth.\nI have résided continuously in the United States of America for the term of five years at least immediately preceding the date of this petition, to wit, since the\n10th\nnovember\nanno Domini 912 and in the State of\nCalifornia\nday of\ncontinuously next preceding the date of\nreside\nthis petition, since the\n15th day of November\n, anno Domini 912 being a residence within this State of at least one year next preceding the date\nof this petition.\nTenth. I have not heretofore made petition for citizenship to any court. (I made petition for citizenship to the\nCourt of\nat\non the\nday of\nanno Domini 1\nand the\nsaid petition was denied by the said Court for the following reasons and causes, to wit.\nand the cause of such denial has since been cured or removed.)\nalization.)\nAttached hereto and made a part of this petition are my declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United States and the certificate from the Department of Labor,\ntogether with my affidavit and the affidavits of the two verifying witnesses thereto, required by law. Wherefore your petitioner prays that he may be admitted a citizen of the United\nRK OF COURT.\nserial number in the\nI the point indicated\nStates of America..\nve the line of the cer-\nof Intention and Cer-\nBenjamin (Complete Julius and true signature of petitioner.) abel\nom the Department of\n_day\n19\n\"\nDeclaration of Intention No. 1957 and Certificate of Arrival No. not Stated from Department of Labor jued Mis 17th day of august 1970\nte and in the\nNom TO CLERK or COURT.- petitioner arrived in the United States ON OR BEFORE JUNE 29, 1906, strike out the words reading \"and Certificate of Arrival No.\nfrom Depariment of Labor.\"\nAFFIDAVITS OF PETITIONER AND WITNESSES\nhousehold\nState of California\nCounty. of San Diego,\nSS:\nThe aforesaid petitioner being duly sworn, deposes and says that he is the petitioner in the above-entitled proceedings; that he has read the foregoing petition and knows the\ncontents\nthereof';\nthat\nthe\nsaid\npetition\nis\nsigned\nwith\nhis\nfull,\ntrue\nname;\nthat\nthe\nsame\nis\ntrue\nof\nhis\nown\nknowledge,\nexcept\nas\nto\nmatters\ntherein\nstated\nto\nbe\nalleged\nupon\ninformation\na/p\nand bellef, and that as to those matters he believes it to be true.\nQ3TUTIT88U8\nBenjanning (Complet Julius and true signature of petitioner.) Adel\nspector.\nGeorge F Keller\noccupation\nconveyance.\nand\nalvin B. Sachs\nShipping blerk\nresiding\nat 38B 29thst. San Dregs California\noccupation Cashiera office mgr umon oic residing at 3431 Oregons andregs\nCalifornia\né Cierk or\neach being severally, duly, and respectigely sworn, deposes and says that he is a citizen of the United States of America; that he has personally known\nini 191 7\nBenjamin Julius abel\nthe petitioner above mentioned, to have resided in the United States continuously\nimmediately preceding the date of fling his petition, sinçe the\nof day of December\nentitled\npetition\nis\nmade\ncontinuously\nsince\nthe\n100\nday of December\nanno Domini giz and in the State in which the above+\nanno Domini 191 and that he has personal knowledge that\nthe sald petitioner is a person of good moral character, attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and-that the petitioner is in overy way quolified, in his\nCourt.\nopinion, to be admitted a citizen of the United States.\nGeorge TKoller\nClerk.\nof\n11-39\nAlim Bedrook\n(Bignature of witnems) x.\nSubscribed and to before me/by the above-named petitioner and witnesses in the office of the Clerlo of sold Court this\n17 % day\nof august\nanno\nDomini 19. 20 J.B.mcLees\n.\nOlerk.\nloven]\nBy T omchean Deputy Olerk.\nMay"
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