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    "ocrText": "U.S. PEPARTMENT OF LABOR\nNATURALIZATION SERVICE\n17\nvo Mortiras so NATTAM\nNo: 1959\nSTATES\nEDCINAN the\nanr so - - or\n3004123 LIA 30 HTAO\nPETITION FOR NATURALIZATION\ni\nto\nLias\nto Superior bave bestal todo resd I\nTo the Honorable the\n50055\nThomas Frala Court\nCalifornia\nSan. Diego Counts\nThe petition of\nFirst. My place of residence (s. 575 It bedar.\nSan Duego\nhereby Med, respect/ully\nCalifornia\nSecond.\nMy occupation is cement worker\n(GK e number, street, olty or town, and,\nThird. I was born on the\nanno Domini 907 and arrived in the United States, at the port of Gatermany Teyas. son or aboubthe on the\nFourth. I emigrated to the\nUnited 25 States day of from color Bremen Domini' 869 at Atrogana 10\nlegechoglogatic\nday\nof april\nanno\nDomini\n907\non\nthe\nHannover\n20\nday of\nvessel\n(Il the allen acrived otherwise than by yessel, the character of\ngenary\nmay\nmith. I declared my intention to become a citiaen of the United States on the\nSan Dugo\nSuperior\nCiransportation company ahould be given.)\nday\nof\nat\nsight\nLuimmella\nthe\nHalifornia\nanho Domini 1. 921\nCourt of\nat I have 04 and now resides at 575 of H. of children Gidar (Give is as number, follows: street, city or town, and State.) Bugs Galf\nbatch Iam astovakea - matried. My wife's name\nis\nshe\nwas born on the 22 day gut anno Domini 1. 886\nchildren, and the name, date, and place of birth, and place of residence each said\nEquitic\nGlomas Frank\n22\nyapie ana\n20\nJenne\naug\n1908\n3\n1912\nSan Duge Ggl. bal sandlegg.,I bel\nDenner Col Sandug bal\n1914\nRollit Leroy\n18 July\n1917\nJan DAys\nSandivity bal. San Diego bal\nSeventh. I am not a disbeliever in or opposed to organized government or a member of or affliated with any organization or body of persons teaching disbellef in or opposed\nto\norganized government. I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy. I am attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and it is my\nparticularly intention to reside permanently to The the Egechalovak United States. Reputtic\nto becoman citizen of the United States and to renounce opsolytely and foreuer all allegiance and Adelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and\nof whom at this time I am . subject, and it is my intention\nin\nEighth. I am able to speak the English language.\nMinth.\n20\nI have resided continuously in the United States of America for the term of Ave years at least immediately preceding the date of this petition, to wit, since the\nday of\n-\nthis petition, since the\nmay\nNovember anne Domini 1 907 and in the State of\nCaliformia\ncontinuously next preceding the date of\nday of\n, anno Domini 1. 909 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 for ettizensittp tothe\nof\nat\nqn-the\nday of\nanno-Doment 1\nand-the\nsaid petition unas danied hy the said Court for the following reasona and causas, to wit\n, and of such has strees beens cured or renvoved.)\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 . citizen of the United\nStates of America.\nthomas Fiala\nDeclaration of Intention Norm TO CLERK No. or COURT. 2706 If petitioner and arrived Certificate in the United of Arrival States ON from on BEFORE Department JUNE 29, 1906, of strike Labor out Aled the words this 8th \"and Certificate day of (Complete of may and true signature of 1925\npetitioner.)\nreading Arrival from of Labor.\nState of California\nAFFIDAVITS OF PETITIONER AND WITNESSES\ncounty is Bar Diego,\nss:\nhandish\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 thereof; that the said petition is signed with his full, true name; that the same is true of this own knowledge, except as to matters therein stated to be alleged upon information\nand belief, and that as to those matters he believes it to be true.\n23883MTIW\nthomas Fala\nand Hanry Lound Schawartz Schirmly occupation occupation Bldgmatenals Haberdasher\n(Complete and true signature of (petitioner.)\nresiding at 2652IJt Samduage\nresiding\nat 1441 madison\neach being and and says that he is a citizen of the United States of America; that he has personally kown\nFiala\n1st of January dawor\nthe petitioner above mentioned, to have resided in the United States continuously\nimmediately preceding the date of his petition, since the\nanno\nDomini\n920\nand\nin\nthe\nState\nin\nwhich\nthe\nabone-\nentitled petition is made continuously since the\n1st\nday\nanno, Domins-1.\n920\nand\nthat\nhe\nhas\npersonal\nkmowoledge\nthat\nthe\nsald\npetitioner is . person of food moral character, sttached to the prineiples of the Consultution ofthe Unitted States) and that the de in\nAlle\nopinion, to be admitted . of the United States.\nLouisiding\n(Bignature of\nof witness.)\nBubseribed and quern to before me by the above-named petitioner and witnesses in the offlee of the Clerk of said Court this\n8th\nday\nof\nmay\nanno Domini 19. 25\n[BmAL]\nJ B.MoLecs\nClark.\n[ovan]\nBy\nJohnson Deputy Clerk."
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