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    "ocrText": "ORIGINAL\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA\nPETITION FOR CITIZENSHIP\nNo. 28:29\nTo the Honorable the\nSuperi or\nCourt of Califonia\nat\nSan Diego\n36\nThe petition of\nKonstatinos Kontogiannoputos\nhereby filed, ;respectfully shows:\n(1) My place of residence is\n1334 Ist St., San Diego, San Diego, California\n(Number and street)\n(City or town)\n(County)\n(State)\n(2) My occupation is\nWaiter\n(s) I was born in Liquorion Greede\n(City or town)\n(Country)\nMay\n21\n1893\non\nMy race is\nGreek\n(4) i° declared my intention to become\n(Month)\n(Day)\n(Year)\ncitizen of the United States on\nSept. 28\n1926\nSuperi or\n,\nin the\nCourt\n(Month)\n(Day)\n(Year)\nof\nCalifornia\nSan Diego\nat\n(5) I am not married. The name of my wife or husband is\n-----\nwe were married on\nat\n; he was\n(Month)\n(Day)\n(Year)\n(City or town)\n(State or country)\nborn at\non\n; entered the United States\n(City or town)\n(State or country)\n(Month)\n(Day)\n(Year)\nat\non\nfor permanent residence therein, and now\n(City or town)\n(State)\n(Month)\n(Day)\n(Year)\nresides at\nI have\nno\nchildren, and the name, date and place of\n(City of town)\n(State or country)\nbirth, and place of residence of each of said children are as follows:\n(6) My last foreign residence was\nPatras, Greece\nI emigrated to the United States of\n(City or town)\n(Country)\nAmerica from\nPatras, Greece\nMy lawful entry for permanent residence in the United States\n(City or town)\n(Country)\nwas at\nNew York, New York\n,\nunder the name of Costos Kontogiannopulos\n(City or town)\n(State)\non\n16 1912: ;\non the vessel\nIvernia\n(Month) (Day)\n(Year)\n(If other than by vessel, state manner of arrival)\nas shown by the certificate of my arrival attached hereto.\n(7) I am not a disbeliever in or opposed to organized government or a member of or affiliated with any organization or body\nof persons teaching disbelief in or/opposed to organized government. I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of\npolygamy. I am attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States and well disposed to the good order and\nhappiness of the United States. It is my intention to become a citizen of the United States and to renounce absolutely and forever\nall allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and particularly to\nThe Greek Republic\nof whom (which) at this time I am\na\nsubject (or citizen), and it is my intention to reside permanently in the United States. (8) I am able to speak the English\nlanguage. (9) I have resided continuously in the United States of America for the term of five years at least immediately pre-\nceding the date of this petition, to wit, since\nAug. 18 1912\nand in the County of\nSan Diego\nthis State, continuously next preceding the date of this patition, since Aug 20 1912\n(Month)\n(Day)\nwithin said county of at least six months next preceding the date of this petition. (Month)\n(Day)\n,\nbeing a residence\n(Year)\n(10) I have\nnot\nheretofore made petition for citizenship: Number\n---\non\nat\n(Date)\n(Olty or town)\n(State)\n(Name of court)\nand such petition was denied by that Court for the following. and causes, to wit:\nand the cause of such denial has since been cured or removed.\nAttached hereto and made a part of this, my petition for citizenship are my declaration of intention to become a citizen\nof the United States, certificate from the Department of Labor of my said arrival, and the affidavits of the two verifying witnesses\nrequired by law.\nWherefore, I, your petitioner, pray that I may be admitted a citizen of the United States of America, and that my name be\nGus Contos\nchanged to\nI,\nyour aforesaid petitioner being duly sworn, depose and say that I have read this petition and know the contents\nthereof; that the same is true, of my own knowledge except as to matters herein stated to be alleged upon information and belief\nand that as to those matters I believe it to be true; and that this petition is signed by me with my full, true name.\nForm\nU. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR\nNATURALIZATION SERVICE\n14-9618\nKonstatino Kontogrammal\n(Complete and true signature of petitioner)\nony"
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