World War II Draft Registration Card for Frank Becker

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This card has some valuable information that I did not have earlier such as a specific birth date and the place of birth complete with town.  Unfortunately I am not able to locate this town as it is named.
Transcribed it reads:  Nenet H. Peter  ?
Perhaps someone with experience in researching Hungarian records could help me define this place. 

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Treasure Chest Thursday: 1940 NY census - Searchable by Name

1940 NY census records are now searchable by name 

My find for the day in the NY census records:
Maria (Kollain) Becker  - Mary with her husband Frank:

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Certificate of Arrival on the SS LaTouraine

Above is the Certificate of Arrival for our Great Aunt Becker who arrived in New York in August 1912 aboard the SS La Touraine.

Built in France, SS La Touraine was an ocean liner that sailed for the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique from the 1890s to the 1920s and was initially equipped with accommodations for 392 first-class, 98 second-class, and 600 third-class passengers. 

Westbound from Havre to New York, La Touraine was in wireless contact with Titanic during the afternoon and evening of April 12,1912, until about 9 p.m.. Around 8 p.m.,  La Touraine  transmitted ice warnings describing field ice and two large icebergs in the vicinity of 43° N., 42.8° W.

                SS La Touraine 

Length:	536 feet (163.7 m)
Beam:	56 feet (17.1 m)
Tonnage:	9,047 gross tons
Engines:	Steam triple expansion engines powering two propellers.
Service speed:	19 knots

The Naturalization of Marie (Kollain) Becker

    
Within just a few days of sending my request to the National Archives I recieved copies of Marie's naturalization documents  (click on images to enlarge) :

Declaration of Intention  

9 Feb 1924

Petition For Citizenship  

(27 Sept 1927)

Affidavits, Oath of Allegiance, &

Citizenship Granted

2 Oct 1929

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Locating the Naturalization Records for Frank & Marie (Kollain) Becker

First, I was able to locate this reference index card for both Frank Becker and his wife Marie (Kollain) Becker on Ancestry.com:

Index to Petitions for Naturalization filed in New York City

 

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Marie is the sister of our G-Grandfather, Ignatz Kollain, and is the focus at this point.

The next step:
Order a copy of her Naturalization records using NARA's
Online Ordering Service

   
Then, much to my amazement, I received the following email message in under 24hrs from when I submitted the request: 

Dear Researcher,
We were able to locate and reproduce the records that you requested.  Your order was shipped on 02/15/11 4:09:26 PM.
We appreciate your business and encourage you to use our online ordering service to submit any future reproduction requests.
Sincerely,
National Archives and Records Administration,
NARA's Northeast Region (New York City) - Reg. Archives
201 Varick Street, 12th Floor
New York, NY  10014

It doesn't get any easier than that!
 

Now - fingers crossed that Maria was specific when citing her place of birth!

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A Nice Find via ProQuest Historical Newspapers

This wonderful little ad published in the New York Times for a Thanksgiving Dinner at Franks Restaurant was found using the ProQuest Historical Newspaper search at our local public library.

This restaurant was owned by Frank Becker (b. 1879) & Marie (Kollain) Becker (b.1882)  who immigrated to the U.S. with their 2 daughters, Barbara & Helen, from Slavanisck, Brod, AustriaHungary, Aug 1912. 

The 1924-1925 New York City Directory  (also available on the public library database) listed Frank Becker's business as: Frank's Restaurant & Lunch Room.   I then searched the New York Times files in ProQuest and found this great little ad published 24 Nov 1932 for a Thanksgiving Dinner - Soup to Nuts for Only $1.25