Ralich v. United States

GARDNER, Chief Judge.

This appeal is from an order denying appellant’s petition for naturalization as a citizen of the United States of America. Appellant was born in Jugoslavia but came to the United States -in September, 1901. She filed petition for naturalization July 11, 1941 but it was not heard by the court until November 17, 1947 and March 6, 1950. The court found that appellant was formerly an operator of houses of ill fame in Minneapolis, Minnesota, beginning about the year 1922 and continuing until 1933 or 1934; that during that period she operated so-called hotels in Minneapolis…