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IJA 3711

Ezra Menahem Daniel Sports-Ground Committee Financial Records

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Description

This is a collection of receipts issued from Ezra Menahem Daniel Sports Ground paying for services such as water, electricity, electronic equipment, food, soda, taxis, and construction materials. Other documents include a spreadsheet of revenues and expenses for the stadium in 1955, and a royal decree to elect Rabbi Khedouri as Deputy Rabbi.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3711
Item Number
10166
Date
Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages
Arabic, English
Keywords
Annotation, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Baghdad Light and Power, Bills, Crown Crest, Electricity Bill, Ezra Menahem Daniel Sports-Ground Committee, Financial, Frank Iny School, Hakham Sassoon Khedouri, Handwritten, Ink Stamp, Iraqi Government, Letterhead, Receipts, Revenue Stamps, Taxi, Thumbprint, Typed

AI en Translation, Pages 226-250

Page 226

Al-Battaween Taxi Cars
ALBATTAWEEN TAXI CARS
Owned by Mijbil Ibrahim
Al-Nasr Square, Battaween
BATTAWEEN VICTORY SQUARE
Telephone 6077   Telephone 6077
Date / Date: 18.9.55
Having used car No / Used car number:
From / From: Bustan Kubba to the stadium then
To / To: Al-Nidal Street
Waiting / Waiting:
Amount / Fare: 250
Please debit my account / Please record it on the account:
Signature
Signature
j.R.Mani.
Stadium Manager

Page 227

Al-Battaween Taxi Cars
ALBATTAWEEN TAXI CARS
Owned by Mijbil Ibrahim
Al-Nasr Square, Battaween
BATTAWEEN VICTORY SQUARE
Telephone 6077 Telephone 6077
Date / Date: 14/9/55
Having used car No / Used car number:
From / From: Bustan Kubba
To / To: To the stadium to Victory House
Waiting / Waiting: Total time 25 minutes
Amount / Fare:
Please debit my account / Please record it on the account:
Signature
Signature
J.R. Masri
Stadium account
Insurance ⟦...⟧

Page 228

VEEN
Square
Al-Bataween Taxi Cars
Bataween Al-Nasr Square
Telephone 6077
Order List
Baghdad: 10 / 8
To the Honorable: Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Fils | Dinar | Details
300 |  | From the previous list
|  | 2 x 150
600 | 1 | 8 x 200
⟦line⟧ | 1 | 4 x 250
300 |  | 1 x 300
200 | 3 | Three Dinars and Two Hundred Fils
Please proceed
Accountant
⟦signature⟧
2/100

Page 229

Al-Battaween Car Company
AL-BATTAWEEN
TAXI CARS
TELEPHONE 9012
Baghdad on
7702
Received from Mr.: Ezra Menashe Daniel Square Committee
An amount of:
Invoice No. | Distance Value | Distance Statement | Date | Fils | Dinar
|  | Family account |  |  |
|  | 100 X |  |  |
|  | 200 X |  |  |
|  | 50 X |  |  |
|  | 50 X |  |  |
|  |  |  | 500 |
Five hundred fils only
⟦signature⟧

Page 230

Expense Account
Sundries
Price of sacks ⟦number⟧ 8          800
Price of plant ropes          150
" pins          050
Price of eggs, fifty eggs          192
Price of a bottle of carbolic acid          080
Transportation
Carriage fare round trip to transport a pipe from Karrada to the camp          250
Carriage fare for dumping paper          070
Car fare for transporting a heater          020
Car fare for transporting sacks          040
" " for transporting iron bars          060
" " for transporting cement          040
Guarding
Guard (police) fee for three nights on the occasion of the opening          500
" " pipe and machine          300
Two dinars, five hundred and fifty-two fils
1955
⟦stamp: 10 fils, Kingdom of Iraq⟧
⟦signature⟧
D/180

Page 231

No 0813
Date 1955/10/13
Tel. Address : "SPORTS" Baghdad Telegraphic Address: "SPORTS" Baghdad
Post Box No. : 140 Post Box: 140
Telephones : 5516 & 84482 Telephone: 5516 - 84482
TAILORS BY APPOINTMENT TO H. M. KING FAISAL II
Dr to Ezra Menahem Daniel Playground - Baghdad
CHANDER STORES Chander Store
SPORTS GOODS SUPPLIERS TO THE Sports equipment supplier to the Ministries of Defense and Education
MINISTRIES OF DEFENCE & EDUCATION King Faisal II Street
KING FAISAL II STREET Baghdad
BAGHDAD
DATE | QUANTITY | PARTICULARS | PRICE | ID. | FILS
| 1 | Cup | 700/- | - | 700
| 1 | Cup | 500/- | - | 500
| 1 | Cup | 300/- | - | 300
| 23 | First prize cup | 300/- | 6 | 900
| 23 | Medal | 200/- | 4 | 600
|  | Only thirteen Dinars and nothing else |  | 13 | 000
I received the above mentioned amount in cash
⟦Revenue Stamp with portrait of King Faisal II, 10 Fils⟧
Chander
13/10
Chander
D/181

Page 232

No. 813
Date 1955/11/13
Tel. Address: "SPORTS" Baghdad
Telegraphic Address: "SPORTS" Baghdad
Post Box No.: 140
Post Box: 140
Telephones: 5516 & 84482
Telephone: 5516 - 84482
Special Tailor to His Majesty the Great King
The Private Royal Court
TAILORS BY APPOINTMENT TO H. M. KING FAISAL II
Dr to Ezra Menahem Daniel Playground - Baghdad
CHANDER STORES Chander Store
SPORTS GOODS SUPPLIERS TO THE MINISTRIES OF DEFENCE & EDUCATION
Supplier of sports equipment to the Ministries of Defense and Education
KING FAISAL II STREET King Faisal II Street
BAGHDAD Baghdad
DATE | QUANTITY | PARTICULARS | PRICE | ID. | FILS
| 1 | Cup | 1/700 | - | 700
| 1 | Cup | -/500 | - | 500
| 1 | Cup | -/300 | - | 300
| 23 | First prize cup | -/300 | 6 | 900
| 23 | Medal | -/200 | 4 | 600
|  |  |  | 13 | 000
Only thirteen dinars and nothing else
I received the above-mentioned amount in cash
A Chander
13/11/55
Copy

Page 233

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 10 / 15 / 1956
Fils | Dinar
120 | 1
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar ⟦and one hundred⟧ and twenty fils and no more
And that is for the price of the following delivered to the bar
On the day of the parade for the members of the administrative committee
And the teachers
Coca quantity 50 700
Tea with milk quantity 20 420
1120
D/182
Signature of the recipient Subhi

Page 234

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 28 / 10 / 1959
Fils: 774
Dinar: —
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only seven hundred and seventy-four fils and nothing more
And that is for the value of the following purchases and repairs
P/183
200 Number of washers
150 Transporting brass for Frank Iny School
070 Transporting media books
104 Gallon of Benzi paint
250 Value of kerosene for the painter during the painting of the doors
774
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible⟧

Page 235

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: 20 / 1 / 1955
Fils: 400
Dinar: 2
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only two Dinars and four hundred Fils and nothing else
And that is for consumption from 14 / 1 / 55 to 20 / 1 / 55 days in cleaning and adjusting
The stadium for the parade day and in managing the new field clocks in addition to
One extra day for cleaning for the parade day
The Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the Recipient
Majid Khalaf
5/184

Page 236

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 11/2/1955
Fils: 400
Dinar: 2
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two dinars and four hundred fils ⟦nothing else⟧
And that is for a review from 10/24 to 10/30 (seven days) in cleaning and adjusting
The review stadium and in maintaining the tennis court and the garden with the addition of the wage
Of one additional day for cleaning the day of the review
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the recipient
Abdullah
D/185

Page 237

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 20 / 10 / 1955
Fils: 400
Dinar: 2
Only: Two Dinars and four hundred Fils and no more
And that is for: my work from 14 / 10 to 20 / 10 (seven days)
In: cleaning and leveling the stadium for the parade day and in ⟦the corridors⟧ with the wage
10 Fils
P/186
2
⟦Karim⟧

Page 238

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 27 / 10 / 1955
800 Fils   3 Dinars
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only three dinars and eight hundred fils and no more
And that is for transportation fees for field equipment and transporting
soil for a period of one day
Iraq
10 Fils
Financial
Signature of the recipient
Majid Khidr
5/187

Page 239

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 27 / 10 / 1955
Fils: 800
Dinar: 1
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and eight hundred fils and no more
And that is for my work in maintaining the fields
In the form of ⟦...⟧ for a period of days
6
⟦stamp⟧
Signature of the recipient
Hassan Abdullah
D/188

Page 240

Haj Salman Mubeen
Seller and repairer of all types of kitchens and their tools
Al-Mustansir Street 36 A - 9 : Baghdad
Details | Dinar | Fils
Repair of Aladdin heater | 1 | 500
With replacement of a Japanese wick |  |
And welding the protective device for the wick |  |
Only one dinar and five hundred |  |
fils and nothing else |  |
⟦signature⟧
24/10/55
5/189
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 241

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 21 / ⟦...⟧
Fils | Dinar
⟦line⟧ | 15
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the mentioned amount
Only fifteen dinars and no more
And that is for my salary for the month of October 55
5/195
10 Fils
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del>
Abdullah

Page 242

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 21 / 10 / 1955
Fils: 500
Dinar: 7
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only seven and a half dinars and no more
And that is for my salary for the month of October 1955
And that is for my work in the bar
10 Fils
Kingdom of Iraq
Khattab Dhayhoud
5/191

Page 243

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 20 / 10 / 1955
Fils | Dinar
250 | 1
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and two hundred and fifty fils and no more
And that is for the fee of bringing tennis balls for the players on the courts
D/192
⟦revenue stamp: 10 fils⟧
195
Signature of the recipient
Nael Khattab
⟦fingerprint⟧

Page 244

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 21 ⟦...⟧
Fils | Dinar
500 | 1
Received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount
Only one dinar and five hundred fils and no more
And that is for the fee of bringing the tennis ball for the players
10
Signature
Muhi
⟦illegible⟧
D/198

Page 245

Studio Nerso
PHOTO
NERSO
Opposite Al-Ourfali Mosque
Baghdad - Iraq
Telephone 88424
Opp. Mosque Ourfaly
BAGHDAD - IRAQ
Tel. 88424
5/194
To: ⟦Ezra Menahem Daniel⟧
Date: ⟦15/10⟧ 195⟦5⟧
Name:
Size: ⟦1 Album⟧
No. | I.D. | FILS
|  | 300
|  | 200
|  | 150
|  | 650
NERSO
BAGHDAD
Note: The photographic negative is not given to the owner

Page 246

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 21 / 10 / 1955
Fils: 500
Dinar: —
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above:
Only: five hundred fils and no more
For: chairs and transport for additional work on the day of
The exhibition ceremony
195/5
Signature of the recipient
Saleh Meroud

Page 247

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 21 / 10 / 55
Fils | Dinar
⟦line⟧ | 25 /
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the above mentioned amount
Only twenty-five dinars only
And that is for the salary of the month of October
Iraq
10 Fils
D/196
Signature of the recipient
Qusay Mustafa

Page 248

Baghdad Light & Power Co. Ltd.
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER Co. Ltd.
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom).
Note:
1- This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date.
2- A subscriber who believes their deposited security is excessive after continuous consumption in one location for at least 12 months should apply for a reassessment.
Ezra Menahem Daniel Playground Committee
House Sequence - 124 -
Sa'adoon Park
F. IO 549462
44561
16 11 520
Account No. | Date | Meter Reading | Monthly Fee for Fixed | Fils | Dinar
16 11 520 | 551218 | Sequence | Numbered 49462 |  |  |
Various Prices |  | To 7950 | For the meter |  |
1- Arrears |  | From 7652 55 919 |  |  |
2- Special reading fee |  | Units supplied |  |  |
3- Cost of damage to meter |  | At 18 fils 298 |  | 5 364 |
4- Transferred from your account |  | At 12 fils |  |  |
|  | At 10 fils |  |  |
|  | Various prices - see side |  |  |
Total |  |  |  | 5 364 |
D/192
⟦signature⟧
This bill is not considered
paid unless it is
stamped above by
the cashier
ALACRA BUSINESS FORMS. PRINTED IN GT. BRITAIN BY W. H. SMITH & SON, LTD., LONDON.

Page 249

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 27 / 10 / 1955
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar ⟦and⟧ five hundred fils and no more
And that is for sand works, concrete pouring
and transporting soil for a period of one day
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue
Signature of the recipient
⟦Muhsin⟧
D/ (198)

Page 250

Al-Battaween Taxi Cars
ALBATTAWEEN TAXI CARS
Owned by Mijbil Ibrahim
Al-Nasr Square, Battaween
BATTAWEEN VICTORY SQUARE
Telephone 6077 Telephone 6077
Date: 16/10/55
Having used car No.:
From: Bustan Kubba
To: The Stadium
Waiting:
Amount: 150
Please debit my account: To the Stadium account
Signature
Signature
⟦illegible⟧