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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 76-100

Page 76

KAMIL THOMAS
DINAMOS & MOTORS
SALE & REPAIRER
KING FAISAL II St.
Telephone : 85690
Kamil Thomas
Repairer and seller of electrical tools
and generators and motors
King Faisal II Street
Opposite the Electricity Company Telephone 85690
Date: ⟦8 / 8 / 55⟧
M.: ⟦The Honorable Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium⟧
Particulars | Qty. | Rate | I.D. | Fils
Only ⟦...⟧ Dinars and no others
And that is for the repair fees of the damage
occurring in the devices with the provision of
the starting for the ohmmeter
D/64
Kamil Thomas
⟦signature⟧
⟦signature⟧

Page 77

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 1955/⟦...⟧/⟦...⟧
Fils: =
Dinar: 1
Received from: Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the above mentioned amount
Only: One Dinar
For: Fees for installing the original motor in the garage and repairing the Starter
Signature of the recipient
Fadel Abboud
D/65
⟦illegible⟧
M

Page 78

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 20 / 5 / 1955
Fils / Dinar
718 / 1
Received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and seven hundred and eighteen fils
And that is for the total repairs for the motor repair 1168
Image 050
Labor fees for the motor 500
1 / 718
Signature of the recipient Abd al-Nazzal
Approved
D/66
⟦illegible signature⟧
⟦illegible signature⟧

Page 79

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 21 / 8 / 1955
Fils: 600
Dinar: —
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Six hundred fils ⟦nothing else⟧ only
And that is for ⟦irrigation⟧ for a period of two days 27 and 28 / 8 / 1955
In the grass garden, planting it, and moving soil.
D/68
⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the recipient
Abdul Hussein

Page 80

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 28 / 8 / 1955
Fils | Dinar
600 | —
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only six hundred fils and no more
And that is for daily wages for 28 / 8 in sweeping
The grass, planting it, and moving soil
D/ 67
⟦illegible signature⟧
Signature of the recipient
Naseebi Mutlaq
⟦illegible blue ink stamp⟧

Page 81

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 29 / 8 / 1955
Fils: 900
Dinar: —
I received from the Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only nine hundred fils and no more
And that is for watering the tennis courts from 26 to 28 / 8 / 1955
Removing and planting grass and transporting soil
Signature of the recipient
Hassan Jabr
D/69
⟦illegible⟧

Page 82

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 1 / 9 / 1955
Fils: 600
Dinar: -/-
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only six hundred fils
And that is for my work in maintaining the fields for Wednesday and Thursday
Majid Khalaf
Signature of the recipient
D/70

Page 83

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 10 / 9 / 1955
Fils: 600
Dinar: -/-
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only six hundred fils
And that is for my work in maintaining the courts for Wednesday and Thursday
Hassan Abdullah
Signature of the recipient

Page 84

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 10 / 9 / 1955
Fils: 800
Dinar: - /
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only eight hundred fils
And that is for mail transport wages for three days: Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday
For his celebration in ⟦Amir Trabieh Michel⟧
Muhi Muhammad
Signature of the recipient
D/72

Page 85

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 10 / 9 / 1955
Fils: 800
Dinar: - /
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above:
Only: eight hundred fils
For: his daily wages for three days: Tuesday - Wednesday and Thursday
For his work in soil and grass matters
Signature of the recipient
Abdul Hassan
D / 73

Page 86

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 1 / 9 / 1955
Fils: 900
Dinar: -
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only nine hundred fils
And that is for daily labor wages for three days: Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday
For his work in soil matters at the stadium
Signature of the recipient
⟦Nu'man⟧ Mutlaq
D / 74

Page 87

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 10 / 9 / 1955
Fils: 620
Dinar: -/-
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only: Six hundred and twenty fils
For: Telephone rental entitlement at the stadium from 1 / 8 / 55 to 30 / 8 / 55
Razzaq Dhaif
Signature of the Recipient
D/75

Page 88

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 8 / 8 / 1955
Fils: 820
Dinar: —
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦eight hundred and twenty fils⟧
And that is for ⟦their work in bringing the rent from 12 / 8 / 1955 to 20 / 8 / 1955⟧
D / 76
⟦Yahya Hassan⟧
Signature of the recipient

Page 89

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 1955/8/21
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: 25
Received from: Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only: ⟦twenty-five dinars and no more⟧
For: ⟦my salary for the month of August 1955⟧
D/77
10 Fils
Signature of the recipient
Toma Gabriel
21

Page 90

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 21 / 8 / 1955
Fils: 000
Dinar: 15
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦fifteen dinars only and nothing else⟧
And that is for ⟦my salary for the month of August 1955⟧
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
D/ 78
⟦Abdul Razzaq⟧

Page 91

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 21 / 8 / 1955
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: 15
Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the Recipient
⟦Anwar Nouri⟧
79
⟦D⟧

Page 92

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 21 / 8 / 1955
Fils: 500
Dinar: 7
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only seven dinars and five hundred fils and no more
And that is for my salary for the month of August 1955
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the recipient
Khattab Mayhoud
D 180

Page 93

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 1955/8/20
Fils: 550
Dinar: 1
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and five hundred and fifty fils
And that is for my wages in maintaining the field and electricity
For a period of one day
P/81
Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the recipient
Hassan Abdullah

Page 94

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 20 / 8 / 1955
Fils: 550
Dinar: 1
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and five hundred and fifty fils
And that is for my participation in the management of the fields
and the stands for a period of one day
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
5/82
Recipient
Majid Khalaf

Page 95

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- The subscriber who believes that their deposited security
is excessive after having a continuous supply
in one location for a period of no less than
12 months should apply for a re-assessment.
Ezra Menachem D. Niall Stadium Committee
House Sequence - 134 -
Sa'adoon Park ⟦D/83⟧
F. IO 549462
44561 16 11 520
Account No. | Date | Meter Reading | Monthly Fee for Fixed | Fils | Dinar
16 11 520 | 55821 | Sequence No. 49462 |  |  |
Various Prices | To ⟦8⟧ ⟦11⟧ ⟦55⟧ | ⟦719655⟧ |  |  |
1- Arrears | From 719 55 6641 |  |  |  |
2- Special Reading Fee | Units Supplied 555 |  |  | 992 |
3- Cost of Damage to Meter | At 18 Fils |  |  |  |
4- Carried from your account | At 12 Fils |  |  |  |
| At 10 Fils |  |  |  |
| Various Prices - See Aside |  |  |  |
Total |  |  |  | 999 |
⟦Revenue Stamp 10 Fils⟧
⟦illegible signature/date⟧
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 96

CASH MEMO
Sole Agents in Iraq   ESTABLISHED 1894
hallicrafters   Telephone No. : 6972   Abdul Kader M. Adamji
Radios   Tel No. 6972   Owner of Abbassy Ice Factory
O-Cedar Polish   ABDULKADER M. ADAMJI
Prop., of Abbassy Ice Factory
Al-Rashid Street
Baghdad 31/8/55
Quty. Quantity | Particular Type of Goods | I.D. Dinar | Fils Fils
1 | ⟦Motor Lawn mower⟧ |  |
| ⟦Examine⟧ 16" |  |
| ⟦Roller⟧ | ⟦-⟧ | ⟦48⟧
| ⟦Dinars Ninety Eight⟧ |  |
| ⟦only⟧ |  |
Iraq
10 Fils
31/8/55
D/84
1 - Sold goods not return -1
2- No claim will be considered after the goods leave our stores

Page 97

NAJIM ABOOD KATTAN
Rashid Street, Bab El-Agha 255/1
BAGHDAD
Telephone No. 5596
Najim Abood Kattan
Rashid Street - Bab Al-Agha No. 255/1
We supply construction and sanitary materials
of all kinds and all spare
parts
Telephone Number 5596
Number: 505
Baghdad: 21 / 8 / 955
To:
Fils | Dinar | Details | Quantity | Price
750- |  | 1/8 Spanner Plug | 1 | -75
|  | ⟦Tourism Rahoun from the players⟧ |  |
|  | ⟦And qualified him⟧ |  |
P/85
Errors and omissions are subject to correction by both parties

Page 98

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 8 / 8 / 1955
Fils: 420
Dinar: - /
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only four hundred and twenty fils
And that is for 208 gasoline (petty cash)
020 transportations
192 difference of (2) cases of Coca-Cola for the month of August 55
420
D/86
⟦signature⟧
Signature of the recipient
By the hand of Abdul Razzaq

Page 99

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 10 / 8 / 1955
Fils: 650
Dinar: 1
Purchase supervised by
Sub. Committee &
approved - ⟦S. R. Morris⟧
5/87
Received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and six hundred and fifty fils and nothing else
And that is for purchases as follows :-
Bucket quantity 2 x 300 = 600
Aluminum plate quantity 1 x 450 = 450
Tide soap quantity 4 x 70 = 280
Steel wool quantity 5 x 64 = 320
1650
10 fils
Abdul Razzaq

Page 100

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 10 / 9 / 1955
Fils: 210
Dinar: - /
Received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two hundred and ten fils
And that is for 060 screws
050 ⟦Namid⟧
100 gauge connection
210
Bought by
⟦signature⟧
D/88
Signature of the recipient