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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 English Translation, Pages 176-200

Archival unit 176

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 29 / 9 / 1955
Fils: 800
Dinar: 1
Received from: Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only: One Dinar and eight hundred Fils and no more
For: Watering for a period of six days from 22 to 29 / 9 in concrete and grass works
10 Fils
Signature of the recipient
⟦Khairi⟧
D/138

Archival unit 177

Baghdad Light & Power Co. Ltd.
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER Co. Ltd.
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom).
11/24/1953
Ezra Menahem Daniel Playground Committee
House Sequence - 134 -
Al-Sa'adoon Park
F. 10 549462
D/139
44561
16 11 520
Note:
1- This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date.
2- A subscriber who believes their deposited security is more than necessary after receiving uninterrupted service in one location for at least 12 months should apply for a reassessment.
Account No. | Date | Meter Reading | Monthly Fee for Fixed | Fils | Dinars
16 11 520 | 55919 | Sequence 49462 |  |  | 
Various Charges |  | To 7652 |  |  | 
1- Arrears |  | From 821 55 7196 | For Meter |  | 
2- Special Reading Fee |  | Units Supplied 456 |  |  | 
3- Cost of Damage to Meter |  | At 18 Fils |  | 8 | 208
4- Transferred from your account |  | At 12 Fils |  |  | 
 |  | At 10 Fils |  |  | 
 |  | Various Charges - See Aside |  |  | 
Total |  |  |  | 8 | 208
⟦illegible⟧
11/24/1953
This bill is not considered paid unless stamped above by the Treasurer
ALACRA BUSINESS FORMS. PRINTED IN GT. BRITAIN BY W. H. SMITH & SON, LTD., LONDON.

Archival unit 178

TECHNICAL AGRICULTURAL
SUPPLY CO.
Telephone 86744
Technical Agricultural Supply Company
Baghdad
Telephone 86744
Number: 420
Baghdad on: 8 / 9 / 1955
Required from: Daniel Playground
Fils | Dinar | Category | Number | Gram | Kilo | Ton | Fils | Dinar
880 <del>450</del> |  | Winter flower seeds | 22 |  |  |  | 40 | 
880 |  | Only eight hundred and eighty fils and no more |  |  |  |  |  | 
D/140
Signature
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 179

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 20 / 9 / 1955
Fils: 840
Dinar: - /
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only eight hundred and forty fils ⟦line⟧
And that is for the work of a master and an apprentice on Friday 9 September to repair the stadium stairs
with paint ⟦line⟧
Khalil
Signature of the recipient Khalil Daoud
D/ 141

Archival unit 180

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 29 / 9 / 1955
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: 25
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦twenty-five dinars and no more⟧
And that is for ⟦an advance on the account of construction works⟧
⟦additional at the stadium⟧
Iraq
10 Fils
Financial
D/143
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 181

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 29 / 9 / 1955
Fils: 750
Dinar: 7
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only seven dinars and seven hundred and fifty fils and no more
And that is for my salary for the month of September 1955 with (500) fils extra
A tip for the day of the party
Iraq
Revenue Stamp
10 Fils
D/142
Signature of the recipient
⟦Khalaf Sayhoud⟧

Archival unit 182

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 28 / 9 / 1955
Fils | Dinar
880 | 1
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and eight hundred and eighty fils and no more
And that is for the following: price of bags and drinks
500 | Day of the party
550 | Repairing the door that was broken, one coat
208 | Door lock handle, quantity
120 | Can of grease for the ⟦...⟧ machine
600 | Transportation
1880
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the recipient
Abdul Razzaq
D/144

Archival unit 183

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 20 / 9 / 1955
Fils Dinar
⟦line⟧ 5 / —
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only five dinars and no more
And that is for my salary increase for the month of September 1955
5/45
Approved by Committee
J. P. Mani,
10 Fils
19 / 9 / 1955
Signature of the recipient

Archival unit 184

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 29 / 9 / 1955
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: 25
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only twenty-five Dinars and no more
And that is for my salary for the month of September 1955
Kingdom of Iraq
Fils
10
Touma Gabriel
29 / 9

Archival unit 185

Tel. 4376 CASH MEMO Telephone Number 4376
Iraq Sports Depot
and Military and Royal Tailoring
IRAQ SPORTS DEPOT
( Formerly British Sports Depot )
Iraq's Renowned General Store for Giftwear, Sports & Tailoring.
Baghdad: 30/12/1955
Baghdad: 195
Goods sold are not returnable Sold items are not returned
P a r t i c u l a r s | I. D. | Fils
1 Kilo Cement |  | 250
 |  | 250
P/146
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 186

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 1/10/1950
Fils: 200
Dinar:
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two hundred fils and no more ⟦line⟧
And that is for welding the lawn mower ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
D/147
Abid Nazzal
Signature of the recipient

Archival unit 187

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 10 / 10 / 1955
Fils | Dinar
800 | 1
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only one dinar and eight hundred fils and no more
And that is for my work for a period of six days from 10/1 to 10/6
In leveling the volleyball court and inspecting the concrete molds
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
D/148
Signature
⟦Muhammad Rajab⟧

Archival unit 188

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 10 / 10 / 1955
Fils: 850
Dinar: 1
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and eight hundred and fifty fils and no more
And that is for my entitlement for a period of six and a half days in maintaining the
tennis courts and the garden and cleaning the garden
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
D/149
Signature of the recipient
Majid Khalaf
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 189

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 1955/6/20
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
For: My work for a period of six days from 6/1 to 6/20
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
5/150
Signature of the recipient
Muhammad
Abdullah

Archival unit 190

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 10 / 10 / 1955
Fils: 500
Dinar: 5
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only five dinars and five hundred fils and no more
And that is for the additional wages for watering the stadium during
the night for the summer season
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
D / 151
Signature of the recipient
Abdul Razzaq

Archival unit 191

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 10 / 10 / 1959
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: 3
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only three Dinars and no more ⟦line⟧
And that is for the purchase of 1 pair of trousers and 2 sets of clothes for the bar
attendant to wear in the bar during work ⟦line⟧
I received the name above
And I changed during work only
Iraq
10
Fils
D/152
Signature of the recipient
Khattab Sayhoud

Archival unit 192

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 10 / 10 / 1955
Fils: 500
Dinar: 1
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and five hundred fils and no more
And that is for the purchase of a robe for Umm Fattah by order of the Administrative Committee
And that is for services at the stadium
Iraq
Stamps
10 Fils
⟦illegible⟧
Umm Fattah
D/153

Archival unit 193

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 10 / 10 / 1955
Fils: 500
Dinar: 1
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and five hundred fils and no more
And that is for the wages of mowing the grass with the machine during the summer shift
Iraq
10 Fils
D / 154
Signature of the Recipient
Fattah Abed

Archival unit 194

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date: 10 / 1 / 1955
Fils: 212
Dinar: —
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Three hundred and twelve ⟦fils⟧
For the value of three gallons of battery
D/155
Signature of the recipient
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 195

⟦illegible⟧
No. 226
Telephone: 84941
Baghdad Factory for the Production of Artistic Gypsum
Owned by Kamil Muhyi al-Din and Talib Mustafa
Baghdad - King Ghazi Street - Al-Wasi Square
⟦5/12⟧
Fils | Dinar
Received from Mr. ⟦line⟧ Respectfully
Only ⟦line⟧ no other
For ⟦line⟧
Date / / 195 ⟦line⟧ Cashier

Archival unit 196

10/6/55
Recorded at Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
7/500 Cotton rope quantity Ounce price Fils
26 1/4 650
The value is seven and a half Dinars only
Haj Ali and his brothers
Shorja
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
⟦Ali⟧
D/157

Archival unit 197

HASHIM AHMED SHUBBAR
WHOLESALER & RETAILER
ALL KINDS OF COLOURS
Rashid Street. Bab Al-Agha
Tel. Office 7904
Res. 21859
Telg ( HASHUBBAR )
Hashim Ahmed Shubbar
Contractor for selling all kinds of dyes wholesale and retail
Rashid Street - Bab Al-Agha
Opposite Al-Saffafir Market 263 / 1
Shop Phone 7904
Residence 21859
Telegraphic Address "Hashubbar"
No: 002
Baghdad on: 10 / 8 / 55
To the Honorable: Faisal Square
Price | Qty. | Description | I.D. | Fils
2/200 | 2 | Cans of English Clay paint Two-Pic ⟦1/2⟧ kg | 4 | 400
100 | 2 | Black paint cans 2 | - | 200
150 | 1 | Turpentine bottle | - | 150
250 | 1 | White paste | - | 250
150 | 1 | Linseed oil | - | 150
 |  | Total | 6 | 250
 |  | Its metal 4 years and starch with pomegranates |  | 
 |  | And coconut and its hand |  | 
40 | 5 | 7 servants with new hand | - | 200
12 | 2 | Lead 2 | - | 024
 |  | Only six dinars and eight hundred and seventy-four fils only | 6 | 874
 |  |  | 6 | 874
Hashim Al-Sayyid Ahmed Shubbar
Rashid Street - Phone 7904
D/154
E. & O. E.
Errors and omissions excepted for both parties

Archival unit 198

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: 12 / 10 / 1959
Fils: 950
Dinar: 1
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and nine hundred and fifty fils and no more
And that is for fulfillment for a period of six days from 7 / 10 to 12 / 10
In maintaining the tennis courts and the garden as well as an extermination lesson
Revenue Stamp
10 Fils
Kingdom of Iraq
D / 159
Signature
Abdullah

Archival unit 199

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 10/12/1959
800 Fils 1 Dinar
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and eight hundred fils and no more
And that is for my work for a period of six days from 10/7 to 10/12
In repairing the concrete as well as spraying the avenue and planting the grass
Iraq
10 Fils
D/1160
Signature
Khader Jaber

Archival unit 200

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Baghdad
Date 12 / 10 / 1955
600 Fils Dinars
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only six hundred fils and no more
And that is for ⟦use⟧ for the days 12 and 13 / 10 in replacing the clock
The airplane
D/161
Signature of the recipient
Jassim Mohammed