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Register of the Cherry City Garage (Salem, Ore.) Account Books, 1934-1953
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CONTAINER LIST

 

BOX 1: CHERRY CITY GARAGE, SALEM ORE.---ACCOUNT BOOKS

 

BOOK #1: Lenox Hotel Room Rentals, 1938-1953; Garage Overhead, 1934-Jan 1936; Car Storage Accts., 1934-35;Salaries, 1934 [red & black canvas & leatherette, 2 metal studs in binding, horizontal format, tabs]

 

TAB #1: "Rooms"::::::::::

 

-rental accts. for rms. 1-16 of unnamed bldg., names of renters provided, 1952/53 [12 pp.]::::::::::

 

-11 blank pages::::::::::

 

-do., 1947-Apr 1952 [26 pp.; loose eviction notice to "Otto Amey" signed Cherry City Garage, 7-16-51]::::::::::

 

-do., 1944-1946 [25 pp.; 7 loose recpts. from "W.E. Councilman," signed by Elmer Kleinke, 1946-47]::::::::::

 

-do., Dec 1938-Jan 1944 [30 pp.]::::::::::

 

TAB # 2: "Overhead"::::::::::

 

-Accts. of "Shop" incl. "stock," "main." & "cash sales" figs. 1934-Jan 1936--one month per pg. [25 pp.]

 

TAB # 3: "Storage"::::::::::

 

-Lists agency or individual owning car, licence #, dates, and storage fee, 1934-35 [8 pp.]

 

TAB # 4: "Salaries etc."::::::::::

 

-Lists wages pd. to five employees, 1934 [8 pp.] [Elmer Kleinke, Richard Blair, L.J. Clement, Stanley Neuens, Don Smith]

 

BOOK # 2: Daily Sales Book, 1939-March 1943 [red & black canvas & leatherette Shaw's brand pre-lined; missing pp. 1-12]

 

-pp. 12-24 Jan 1, 1939-Dec 1939 [invoices listed by # only, gas sales, "purchases," "cash on hand"]

 

-pp. 26-37 Jan 1, 1940-Dec 1940 [invoices listed by # only, gas sales, "purchases," "cash on hand"]

 

-pp. 39-50 Jan 1, 1941-Dec 1941 [invoices listed by # only, gas sales, "purchases," "cash on hand"]

 

-pp. 51-62 Jan 1, 1942-Dec 1942 [invoices listed by # only, gas sales, "purchases," "cash on hand" until Oct when gas purchases cease]

 

-pp. 63-65 Jan 1, 1943-Mar 1943 [gas sales resume in Feb]

 

-p. 66 List of payees by name, n.d.

 

-pp. 67-74 blank

 

-p. 75 "Clyde Tellery New Era S.P. eingeer [sic] car 1939 Chev"

 

-p. 76 "Sanitary Service"

 

BOOK #3: Accounts Paid & Received, 1944-46 [Brown Spiral notebook, hand-lined, notations in pencil & ink]

 

-1944 [pencil; pp. 1-11] [Accts. listed by name in alphabetical order w/ Jan-Dec grouped together under acct. name; business is chiefly w/ machine shops, wreckers, auto dealers, auto parts stores, auto painters, etc.; from p. 7 are listed such business expenses as inspection fees, advertising costs, insurance, etc.]

 

-1945 [ink pp. 13-26] [Accts. listed by name in alphabetical order w/ Jan-Dec grouped together under acct. name; business is chiefly w/ machine shops, wreckers, auto dealers, auto parts stores, auto painters, etc.; incl. totals for yr.]

 

-1946 [ink pp. 28-36] [Accts. listed by name in alphabetical order w/ Jan-Dec grouped together under acct. name; business is chiefly w/ machine shops, wreckers, auto dealers, auto parts stores, auto painters, etc.; incl. totals for yr.]

 

-1948 [ink pp. 37-46] [Accts. listed by name in alphabetical order w/ Jan-Dec grouped together under acct. name; business is chiefly w/ machine shops, wreckers, auto dealers, auto parts stores, auto painters, etc.; incl. totals for yr. ]

 

PAPERS RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION of new Cherry City Garage, 1953

 

-Blueprints for "Proposed garage for L.E. Kleinke, 25th & State St., Salem, Oregon/James L. Payne, Architect" (7-9-53) [3 l.]

 

-Construction contract betw. R.D. Morrow, Contractor & Lawrence Kleinke for garage bldg. (9-2-53) [4 l.]

 

-Workmen's statement indemnifying L. E. Kleinke from damages to neighboring property in course of construction of garage (1-18-54) [7 l. each signed by different individual]

 

-Accts. of cost w/ each business supplying materials for construction [32 l., typescript; businesses are identified by name & address at top of each sheet, generally one business per sheet]

 

-Robert D. Morrow - 1953 invoices for construction:::::::::::

 

"September Billing on Garage" Oct 22, 1953 [2 l., typescript]::::::::::

 

"October 1953 Invoices for Construction of Garage..." [2 l., typescript]::::::::::

 

"October billing on garage" Nov 9, 1953 [2 l., typescript]:::::::::

 

"November Invoices - Kleinke Garage" [1 l., carbon copy]::::::::::

 

"November Billing on Garage..." Dec 7, 1953 [1 l., carbon copy]::::::::::

 

"December Billing on Garage..." Jan 9, 1953 [2 l., carbon copy marked "pd. in full"]

 

-"L.H. Hudson/Painter & Decorator..." [green letterhead;1 l., pencil notes about painting needs]