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On January 1, 2021, Gerlach Inc. had the following account balances in its shareholders' equity accounts.
 

     
Common stock, $1 par, 247,000 shares issued $ 247,000
Paid-in capital—excess of par, common   494,000
Paid-in capital—excess of par, preferred   165,000
Preferred stock, $100 par, 16,500 shares outstanding   1,650,000
Retained earnings   3,300,000
Treasury stock, at cost, 4,700 shares   23,500
 

 
During 2021, Gerlach Inc. had several transactions relating to common stock.
 

January   15:   Declared a property dividend of 100,000 shares of Slowdown Company (book value $11.3 per share, fair value $9.65 per share).
February   17:   Distributed the property dividend.
April   10:   A 2-for-1 stock split was declared and distributed on outstanding common stock and effected in the form of a stock dividend. (Fascom chose to reduce Paid-in capital—excess of par.) The fair value of the stock was $4 on this date.
July   18:   Declared and distributed a 4% stock dividend on outstanding common stock; fair value per share, $5.
December   1:   Declared a 50 cents per share cash dividend on the outstanding common shares.
December   20:   Paid the cash dividend.

 
Required:

Record the above transactions and events in journal entry format.

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