On January $1,$ Oriole Corporation had $97,500$ shares of no$-$par common stock issued and outstanding. The stock has a stated value of $$6$ per share. During the year, the following occurred.

Apr. $1$ Issued $29,500$ additional shares of common stock for $$19$ per share.

June $15$ Declared a cash dividend of $$3$ per share to stockholders of record on June $30.$

July $10$ Paid the $$3$ cash dividend.

Dec. $1$ Issued $1,000$ additional shares of common stock for $$18$ per share.

$15$ Declared a cash dividend on outstanding shares of $$4\mathrm{.}90$ per share to stockholders of record on December $31.$

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Prepare the entries to record these transactions. $($If no entry is required, select $"$No entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts. Record journal entries in the order presented in the problem. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.$)$