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Two Nevada Checks incl. Governor F.B. Balzar (77500)

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Two Nevada Checks incl. Governor F.B. Balzar  (77500)
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Lot of 2. 1) F.B. Balzar personal check, dateline Hawthorne, Nevada, October 22, 1924. Issued to Churchill County Eagle for $50. Signed by Balzar. Fred. B. Balzar was the 15th governor of Nevada (1927-34). He was born in Virginia City in 1880. He signed into law Assembly Bill 98, which allowed for wide-open gambling in Nevada. He also had a six-week divorce law sanctioned. He died in office during his 2nd term. 2) Storey County Poll Tax receipt for 1922. Folds, tears.

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Country (if not USA):
State: Nevada
City/County: Hawthorne
Date: 1922-1924