Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 30

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 30-Assemblymen de Braga, Hickey, Ohrenschall, Tiffany, Carpenter, Segerblom, Marvel, Neighbors, Berman, Williams, Buckley, Perkins, Arberry, Giunchigliani, Herrera, Close, Humke, Amodei,

Von Tobel, Goldwater, Evans, Krenzer, Manendo, Nolan, Price, Sandoval, Mortenson, Cegavske, Collins, Chowning, Ernaut, Hettrick, Gustavson, Lee, Koivisto, Parks, Braunlin, Lambert, Freeman, Bache, Anderson and Dini

May 28, 1997
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Read and adopted

SUMMARY--Memorializes pioneer rancher and former Assemblywoman Josie Alma Woods. (BDR R-363)

EXPLANATION - Matter in italics is new; matter in brackets [ ] is material to be omitted.

ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION--Memorializing the pioneer rancher and former Assemblywoman Josie Alma Woods.

Whereas, The members of the Nevada Legislature were saddened to learn of the passing of pioneer rancher and former Assemblywoman Josie Alma Woods on February 19, 1983; and
Whereas, Josie Alma Woods was born in Clyde, Texas, on December 29, 1889; and
Whereas, Arriving in Nevada in the early 1900's, Josie Alma Woods spent 5 years riding a circuit between mining towns in a buckboard, assisting business partner, Dr. Mabel Young, in her dentistry practice; and
Whereas, In 1915, they purchased a 1911 Model T and, because it had a tendency to break down, they paid a mechanic $25 to take the engine apart, describe the works and show them how to repair it themselves; and
Whereas, Josie Alma Woods purchased 40 head of cattle at an estate auction and acquired a former stagecoach and Pony Express station located between Eureka and Austin, Nevada, which she named "The Willows"; and
Whereas, Josie Alma Woods, with no previous ranching experience, soon became known as an expert judge of cattle and transformed the 320-acre homestead into a successful cattle ranch, encompassing 1,200 square miles by the time it was sold in 1954; and
Whereas, In 1942, Josie Alma Woods was the first woman elected to the Nevada Legislature as a representative of Eureka County and, in 1944, she was reelected, serving two terms in the Nevada State Assembly; and
Whereas, Josie Alma Woods was the first woman appointed to serve on the Assembly Standing Committee on Taxation and the Assembly Standing Committee on Banks and Banking; and
Whereas, Josie Alma Woods was a member of the Eureka County Farm Bureau, the Eureka Business and Professional Women's Club, and the National and State Livestock Associations; and
Whereas, Josie Alma Woods embodied the true spirit of the pioneer woman, so much so that her life story was the basis for the popular movie "The Ballad of Josie," which starred Doris Day; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate Concurring, That the members of the 69th session of the Nevada Legislature extend their belated and sincere condolences to the family and friends of Josie Alma Woods; and be it further
Resolved, That the Nevada Legislature celebrates the life and legacy of a pioneer woman who personified the contributions that women have made in our state; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to the nieces and nephews of Josie Alma Woods: Mary June Bell, Douglas Woods, Robert Odle, Edward Odle and Kenneth Phillips.