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SOUTHWESTERN DISTRICT MILESTONES
CHRONOLOGICAL EVENTS OF THE SOUTHWESTERN DISTRICT
| April 11, 1938 | First Meeting Tulsa (Society's 1st chapter) |
| July 6, 1938 | Oklahoma City Chartered (Society's 3rd chapter) (Kansas City was second) |
| 1939 | Rupert Hall of Tulsa elected "National" president June 3, 1939
First "National" Quartet contest Tulsa - Central High School Bartlesville Barflies quartet win |
| June 1940 | OK City's Flat Foot Four win "national" quartet contest held at New York's World Fair. |
| June 1941 | Tulsa's Chord Busters win Society's third "national" quartet contest held in St. Louis |
| August 11, 1945 | Lubbock chartered (first chapter in Texas) |
| June 12, 1948 | Oklahoma City hosts International convention. Pittsburgers win quartet contest. |
| November 13, 1948 | Central States approves surrender of New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas to "new" district. |
| February 19, 1949 | 37 chapter representatives meet in Wichita Falls to organize new district. |
| April 30, 1949 | Central States District hold International Prelims in San Antonio. |
| July 1, 1949 | Southwestern District Association of chapters officially born. Ernie Dick of Oklahoma City to serve as first District President. |
| November 5, 1949 | New Southwestern District holds first quartet contest in Beaumont, TX. Beau Jesters of Dallas wins. |
| October 15, 1950 | Wichita Falls hosts first "Invitational" chorus contest. (The quartet contest is held three weeks later in Dallas). The Dallas chorus wins. A district-wide chorus contest is not officially held until 1953. |
| January, 1953 | International Board approves transfer of Louisiana to SWD from Dixie |
| March 1953 | First Southwestern District Roundup published. Tom Heizer of Dallas serves as editor. |
| August 15, 1953 | Society's founder, O.C. Cash, dies in Tulsa |
| July 1955 | Amarillo's Four Hearsemen win International Quartet Contest held in Miami |
| 1957-58 | Joe Lewis of Dallas serves as International President - he repeats the following year. Bill Shoemaker of Oklahoma City named Southwestern District's first Barbershopper of the Year. |
| July 1957 | Lads of Enchantment of Albuquerque win International quartet contest held in Los Angeles |
| July 1958 | Tulsa's GayNotes win International quartet contest in Columbus |
| June 25, 1960 | Dallas hosts International convention. San Antonio Chordsmen Chorus
win
International chorus contest. Evans Quartet wins International quartet contest |
| 1962 | Lou Laurel of El Paso serves as International President. |
| June 26, 1964 | San Antonio hosts International Convention. El Paso Border Chorders wins International chorus contest. Sidewinders win quartet contest |
| 1966 | Al Smith of Fort Worth serves as International President. |
| July 1969 | San Antonio's Mark W win International in St. Louis. Mo Rector becomes first man to win second quartet gold medal. |
| 1971 | Ralph Ribble of Dallas serves as International President. |
| June 25, 1971 | New Orleans hosts International convention. The Gentlemen's Agreement and Dundalk win the gold. |
| 1973 | Chuck Abernethy of Oklahoma City serves as International President. |
| July 1973 | Dealer's Choice win International in Portland on their first attempt |
| July 1975 | Dallas Metro's Vocal Majority wins their first International chorus contest in Indy. |
| July 1976 | Houston's Innsiders win International quartet championship in San Francisco |
| July 1977 | International Board approves transfer of northern New Mexico (including Albuquerque) to new Rocky Mountain District. |
| July 1978 | International Board approves transfer of Arkansas from Dixie to Southwestern District effective January 1979. |
| 1979 | Ernie Hills of Enid serves as International President. Little Rock's Diamond State Chorus wins Southwestern District's first Small Chapter Chorus championship. |
| July 1979 | Vocal Majority wins second International chorus championship. Minneapolis is the site of the convention. |
| 1982 | OK 4 wins Southwestern District's first Comedy quartet contest |
| July 1982 | Vocal Majority wins third International chorus championship during
the convention
held in Pittsburgh. |
| July 1983 | Side Street Ramblers win the gold medals in Seattle. |
| July 1985 | In Minneapolis the Vocal Majority wins fourth International chorus championship. |
| March 14, 1987 | Contemporary Sound of New Orleans wins Southwestern Districts first Senior Quartet Championship. |
| March 1987 | Southwestern District Hall of Fame established - 17 men inducted first year. |
| July 9, 1988 | San Antonio hosts Society's 50th anniversary convention/Joe Liles named International Executive Director/Vocal Majority wins fifth International chorus championship. Chiefs of Staff win quartet title |
| January 1989 | Houston's Bayou City Music Committee wins International Senior quartet contest at Mid-Winter held in Honolulu, Hawaii. |
| July 1990 | Acoustix wins International championship in San Francisco on their first attempt. |
| July 1991 | Vocal Majority wins sixth International chorus championship. |
| July 4th, 1992 | New Orleans hosts International Convention. Contests are held in the Super Dome. Keepsake and Cincinnati win the gold medals. |
| July 1994 | Vocal Majority wins seventh International chorus championship during contest held in Pittsburgh. |
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