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Motley County Singing Convention Preserves Pioneer Gospel Run
Motley County's semi annual gatherings at Matador celebrate the long running Motley County Singing Convention founded in 1892 by local pioneers. J R Whitworth notes tradition from brush arbors to modern Legion Hall venues with 250 attendees from Texas New Mexico and Oklahoma and past presidents recalling wartime strains and wartime gas rationing.
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Matador
Whiteflat
Motley County
J. R. Whitworth
American Legion Hall
The
Legion
First State Bank of
Methodist Church
Lions Club
Motley County Singers
W. J. Whitworth
Bell County
Whitworth
Northfield
Roaring Springs
Flamet
Quitaque
Flats
Lubbock
Childress
Memphis
Tulsa
New Mexico
Matador Tribune