August 1, 1975
Washita Avenue has a new name.
At Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, the council changed the name of Washita Avenue to Tom Stafford Avenue.
“With a famous son as Tom Stafford, and due to the fact they placed a placard on his birthplace, I thought it would be in keeping to rename Washita Avenue,” said Mayor Everett Gartrell.
Gartrell originally suggested naming the street…