Ed A. Carlock became the 50th leader of Texas Press Association after succeeding to the presidency when George Neu died suddenly.
Carlock was born in Madison County, Ark., Oct. 17, 1883, and moved to Texas in 1887.
At 17 he entered the newspaper business at Paradise, learning to set type and perform other duties in the print shop. Soon after finishing school at Denton he returned to Paradise and purchased the Echo, his capital being $250. At the end of 10 months his capital and office were both gone — he was dead broke.
From Paradise, Carlock went to Lubbock and for 18 months was an employee of the Lubbock Avalanche, dividing his time between the front and back shops. In 1908 he went to Paducah to teach music, but soon decided to rejoin newspapers and within six months purchased a half interest in the Paducah Post. Two years later he became sole owner.
He joined TPA in 1915 and was vice president in 1927.
He was president of Panhandle Press Association in 1922-23.
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