Background
Laro, Arthur Emmett was born on February 19, 1912 in Brownsville, Texas, United States. Son of Arthur Elmo and Anna Maude (Hale) Laro.
Laro, Arthur Emmett was born on February 19, 1912 in Brownsville, Texas, United States. Son of Arthur Elmo and Anna Maude (Hale) Laro.
Educated, San Antonio public schools.
Reporter, San Antonio Light, 1929-1936; reporter, Houston Press, 1936-1937; real estate editor, special editor, Houston Post, 1937-1945; city editor, Houston Post, 1945-1946; managing editor, Houston Post, 1946; past executive editor, vice president, Houston Post director Houston Post Company, 1949-1960; executive editor, Los Angeles Mirror, 1960; editor, public, Los Angeles Mirror, 1960-1962; editor, Newhouse National News Service, 1962-1964; executive vice president, editor, Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate, Inc., 1964-1966; president, editor, Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate, Inc., 1966-1974; consultant, Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate, Inc., 1974-1981; partner, Laro/Donahue Ltd., Houston, 1974-1976; general manager, Booke and Company, Inc., 1977-1981.
Director Energy Research and Education Foundation. Member National Press Club, Houston Club, Sigma Delta Chi.
Married Dorothy Vernon Jones, June 5, 1937 (deceased). 1 child, Mary Ann; married Kay Dalton, August 25, 1973.