Background
Cook, Joe Thomas was born on December 9, 1909 in Weatherford, Texas, United States. Son of Thomas Milton and Martha (Glazner) Cook.
Cook, Joe Thomas was born on December 9, 1909 in Weatherford, Texas, United States. Son of Thomas Milton and Martha (Glazner) Cook.
Bachelor in English and Journalism cum laude, University Texas, 1932.
Editor, The Daily Texan, 1931-1932;
editor, public, The Mission (Texas) Times, 1932-1958;
owner, editor, public, Winston County Journal, Louisville, Mississippi, 1958-1976. Retired;
lecturer in field.
President Mission (Texas) Chamber of Commerce, 1950-1951, Lower Rio Grande Valley (Texas) Chamber of Commerce, 1955, Louisville-Winston County (Mississippi) Chamber of Commerce, 1971-1972. Trustee U. Corpus Christi, Blue Mountain College, Mississippi. President, member board of trustees Mission Indiana School District.
Deacon Baptist Church, Chairman of the Board deacons, Mission and Louisville. Active member Centennial Commission, University Texas,1983, others Member South Texas Press Association (president 1937-1938), Texas Press Association (president 1945-1946), National Newspaper Association (president 1949-1950), Mississippi Press Association (president 1971-1972), Weekly Newspaper Representatives (president 1958), Rotary (president 1966-1967), Phi Eta Sigma, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Delta Chi.
Married Dorothy K. McCanlies, September 1, 1932. Children: Joe T. Junior, Dorothy M.