History of the Mrs. Baird’s Bakery Co. and history of the Baird family of Fort Worth.

Rancher and Wild West Show bronc rider. Childhood in Excelsior Springs, Missouri; trick riding and touring Europe and the U.S. with the 101 Ranch show; riding in various other shows; first marriage to Bryan Roach; second marriage to Fred Salmon; ranching in Nocona, Texas; Fred Salmon’s background; history of the Salmon Ranch; Montague County.

NEWMAN, Rowe B. Founder and chairman of board, Russell-Newman Mfg. Company, Denton, Texas. Boyhood; early work experiences; education; store manager, Montgomery Ward; store manager, Butler Bros.; founding Russell-Newman, 1939; decision to specialize in lingerie; World War II; growth and expansion; financing methods; chain store accounts; decisions on designs; fabrics, dyes; government regulations; minority hiring; family members in business; employee relations; developing management team. MARTINO, Frank. President, Russell-Newman Mfg. Company. Family background; early work

Co-founder (with husband Herman, deceased) of Tex Glass, Inc., Decatur, Texas. Family background; education in Brooklyn, N. Y.; teaching career; her knowledge of husband’s family background and his life in Europe during Hitler era; his technical training, work in glass factories; starting his own glass factory in Vienna; fleeing Nazis and migrating to Greece; Jewish underground in Central Europe; fleeing to Egypt, Palestine; migration to U.S.; their meeting and marriage; work in Canada and Mexico; opening glass factory in Athens,

Chairman, acting president, and chief executive officer, Roberts, Sanford, and Taylor Hardware, Sherman, Texas.

Farmer-rancher, Robstown, Texas.

BEAL, L. J. General sales manager, Spoetzl Brewery.

District manager, Duke and Ayres Company, Denton, Texas.

Owners and operators of Pierce’s, Denton, Texas.

Owner and operator, Loyd’s Rentall, Denton, Texas.