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	Urban Legends Reference Pages: Baby Ruth
		Curtiss did indeed have to fight off at least one challenge to their name, when a competitor (with the full approval of Babe Ruth) attempted to market a candy named the "Babe Ruth Home Run Bar".
		Curtiss, claiming that their candy bar was named for Ruth Cleveland, was successful in forcing the competing candy bar off the market because its name too closely resembled that of their own product.
		The fact that Curtiss successfully fought off a challenge to their candy bar's name does not demonstrate that they were untruthful, however.
	www.snopes.com /business/names/babyruth.asp (814 words)

	More Information on The Baby Ruth Candy Bar
		The Curtiss Candy Company was founded in Chicago in 1916 by Otto Schnering.
		Williamson being the wife of the president of the Williamson Candy Company and one of the developers of the "Baby Ruth" bar formula.
		Curtiss did indeed have to fight off at least one challenge to their name, when a competitor -- with the full approval of Babe Ruth -- attempted to market a candy named the "Babe Ruth Home Run Bar".
	www.rof.net /wp/sirailin/brinfo.html (879 words)

	More Information on The Baby Ruth Candy Bar
		The Curtiss Candy Company was founded in Chicago in 1916 by Otto Schnering.
		Curtiss, claiming that their candy bar was named for Ruth Cleveland, was successful in forcing the competing candy bar off the market because its name too closely resembled that of their own product.
		The fact that Curtiss successfully fought off a challenge to their candy bar's name does not demonstrate that they were untruthful, however.
	rof.net /wp/sirailin/brinfo.html (879 words)

	Curtiss Candy Company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Curtiss Candy Company was founded in 1916 by Otto Schnering outside of Chicago, Illinois.
		Their first confectionery item was Kandy Kake, later refashioned in 1921 as the log-shaped candy bar known as the Baby Ruth.
		Nestlé purchased Curtiss Candy Company in 1990, acquiring its brands in the process.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Curtiss_Candy_Company (263 words)

	Curtiss Candy Co.
		The company grew quickly, and in 1919 it opened a new three-story factory on Briar Place that employed 400 men and women.
		Annual sales passed $1 million by 1921, when the company was turning out huge quantities of its “Baby Ruth”; candy bars; among its other popular bars made were “Butterfinger”; and “Polar Bar.” In the mid-1930s, Curtiss employed over 300 men and nearly 1,900 women around the city.
		Control of the company left the Chicago area in 1964, when Curtiss was purchased by Standard Brands, a large national food conglomerate.
	www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org /pages/2638.html (216 words)

	Baby Ruth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Although the name of the candy bar sounds nearly identical to the name of the famous baseball player, Babe Ruth, the Curtiss Candy Company has traditionally claimed that it was named after President Grover Cleveland's daughter, Ruth Cleveland.
		Moreover, the company had failed to negotiate an endorsement deal with Ruth, and many saw the company's story about the origin of the name of the bar as merely a way to avoid having to pay the baseball player any royalties.
		Ironically, Curtiss successfully shut down a rival bar that was approved by, and named for, Ruth, on the grounds that the names were too similar in the case of George H. Ruth Candy Co. v.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Baby_Ruth (734 words)

	Food Processing: Local Market
		A number of firms became national, including the Wrigley company (1891), Brach's (1904), and Curtiss Candy Company, maker of the Baby Ruth bar (1921).
		A number of other candy makers, such as Margie's Candies in the Logan Square community area, remained small concerns dedicated to neighborhood clientele.
		The Hong Kong Noodle Company established in 1914 in the “new” Chinatown on Wentworth Avenue was one such supplier.
	www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org /pages/468.html (1452 words)

	Curtiss Candy Company - Famous Baby Ruth Candy Bar Company
		This historic document was printed by the Security Banknote Company and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of an eagle with its wings spread.
		Certificate Vignette The Curtiss Candy Company was founded in Chicago in 1916 by Otto Schnering.
		Three explanations have since been offered concerning the origins of the "Baby Ruth" candy bar's name: The bar was named after "Baby" Ruth Cleveland, the first-born daughter of President Groveland Cleveland.
	www.antiqnet.com /detail,curtiss-candy-company,338643.html (953 words)

	Candy Addict » Baby Ruth Candy Bar Name Origins
		I found in an online candy trivia quiz (which I don’t have the URL for, sorry), and in other places, that it was actually named after President Grover Cleveland’s daughter, Ruth.
		The problem with that story is that the candy bar was first introduced in 1921 when Babe Ruth was at the height of his popularity.
		Here is another page that debunks the Curtiss Candy Company’s claim that it was named after Baby Ruth Cleveland.
	candyaddict.com /blog/2006/02/27/baby-ruth-candy-bar-name-origins (279 words)

	WAYNE SCHMIDT'S CANDY BAR AUTOPSY PAGE
		This is a shame because although their ubiquitousness makes them seem commonplace, they have been formulated by candy experts and evolved over decades to provide tastes and textures unrivaled in the world of culinary sweets.
		This candy bar was originally developed by the Cardinet Candy Company, which was purchased by Annabella in 1978.
		While some of their bars may have been originally developed by other companies, which Hershey's then purchased, Hershey's should at least be credited for having the good sense to continue making these great candy bars.
	www.waynesthisandthat.com /candybars (4595 words)

	Peerless Confection Company - Chicago, IL - Quality Confections Since 1914 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The goal of the new company was to be without peer, hence “Peerless” became its name.
		Favorite hard candy flavors back in 1914 were perennials such as peppermint and butterscotch.
		The story of Peerless is the story of a company that has kept up with modern technology without losing the traditions that made it successful.
	www.peerlesscandy.com /history/default.htm (382 words)

	Kraft Foods Inc. -- Company History
		In 1959 the company's Canadian subsidiary purchased the Hostess snack-food company of Canada; in 1960 it purchased the Kibon ice cream company of Brazil and the French coffee-roaster Etablessements Pierre Lemonnier S.A.; in 1961 it bought Krema Hollywood Chewing Gum Company S.A. of Paris; and General Foods of Mexico S.A. was formed in 1962.
		The company was overly dependent on coffee for its revenues--its various coffee brands accounted for 39 percent of General Foods' entire revenues in 1980.
		The company was renamed Nabisco Group Holdings Corp., and its sole asset was its 80 percent stake in the Nabisco food unit, now called Nabisco Holdings Corp. Later in 1999 Nabisco Holdings purchased Favorite Brands International, maker of Jet-Puffed marshmallows (formerly Kraft marshmallows) and Farley's fruit snacks.
	www.fundinguniverse.com /company-histories/Kraft-Foods-Inc-Company-History.html (8766 words)

	Baby Ruth - Candy you ate as a kid®
		She was born in 1891 and the now famous candy bar was introduced in 1920 by the Curtiss Candy Company of Chicago.
		Detractors claim that the company conveniently used the name to capitalize on the popularity of the other "Babe" who was at his baseball prime at the time.
		Candy you ate as kid® is a registered trademark of the Old Time Candy Co.
	www.oldtimecandy.com /baby-ruth.htm (468 words)

	Hutcheson Happenings - Chocolate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Baby Ruth is created by the Curtiss Candy Company of Chicago.
		The Butterfinger is introduced, the creation of the Curtiss Candy Company of Chicago.
		As a publicity stunt, Otto Schnering, the creator of the candy bar, drops Butterfingers and Baby Ruths from airplanes over 40 cities, pushing the popularity of both treats to new heights.
	www.homeschoolblogger.com /Hutcheson/175687 (1113 words)

	USATODAY.com
		While Curtiss was free to purchase dextrose used in the advertised candies from other manufacturers, it in fact made all such purchases from petitioners, in annually increasing quantities until it purchased a total of seven million pounds in 1939.
		It is said also that the Curtiss Company was not a purchaser of a commodity 'bought for resale, with or without processing' within the meaning of 2(e), since the Curtiss Company buys dextrose from petitioners, but uses it with other ingredients to produce candy, an entirely new commodity, which it sells.
		[324 U.S. Curtiss was not found to have been sold in interstate commerce; that if the section is construed to apply to such transactions, it would be unconstitutional; and that in any case there is no showing that the transaction complained of, although not themselves in interstate commerce, have in any way affected such commerce.
	caselaw.lp.findlaw.com /cgi-bin/getcase.pl?friend=usatoday&navby=case&court=us&vol=324&invol=726 (4440 words)

	Baseball adopts a candy, whatever it's named for - Business - International Herald Tribune
		For 85 years, Babe Ruth, the slugger, and Baby Ruth, the candy bar, have lived parallel lives in which it has been widely assumed that the latter was named for the former.
		The confection's creator, the Curtiss Candy Company, never admitted to what looks like an obvious connection - especially since Ruth hit 54 home runs the year before the first Baby Ruth was devoured.
		In 1926, the George H. Ruth Candy Company sought to register with the United States Patent and Trademark Office its own trademark confection: "Ruth's Home Run Bar" and "Babe Ruth's Own Candy." The commissioner of patents spurned the claim saying "Babe" was too close to "Baby," particularly as it related to "Ruth."
	www.iht.com /articles/2006/06/06/business/web.0606ruth.php (772 words)

	Happily Ever After for Santa Claus' Fairytale Castle
		Santa Claus, IN (PRWEB) July 24, 2006 -- Visitors are expected to flock to this week’s grand re-opening of the town’s 70-year old castle, which claims to be the first and oldest themed attraction in the nation.
		The “Candy Castle”, as it has been known for decades, was first dedicated December 22, 1935, and was originally sponsored by the Curtiss Candy Company, creators of the Baby Ruth and Butterfinger candy bars.
		The Candy Castle was the first attraction in “Santa Claus Town”, a family-oriented themed tourist attraction that was the vision of Vincennes, Indiana entrepreneur Milton Harris.
	www.prweb.com /releases/2006/7/prweb415363.htm (463 words)

	Food Ads on the Zippo
		The "Baby Ruth" candy bar not named after Babe Ruth, the home run king, but supposedly after President Cleveland’s daughter "baby" Ruth.
		The "Butterfinger" candy bar was introduced in 1928.
		The H. Heinz Company, known best for its ketchup, traces its food preservation origins back to John Henry Heinz when he introduced horseradish in a glass bottle in 1869.
	www.zippogallery.com /Foodbrands2.htm (315 words)

	ESPN.com: SPORTSBUSINESS - Rovell: They keep on giving
		When the bar hit the market in 1921, Curtiss Candy Company said it was named after former president Grover Cleveland daughter Ruth.
		Organizations like Commercial Alert criticized the company for "dragging our heroes through the commercial muck." Because of the greater publicity, Alcatel, which was running a brand awareness campaign, garnered more attention than it expected, according to Alcatel spokesman Jamie Horton.
		Companies also like to use deceased athletes because they can't get arrested or hurt themselves and miss the entire season.
	espn.go.com /sportsbusiness/s/2002/1127/1467932.html (1237 words)

	Historical Timeline for Spangler Candy
		Spangler Candy Company begins on August 20, 1906, when Arthur G. Spangler purchases the Gold Leaf Baking Company of Defiance, Ohio for $450 and moves it to 204 W. High Street in Bryan, Ohio.
		The new company is named Spangler Manufacturing Company, and produces baking soda, baking powder, corn starch, laundry starch, spices, and flavorings.
		Saf-T-Pops from Curtiss Candy Co. of Chicago, Illinois is purchased.
	www.spanglercandy.com /spangler/aboutus/timeline.php (841 words)

	About this site
		Note that the message on the right side of the truck is different from that on the left.
		This Curtiss Candy truck does not use the term "LifeSaver" candy.
		This stake-bed truck made no bones about the fact that it was carrying LifeSaver candies.
	tnttoytrucks.com /FDBEVCan1.html (110 words)

	Products/Baby Ruth/baby ruth candy bar
		I submit to you that the case for the candy bar being named after Babe Ruth is much better than the case for the candy bar being named after Ruth Cleveland.
		So, on the one hand we have the candy bar company's wildly implausible, but oft-repeated, claim, a claim that has absolutely no corroborative evidence where one would expect to find it, and on the other hand we have a common-sense explanation of what really happened.
		Ruth, the candy company had named its candy bar after Grover Cleveland's daughter, the first child born to a president's family in the White House.
	tafkac.org /products/baby.ruth/baby_ruth_candy_bar.html (2004 words)

	Amazon.com: Baby Ruth: Gourmet Food (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The more reasonable explanation seems that the Curtiss Candy Company did indeed find a way to link their product to the Yankee slugger who was becoming the most famous person in the country.
		The Curtiss claim that the bar was named for Ruth Cleveland was enough to fight off the challenge, since the names were too close to one another to allow the new product to be marketed that way.
		The fact that Curtiss maintained for years that the Baby Ruth bar came out before years before Babe Ruth became famous is enough to pop the balloon since in 1920 Ruth had broken his single season home run record of 29 by hitting 54 round trippers.
	www.amazon.com /Nestles-Baby-Ruth/dp/B0000T15LE (1288 words)

	Candy Bar History - Invention of the Candy Bar
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		As a result, from that time on and through the 1920s, candy bar manufacturers became established througout the United States, and as many as 40,000 different candy bars appeared on the scene.
		When Curtiss Candy Company, was acquired by Nabisco in 1981, they realized they had somehow lost the original recipes for the Baby Ruth and Butterfinger candy bars.
	www.ideafinder.com /history/inventions/candybar.htm (1812 words)

	Butterfinger candy bar: History
		The Butterfinger candy bar was invented by the Curtiss Candy Company of Chicago in 1923.
		The Butterfinger of today may not, however, be quite the same as the original bar -- according to some reports, the original Butterfinger recipe was somehow lost when Nabisco acquired the Curtiss Candy Company.
		None of the old employees claimed to remember how to make the bars, so a new recipe had to be developed that customers would accept.
	www.usefultrivia.com /miscellaneous_trivia/candy_bar_trivia_003a.html (89 words)

	Access Spencer County, Indiana, USA
		It consisted of the Candy Castle (sponsored by Curtiss Candy Company of Chicago -- creators of Baby Ruth and Butterfingers), Santa’s Workshop (where Santa could be seen making wooden toys) and the Toy Village (miniature fairytale buildings sponsored by Lionel Trains, Daisy Air Rifles, Buddy L Trucks, and other famous toy companies).
		Santa Claus Town was closed to the public in the 1970’s, but a local company recently began restoring the historic properties.
		Santa’s Candy Castle reopened in 2006 as a free attraction with a museum, candy shop with the world’s largest selection of candy canes, and a schedule of family-oriented events.
	www.spencerco.org /about_towns/santa_claus/santa_claus.cfm (954 words)

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