the 1940s with Parfums Anjou and would thereafter acquire Old South Toiletries. They would provide stiff competition for French perfumers as Cosmopolitan Magazine highlighted in 1956. Campana's takeover of Carlay Company brought the "Ayds Reducing Plan vitamins and mineral candy" (commonly known as Ayds ) into the Campana product line. A merger with Allied Laboratories of Kansas City in 1958 left Crull in charge. Allied was sold to Dow Chemical in 1960. Although Campana's product line was not compatible with Dow's, Crull was still tapped to serve as an interim president of Dow for a few months, which allowed him time to seek a more compatible suitor for Campana. In 1962 Purex would buy Campana, with Crull serving as the head of its toiletries division, while Campana was able to function as a separate company with Crull at its head. After Crull retired in the 1970s, Purex retained some of Campana's product lines while selling off others. Thereafter, Purex relocated the workers and shut down Campana operations in 1982. External links Ownership of the CAMPANA ITALIAN BALM trademark, currently by Purex from Logos Database References Batavia, Illinois Companies based in Kane County, Illinois Chemical companies established in 1927 Cosmetics companies of the United States Defunct companies based in Illinois Dow Chemical Company 1927 establishments in Illinois Manufacturing companies disestablished in 1982 1982 disestablishments in Illinois