New-Edison

New-Edison was a small record label based in Los Angeles that existed for a few years in the '40s. It raced to release cover records of songs that were gaining in popularity. According to a website about the history of recorded sound, it was named after its founder, Sterling Edison. Its biggest claim to fame is being sued by the estate of Thomas Edison in "Edison Records v. Edsel." You also find a few references to New-Edison and Mary-Beth Clementine on sites about old records. One collector says that the holy grail is a re-release of "The Old Rugged Cross," and says that the first edition was originally published before she legally changed her name. Another site claims that the police had to be called to New-Edison Records after its owner Sterling Edison got in a physical altercation in public, leading to a divorce. There are no cited sources or evidence, and the site's content seems user submitted (there's an email address at the bottom and the phrase "send me your stories about old Hollywood and I'll add them to the page").