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Pallbearers will be Joe Rutledge, Don Miles, Joey Graham, Gary Wallace, Luke Walker, Buster Brown, Edsel Umfress, Billy Perkins and Kenny Scott. Visitation will be from 8 a.m. to service time today. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
The Pain Of Second Place Apr 25, 2007
"Beat GM" was the motto, but that grand crusade died with the failure of the Edsel in 1958. From then on Ford was like a mouse in an exercise cage. (Forbes)
April 11, 2007 Sheriff's report Apr 12, 2007
- Rebecca Lynn Gore, 30, 112 Edsel Lane, Rossville, was arrested on March 31, and charged with Conspiracy to Commit a Crime. - Timothy Blake Gore, 32, 112 Edsel Lane, Rossville, was arrested on March 31, and charged with Entering an Auto, three counts of Financial Transaction Card Fraud, Criminal Attempt and Possession of Tools for the Commission of a Crime. (Catoosa County News, GA)
Ex-Boeing exec collects $28.2M at Ford Apr 6, 2007
Bill Ford and his cousin, Edsel Ford, a former executive at the company, are directors of the automaker. Among other executives listed in the proxy, retired company President James Padilla drew the third-highest compensation, with $8. (Chicago Tribune)
Rising foreclosures flood Detroit home market Apr 5, 2007
Freddie Mac, the second-largest U.S. mortgage buyer, in February foreclosed on a brick home on the street, near the private Detroit Golf Club where Edsel Ford, former head of Ford Motor, once played. The two-story brick house was purchased in 2005 for $275,000. (International Herald Tribune -- Business Asia)
The Skinny: How the top players fare vs. Tiger Mar 24, 2007
"The pair have played in the same tournament 81 times as professionals, and Woods has a 67-11-3 record over Charlie Threesticks. In other words, Woods has finished higher than Howell 67 times, Howell has gotten the better of Woods 11 times and the pair either tied or both missed the cut in the same event three times.It's not an impressive record, but it's about average for the tour's top stars. Even last week, when Woods was clearly in I-don't-give-a-damn mode as he completed his round Sunday,... (ESPN -- Golf)
Nats are already in pit row (Thom Loverro) Mar 19, 2007
Maybe the Nationals should sponsor a car on the Nextel Cup circuit -- perhaps an Edsel or a Yugo would be an appropriate model. With two weeks left before Opening Day at RFK Stadium, Nationals manager Manny Acta is doing his best to bring this bucket of bolts of a baseball team to the starting line. (Washington Times, DC)
How do you say goodbye to a true love? Mar 18, 2007
She's an Edsel, a Pocket Fisherman, a Motorola TV in a digital universe. But I'll miss her. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Clydesdales: Big guys in town for parade Mar 16, 2007
Why not a DeSoto or Edsel wagon. A Bud representative couldn't say. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Taking a ride down the memory highway Mar 11, 2007
There s an Edsel, a Tucker, I have a Hummer, and I have a Jeep. There s Lincolns, there s a Buick, there s a Cadillac, Pontiac, Chrysler, Plymouth, I ve just tried to get kind of a variety. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Steal going strong Feb 28, 2007
In reality, it was like trying to convince the buying public that the Edsel was a great car -- it just didn't work. Hazlewood outran and outdefended Notasluga on Tuesday afternoon, downing the Blue Devils 70-46 in the girls Class 1A semifinal at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex. (Shoals TimesDaily)
High-dollar giving is 'contagious' Feb 27, 2007
Henry Ford and son, Edsel. Autos (Ford Motor Co.). (USA Today)
Growing greenery Feb 14, 2007
"Volusia is the biggest producer, but that's followed by Putnam and then a small portion of Lake," Putnam County Extension Agent Edsel Redden said Tuesday. AD MATCH. (The St. Augustine Record)
With '50s icon as her inspiration, Jenny Langer as Black Betty revives pinup chic Feb 13, 2007
For gals, the look is lots of red lipstick, seamed stockings, garter belts, and spiky shoes -- a look perfected by pinup goddesses like Page and updated by models such as Dita Von Teese , a retro-pinup queen whose marriage to rocker Marilyn Manson went the way of the Edsel a couple of months ago. Culturally, devotees flock to websites such as and events like the upcoming Great Boston Burlesque Expo (this weekend at the John Hancock Conference Center ) and Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend , held... (Boston Globe)
Ford to rebrand Five Hundred with Taurus name Feb 8, 2007
Or why not resurrect the oldies like Galaxie, Zephyr, Falcon or even EDSEL. Watch them name their next car the Ford Beelzebub. (Yahoo News -- Automobiles & Driving)
New media's guilded pie Feb 5, 2007
DreamWorks, once billed as the new United Artists, has been unceremoniously absorbed by Viacom; Tribune Entertainment, once a thriving TV producer-distributor, has essentially gone the way of the Edsel. Producers may argue that the new economics have thrown everything out of whack, and that this is not the time to be giving away the shop. (Variety)
Wrong-way concepts that still ignite delight Jan 29, 2007
Its vertical grille scooped the Edsel. With hidden headlights, swivel seats and retractable roof panels, this concept car was supposed to forecast the 1957 Packards. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Growers squeezing profits Jan 24, 2007
Putnam County Extension Agent Edsel Redden said what has happened is a typical situation in farming. "It's all about supply and demand and the price going up. If California loses their supply and Florida has a supply and there's a demand, then Florida is going to fill it," Redden said. (The St. Augustine Record)
Burning Issues #21: Is the road map still relevant Jan 18, 2007
It is to peace proposals what the Edsel was to automobiles. And no, we don't need a new plan; the old one will serve well enough to provide make-work for diplomats in this diplomacy-proof period in the Middle East. (Jerusalem Post, Israel)
Toilet paper: Perfect size, every time Jan 17, 2007 Review: The Girl with the Gallery Jan 13, 2007 Lincoln dips into design history, goes back to the future Jan 9, 2007 WRX wagon -- it makes you feel like driving Jan 6, 2007 Game investors await final answer Jan 6, 2007
After the Edsel and New Coke, how can you make the case for an intelligent designer. But it seems, somewhere along the line, somebody had to decide, and we live with those decisions. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Assembly line tactic for new jet Jan 14, 2007
But as planes grew in complexity and production was scaled back from the frenetic wartime pace, the aircraft conveyor belt went the way of the Ford Edsel. Half a century later, knowing that more than 5,000 F-35 jets could be ordered, Northrop of Century City and Lockheed of Bethesda, Md. (Los Angeles Times)
Interesting as these could be - Henry Ford's son, Edsel, was another buyer - one searches in vain for pungent anecdotes revealing what the dealer thought of her artists, or they of her. Five pages about Halpert's affair with Sheeler in 1934-35 tantalize: "Edith didn't have time for Sheeler's infatuation. Her favorite companion was Adam... a small brown dachshund, who remained defiantly un-house-trained." But Halpert was in many respects all business. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Mr. Ford, according to historians, bought the firm as a gift to his son Edsel -- or, as auto industry wags of the day gossiped, as a "toy" to keep Edsel occupied and out of the way of his father, who reportedly had his share of disagreements with his son. But, under Edsel Ford's influence, Lincoln quickly became a maker of beautifully crafted, low-slung classic automobiles, such as the 1932 KB models that many say personified the golden age of auto design ... Edsel Ford, an elegant,... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
It's ugly in an inoffensive way, even with that goofy air scoop atop its hood and that upside-down Ford Edsel grille. It elicits gentle smiles, not ridicule. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Ubi has been delicately described as a cult classic, meaning that, like the Ford Edsel, it was not a financial success. Then Mr. Wall of Cape Breton launched his case in 1994. (Globe and Mail)
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