HARRISON, Benjamin

Wickenburg SUN, Wickenburg, Arizona May 8, 1942, page 1 Father and Son Killed in Accident Leonard Harrison, 6 years old, and his father, Benjamin Harrison of Long Beach were fatally injured let Tuesday when their automobile overturned four times near Salome while en route home from a trip east. The child was instantly killed and the father died in the Wickenburg Hospital at 12:30 Wednesday morning. Mr. Harrison who is in the Wickenburg Hospital is suffering from shock. A coroner's jury decided the accident was caused by the blowout of a recapped tire while, Harrison was driving at an excessive speed. Mrs. Harrison's sister, Mrs. Constance Levinson of Flemington, New Jersey, arrived in Phoenix by plane Thursday and came in Wickenburg by train that evening. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wickenburg SUN, Wickenburg, Arizona May 15, 1942, page 4 Jewish Services Are Held Here Jewish religious services were conducted last Friday afternoon by Rabbi Dow of Phoenix for Benjamin Harrison, 41 years old, and his son, Leonard 6, at the Wickenburg Chapel before the bodies were shipped to Newark, New Jersey for burial. Mr. Harrison and his son were fatally injured in an automobile accident near Salome, May 5, while en route to their home in Long Beach from a trip east. Mrs. Harrison was released from the Wickenburg Hospital the first of the week and was accompanied to her home in the east by her sister, Mrs. Constance Levison, who flew to Arizona from New Jersey the day after the tragic accident occurred.