Shady Point News
June 19, 1947

Our little town had a very exciting time last Sunday afternoon when two of our citizens had the misfortune, while taking an airplane ride, to have the plane burst into flames and plunge to the ground. J. L. Brady had gone __ with his son, Dugan who is an aeronautic student at the Fort Smith School of instruction. They flew up to Shady Point about 3L30 pm and were __reling over a pasture on the west side of town, when the son discovered the plane was on fire, and accordingly brought it down immediately. It feel in the pasture alongside the highway and both occupants narrowly escaped. The father, who was encircled by his safety belt, could not extricate himself, and the son by sheer force, dragged the father, his seat, and all to safety from the flames. Both occupants were injured, the father suffering severe cuts about the forehead, and other parts of the head. The son suffering several cuts and abrasions. Miller's ambulance was summoned and carried the uncon__ [ends]

June 19, 1947

Two Hurt Sunday In Plane Crash

Father and Son Smash Up Near Shady Point

Shady Point - (Special) Two Shady Point men were injured Sunday when their rented airplane crashed near the Conicy Wells home at Shady Point. Lucian Braddy, father of the pilot, Dugan Braddy, was reported to be "improving" by attendants at the Woodson hospital this week. He is suffering from head cuts and bruises. Forty stitches were taken in his head.

His son was dismissed from the hospital after receiving treatment for minor cuts and scratches.

The plane was reported to have crashed and burst into flames after the pilot had attempted to execute a sharp banking curve.

Young Braddy dragged his father from the wreckage.

Loss of the plane has been set at about $2,000 by the manager of the Fort Smith Flying service where it was rented.

June 19, 1947

Superb Shooting By FBI Agent

450 Attend Gunnery Exhibition Last Friday

It was an enthusiastic crowd which witnessed the superb firing demonstration put on by D. A. "Jelly" Bryce, FBI man, last Friday afternoon on the Arthur Doshier farm north of Poteau.

The marksmanship show was a climax of the Oklahoma peace officers meeting held that morning with 75 officers from all over the state being represented.

"An estimated 450 people gathered on the Doshier farm to witness Bryce go through his unusual feats with pistol, rifle, shotgun and tommy gun," Sheriff Ralph Kelly said.

Starting with an empty chamber, Bryce proceeded to shatter four clay pigeons while still in the air, using one shot each. A good showman, he placed two of the targets on the butt of the gun and flipped them in the air while an assistant threw the other two overhead for him. There was nothing sloppy about this sharpshooter.

He used mirrors and even a diamond ring for sighting targets behind him - and he hit them all, too.

Probably the most spectacular bit of shooting occurred when he opened up with a tommy gun using tracer ammunition and wrote alphabetical letters in the air, always saving one bullet for a punctuation mark.