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^ v••::;■■■***?*■**snm*:■; r: ■'■ ■ .■ ,■ ••••:; ;:...■'.-,:, ... :i.-dJs$L%.• • • •\vTHIS IS IT—Wayland .D. Keith, Wichita Falls patentagent, has been working 10 years to build this 50-foot high monster, the Orbit Amusement Ride, It is complete now and Keith and his partner, John V. Hollowell, arehappy men, but poorer by $18,000 The ride is located on the Sheppard Access Road two blocks north of Iowa , Park Road.Wichitan Joins Ranks• •*iOf Successful InventorsHe was a skinny little kid with a yen to know what made thingstick.'At the age of 10 he survived the making of gun powder. At 12* he tore down and rebuilt a junk typewriter, without any leftovers.His teens were a succession of _%— i mm. m mIIjalopies no one else could persuade to rui).But Wayland D. Keith shackled his creative urges 2s an adult, becoming a patent agent, a man whohelped other inventors along the road to success.This week a . tall, graying man joined the ranks of successful inventors with a machine that' is more than slightly on the unusual side, -as passers-by on Sheppard Access Road testify daily by stopping to gawk.New Carnival Thrili = Keith’s brain child is called the Orbit Amusement Ride. It’s something new in carnival thrills, and the inventor is forming a company to manufacture other rides like the experimental model.Several carnivals have manifested interest, and inquiries have i come from all over the United States and many foreign countries,But inventions are seldom easy come by, and Keith’s is no exception. He got the idea 10 years ago. John V. Hollowell, another
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Wichita Daily Times
Wichita Falls, Texas, US
Sun, Sep 04, 1949
Page 6
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