Regardless of how the game came out last night at Barnitz Stadium, the 6,000 or more fans in the stands were assured of a good show - Middletown High and Dayton Fairmont bands saw to that. The smooth-moving Fairmont band, clad in bright red, came up with a novel "Dragnet" theme which made a hit with the spectators, and the Middies countered with "A Touch of Latin America" production which was both lavish and impressive. It featured sombrero, maracas and bullfight arena formations with the dancing of Joyce Forkner and Phil Lawson proving the highlight. Dr Frank Simon, nationally-known bandmaster who just returned from a 30,000-mile trip throughout the United States and Canada, was on hand to watch two former pupils, Clarke Hanes and and Paul Shartle...

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