"Lt.
Palmer of the Police"
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(From
the family archives of Helen A. Palmer)
Lt Palmer
poses in his Arlington County Police Safety Cruiser, 1950
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Aired
on WTTG-TV 5,
15 Minute
Program,
One
Evening Each Week
Various Airtimes
From
1950 to September 1954;
(February
22, 1950)
as "Sgt.
Palmer"
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(10/9/51
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(January
1953 - 9/17/54)
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A 5-minute
Radio Program also aired on
WEAM-AM
1390 (shown above),
and/or
WARL-AM 780.
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(From
the family archives of Helen A. Palmer)
Newpaper
ad for weekday radio show on WEAM-AM 1390
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Host:
Lt.
Frank C. Palmer, Jr.,
Arlington
County Virginia Police, Safety Division as Himself
Lt. Palmer
was one of the pioneers in DC children’s TV
and
among the first local TV “kid show personalities” .
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(From
the family archives of Helen A. Palmer)
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Broadcast
live from WTTG-TV studios in the Raleigh Hotel
at 12th
Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W..
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(From
the family archives of Helen A. Palmer)
Studio
photo of "Lt Palmer of the Police"
WTTG-TV,
Raleigh Hotel studios, Christmas 1951
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Bill
Holland remembers appearing on the show;
"I
was about age 12 and Captain of the school safety patrol at Groveton Elementary
in Fairfax
County... Invited to attend the show through Ofc. Paul Dove, our Fairfax
Co.
Police rep, we went to the downtown D. C. studio and were instructed what
to do
and
say when we got on the air. I was asked a few questions, but can't remember
what.
(I probably
made a fool out of myself.) Afterwards, we were told that we'd done such
a great
job that we were taken to a ice cream parlor for a special treat...".
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(Now
retired, Holland
went on to a law enforcement career with the U.S. Park Police.)
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(From
the family archives of Helen A. Palmer)
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According
to Mel Bergheim in the Washington Post of 2/4/52, "Arlington youngsters
are
learning traffic rules the easy way -- by joining a club and watching television."
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(From
the family archives of Helen A. Palmer)
Master
of Ceremonies Lt Palmer speaks to fans
gathered
at the Glebe Theater during a WEAM-AM radio remote.
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"In the
four years that Arlington Police Lieut. Frank C. Palmer, Jr. has headed
the
department's safety bureau, 8000 children have joined his '1-2-3-Go Club'."
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(From
the family archives of Helen A. Palmer)
Lt.
Palmer signs an autograph for one of his fans (from 1951)
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"As
any of them will tell you at the drop of a pin,
the
club's rules are:
1. Look
to the left.
2. Look
to the right.
3. Watch
for cars turning the corner.
If the
way is clear then GO ."
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(From
the family archives of Helen A. Palmer)
Guest
star Lt Palmer speaks to "Captain Video and his Rangers",
Sponsored
by Kann's Department Stores, 1953, Arlington, VA
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"The
rules don't say you must watch Palmer's weekly TV show. But club members
are
faithful viewers and he's becoming a local hero of Hopalong Cassidy's stature."
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(From
the family archives of Helen A. Palmer)
Lt Palmer
interviews a local automobile dealer during
his
weekly radio broadcast on WARL-AM radio.
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(From
the family archives of Helen A. Palmer)
Christmas
1999
Seated
Front row: Helen & Frank Palmer
Standing
Back row: Walter Palmer (son); Margaux Palmer (grand daughter)
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Frank
C. Palmer was born June 17, 1918 in Richmond, VA.
He passed-away
on March 25, 2001 from complications of a stroke in Fredericksburg, VA.
He
is buried with honors at Quantico National Cemetery, Triangle, VA..
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(From
the family archives of Helen A. Palmer)
1953
TV Guide ad
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Sources:
Walter Palmer and the family archives of Helen A. Palmer.
Airtimes
confirmed from TV listings in the Evening Star and Washington Post.
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