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"Lt. Palmer of the Police"
From the family archives of Helen A. Palmer
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(From the family archives of Helen A. Palmer)
Lt Palmer poses in his Arlington County Police Safety Cruiser, 1950
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"
Wednesday
8:00 to 8:15PM
(10/9/51 - ??)
Tuesdays
7:30 to 7:45PM 
(January 1953 - 9/17/54)
Fridays
7:30 to 7:45PM
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-Lt Palmer On the Air for his weekly radio show at WEAM 1390 AM (from the family archives of Helen A. Palmer)
A 5-minute Radio Program also aired on
WEAM-AM 1390 (shown above),
and/or WARL-AM 780.
(From the family archives of Helen A. Palmer)
(From the family archives of Helen A. Palmer)
Newpaper ad for weekday radio show on WEAM-AM 1390

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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The Arlington Daily, February 1950 (From the family archives of Helen A. Palmer)
(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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Studio photo of Lt Palmer of the Police. WTTG-TV  RALEIGH HOTEL, Christmas 1951 (From the family archives of Helen A. Palmer)
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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.)
Newspaper clipping, 10-19-53, (From the family archives of Helen A. Palmer)
(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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Master of Ceremonies Lt Palmer speaks to fans gathered at the Glebe Theater during a WEAM-AM radio remote. (From the family archives of Helen A. Palmer)
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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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Lt. Palmer signs an autograph for one of his fans (from 1951) (From the family archives of Helen A. Palmer)
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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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Guest star Lt Palmer speaks to Captain Video and his Rangers, Sponsored by Kann's  Department Stores, 1953, Arlington, VA (From the family archives of Helen A. Palmer)
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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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Lt Palmer interviews a local automobile dealer during his weekly radio broadcast on WARL-AM radio. (From the family archives of Helen A. Palmer)
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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.
Christmas 1999 (From the family archives of Helen A. Palmer)
(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..
TV Guide ad 1953 (From the family archives of Helen A. Palmer)
(From the family archives of Helen A. Palmer)
1953 TV Guide ad 
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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