Time Capsule: February 6, 1930

Min Wage Hourly$0.25

Median Home Price$5,500.00

Gas Price Avg$0.20

Bread Price Avg$0.08

Movie Ticket Avg$0.25

First Class Stamp$0.02

Milk Price Avg$0.50

Top Movies From 1930

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Whoopee!

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Check and Double Check

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All Quiet on the Western Front

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Hell's Angels

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The Big House

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Common Clay

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Min and Bill

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Song o' My Heart

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Son of the Gods

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The Dawn Patrol

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City Girl

February 6, 1930 Trivia

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February 6, 1930

February 6, 1930 does not read like one neat chapter. It has Dr. Twomey Gets Philadelphia Call, The "Biased Wet Press.", Giants in Those Days sharing the page, which gives the day a messy, useful pulse: News, Prohibition, Money, a...

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February 6, 1930's archive note points to Receives call to pastorate of Grace Baptist Temple. The fun is in the pressure behind the notice: The item is small on its own, but it gives the date texture: a real notice, a real institution, and a real public record.
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February 6, 1930's archive note points to Lr on "biased wet press,". The fun is in the pressure behind the notice: Prohibition was not background noise; it turned nightlife, courts, police, and politics into one long argument.
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February 6, 1930's archive note points to Ed on their 50th anniversary celebration in London. The fun is in the pressure behind the notice: The item is small on its own, but it gives the date texture: a real notice, a real institution, and a real public record.
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On screens that day

Movie Whoopee!

Movie Check and Double Check

Movie All Quiet on the Western Front

Movie Hell's Angels

Inventions & Breakthroughs of February 1930

Gadgets, lab surprises, odd bets, and future-shocks from this slice of the calendar.

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Pluto Discovery

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Motorola Car Radio

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Twinkie Snack Cake

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Neoprene Synthetic Rubber

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Schick Electric Shaver Patent

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Differential Analyzer

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Turbojet Engine Patent

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BBC Mechanical Television Broadcasts

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Scotch Cellulose Tape

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Birds Eye Retail Frozen Foods

The Sounds of

Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year

Headlines From February 6, 1930

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Headline: Dr. Twomey Gets Philadelphia Call. Impact: News snapshot: The item is small on its own, but it gives the date texture: a real notice, a real institution, and a real public record. Fact: A small archive item can still reveal what people and institutions thought was worth printing.
Headline: The "Biased Wet Press.". Impact: Prohibition snapshot: Prohibition was not background noise; it turned nightlife, courts, police, and politics into one long argument. Fact: Prohibition pressure was spilling into courts, clubs, policing, and organized politics.
Headline: Giants in Those Days. Impact: News snapshot: The item is small on its own, but it gives the date texture: a real notice, a real institution, and a real public record. Fact: A small archive item can still reveal what people and institutions thought was worth printing.
Headline: Westchester Seeks Amendment on Taxes. Impact: Money snapshot: The money story is not abstract; it touches wages, banks, prices, relief, and the early-Depression question of who absorbs the shock. Fact: The early Depression made ordinary business news feel like a warning light on the dashboard.
Headline: Picks Military Man to Clean Up Capital. Impact: Infrastructure snapshot: The fight is over movement: who gets through, who pays, and whether the modern city can keep from tying itself in knots. Fact: Modern life was becoming a logistics puzzle: streets, tunnels, ships, trains, and money all competing at once.
Headline: Calls House Hearing on Oil Duty. Impact: News snapshot: The item is small on its own, but it gives the date texture: a real notice, a real institution, and a real public record. Fact: A small archive item can still reveal what people and institutions thought was worth printing.
Headline: Take Up Peace Pact for Inter-America. Impact: News snapshot: The item is small on its own, but it gives the date texture: a real notice, a real institution, and a real public record. Fact: A small archive item can still reveal what people and institutions thought was worth printing.
Headline: Offers Plan to Raise Funds for Police Pay. Impact: Relief snapshot: Relief work was becoming a visible civic emergency rather than private background charity. Fact: Relief work was becoming a visible civic emergency rather than private background charity.
Headline: Liner Veendam Swept By Wave 100 Feet High. Impact: News snapshot: The item is small on its own, but it gives the date texture: a real notice, a real institution, and a real public record. Fact: A small archive item can still reveal what people and institutions thought was worth printing.
Headline: Backs Plan to Raze Elevated at Once. Impact: Infrastructure snapshot: The fight is over movement: who gets through, who pays, and whether the modern city can keep from tying itself in knots. Fact: Modern life was becoming a logistics puzzle: streets, tunnels, ships, trains, and money all competing at once.