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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1933
Page
5
In Rondanthe North Carolina the residents on upper Hatteras island celebrate Old Christmas on January 6. The custom dates to sixteenth century settlers and the town population is under 600.
Edmund H. Gunder discusses censorship in U S history noting wartime pressures on free expression. He cites 1836 House gag rules on slavery petitions and near bans on anti slavery mail in the south, contrasting with high wartime press latitude during the Civil War.
The article examines wartime press censorship from Burnside’s shutdowns to Lincoln’s revocation, noting limited civil-liberties during World War I and the Espionage Act. It explains the Creel Committee’s role, post office suppression, and the 1920 sedition bill fight, ending with a note on state-level controls and a Charlotte ordinance on modern restrictions.
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