This week, Dorothy “Dot” Emma Norton of Old Fort celebrated a century of life with her family and friends. Dot Norton was born on Jan. 26, 1922 in McDowell County. She now lives in Old Fort with her son Garland and daughter-in-law Libbie. Dot Norton, along with her family and friends, celebrated her 100th birthday on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022 with a drive-thru birthday party at Glenwood Baptist Church. Here she is accompanied by her daughter Mary Kirstien and son Garland Norton.
Here are some headlines from 1922, the year Dot Norton was born:
DeWitt and Lila Wallace publish the first issue of Reader's Digest in the United States.
President of the United States Warren G. Harding introduces the first radio in the White House.
The Supreme Court of the United States rebuffs a challenge to the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which gave women the right to vote on the same terms as men.
The silent horror film "Nosferatu" premieres in Germany.
The last hunted California grizzly bear is shot.
T. S. Eliot establishes The Criterion magazine, containing the first publication of his poem "The Waste Land."
Fritz Hollings, American politician, is born.
Betty White, American actress, television personality and animal welfare activist, is born.
Telly Savalas, American actor, is born.
Charles M. Schulz, American cartoonist, is born.
Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish-born inventor, dies.
This week, Dorothy “Dot” Emma Norton of Old Fort celebrated a century of life with her family and friends. Dot Norton was born on Jan. 26, 1922 in McDowell County. She now lives in Old Fort with her son Garland and daughter-in-law Libbie. Dot Norton, along with her family and friends, celebrated her 100th birthday on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022 with a drive-thru birthday party at Glenwood Baptist Church. Here she is accompanied by her daughter Mary Kirstien and son Garland Norton.
