Monthly Archives: November 2023
Losing it all in the 1973 St. Louis fire
On July 12, 1973, a fire in St. Louis, Mo., at the National Personnel Records Center destroyed between 16 and 18 million military personnel files. My mother’s file was one of those.
The files covered the period from pre-World War I to 1963. There began decades of veterans struggling to prove military service in order to access their benefits.
When I sent away for my mother’s records, what I received back was a certificate,You must be logged in to view this content.
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Early resolutions for 2024
Having stuck with less than half of the New Year’s resolutions I made for January 2023, I decided that for 2024 I need to give much more 
thought to what I commit to. In other words, not to take on more than I can actually do … and to give a much longer period of consideration to the whole thing. Hence this early start in talking about resolutions.
I’m leaning toward one-time efforts, things I commit to doing once, not whole lifestyle
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Courier Classifieds 11-8-23
Announcements
Courier Trespass Notices 11-8-23
In the state of South Carolina, trespass after notice is a misdemeanor criminal offense prohibited by section 16-11-620 for the South Carolina Code.
Those who enter upon the lands of others without the permission of the owner or manager shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor trespassing. All persons are hereby notified and warned not to hunt, fish, cut timber or trespass in any manner whatsoever upon the lands of the undersigned:
L.C. Russell Nov. 2023
Barry S. Durham Dec. 2023
Courier Notice to Creditors 11-8-23
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES
All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on Form #371ES with the Probate Court of PICKENS COUNTY, the address of which is 222 MCDANIEL AVE., B-16 PICKENS, SC 29671, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form
Courier Legal ads 11-8-23
Double murder suspect caught
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — A man wanted in connection with the killings of two people in Mauldin last week was arrested over the weekend in Easley.
According to a release from the Mauldin Police Department, officers received a call at 6:34 p.m. Monday, Oct. 23, for a welfare check at a home on Ashby Park Lane.
After arriving at the scene, officers found two people dead inside the home.
The next day, the Greenville County Coroner’s Office ruled both deaths as homicides,
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THIS WEEK IN FOOTBALL FRENZY!!!
The high school football season comes to an end With the Daniel Lions shuting out Crescent to cap their fifth consecutive unbeaten regular season, Wave lose regular-season finale, Devils top Chesnee in thriller, Flame see season end in Greenwood and Clemson Tigers fall to NC State.
All this and so much more in this week’s Football Frenzy presented to you by Mountain View Funerals and Cremations. Football Frenzy is the area’s best high school football coverage with the most experienced sports team in the Upstate.
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