Sentimental Sunday: Mary T. (Helbling) McMurray and Her Dogs, Part 3

Mary T. (Helbling) McMurray at Forest Park in St. Louis MO with their dog, Dinghy, in 1952. (Click to enlarge.)

Helbling Family (Click for Family Tree)

“Dinghy” was the dog that was hit by a car in front of their home on Hampton Ave., in St. Louis, Missouri. Mary had married the love of her life, Edward A. McMurray, Jr., who was attending St. Louis College of Pharmacy. (Most people called him “Mac.”) They had very little money, so they lived with Mary’s parents, G.W. Helbling and Anna May (Beerbower) Helbling. One day they heard the screech of tires in front of the house and rushed out to the busy street. A car had hit a black dog, so they carefully carried the dog to the vet’s office. Thankfully the dog survived, and he was a loving member of the family for over ten years. They took him on their honeymoon to the Lake of the Ozarks:

Mary Helbling McMurray on Lake Ozark, on their honeymoon, 05 June 1948.
Mary (Helbling) McMurray on Lake Ozark, on their honeymoon, 05 June 1948. Dinghy (the dog) was either in the water or in the front of the boat, nose in air. (Click to enlarge.)

They loved the Ozarks, and took a number of trips there.

August 11, 1952, “Happy Days In Ozarks- Dinghy and Mac” was the caption Mary wrote for this photo. (Click to enlarge.)

He was the sweetest dog- loved swimming in the lake and running, and tolerated four young children pulling and poking at him, trying to ride him, dress him up, etc. If there is sainthood for dogs, he definitely deserves it!

About 1953- Mary T. (Helbling) McMurray and “Dinghy” in their new home in Glasgow Village in St. Louis County, Missouri. (Click to enlarge.)

The brand new home that Mary and Mac built in Glasgow Village, in north St. Louis County, became home in 1953 or 1954. This may be one of the last pictures with Mary and her dog before children were always in the pictures too!

 

Notes, Sources, and References: 

  1. Family treasure chest of photos.

 

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