Judy Garland’s hometown is raising money to buy a pair of the ultra-rare ruby slippers she wore in ‘The Wizard of Oz’. The footwear worn by the late actress – who was born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota in 1922 – was stolen from a local museum and then later turned over to an auction company, and locals are now drumming up cash to bring them back to the city. They want to bring the slippers back after an auction company takes them on an international tour before offering them up to prospective buyers in December. Joe Maddalena, Heritage Auctions executive vice president, told Minnesota Public Radi…
