Monday, Apr. 21, 1952

Divorced. By Song & Dance Girl Judy (Over the Rainbow) Garland, 29: Movie Director Vincente Minnelli, 49; after nearly seven years of marriage, frequent separations, one daughter; in Los Angeles.

Died. Norman ("Corky") Hill, 28, youngest in a family who made a habit of flirting with death at Niagara Falls; of head injuries suffered when a small stone fell 350 ft. down a shaft in which he worked as a mucker; in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Hill's father, William ("Red") Hill Sr., went through the Niagara rapids three times in a homemade barrel, died in 1942 of a heart attack. Corky saved a brother, Major Hill, three years ago, when he tried to imitate his father (he eventually made it). Another brother, William ("Red") Hill Jr., died when his inner-tube contraption exploded in a trip over the falls.

Died. Colonel Charles R. Forbes, 74, Veterans' Bureau director under President Harding, who served one year, eight months and six days in Leavenworth for his part in swindling the government out of $225 million; after long illness; in Washington, D.C.

Died. Mrs. Florence Adele Vanderbilt Twombly, 94, great lady of New York's old "400," philanthropist, and last surviving grandchild of railroading Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt; in Manhattan.

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