'Witches in a spell of trouble', Daily Herald, 18 March 1964

Daily Herald, 18 March 1964, page 7. Three witches flying through a snowstorm to the Isle of Man have a fright when the plane's landing flaps stick; the pilot makes a high-speed flapless landing at Liverpool Airport with fire engines and ambulances standing by. Among them is "Mrs. Ray Bone", high priestess of a South of England coven, on her way to "a lonely witch's mill" at Castletown to claim a 300-year-old silver sword used to draw magic circles. One of the earliest appearances in print of Eleanor Bone under the name Ray Bone. How to cite: 'Witches in a spell of trouble', Daily Herald, 18 March 1964, p. 7. Alexandrian Witchcraft Timeline & Archive.

Witches in a spell of trouble THREE witches had a fright last night as they flew through a snowstorm. The three - they were in an aircraft not on broomsticks - were circling the Isle of Man airport when the plane’s landing flaps stuck. The pilot of the aircraft, which was carrying 41 passengers, decided not to land on the island. Mission Instead he made a high-speed, flapless landing at Liverpool Airport. Fire engines and ambulances stood by as the plane touched down safely. The witches - among them Mrs. Ray Bone, high priestess of a South of England coven - were on their way to a lonely witch’s mill at Castleton [sic] on the Isle of Man. Their mission: to claim a 300-year-old silver sword which is used to draw magic circles.