Oklahoma tornadoes: Chickasha historical book found in Midwest City

“I went out to check on it,” Rose said, “and it was this book. I just got to looking at it, and it obviously is something someone spent a lot of time putting together.”

She thumbed through the wet pages and discovered stories, photos and the history of Chickasha neatly put together in a history book. Chickasha is about 40 miles away from Rose's home.

The covers and first chapter were gone, and most of the index was ripped out. About 70 pages remain.

“It's torn up,” Rose said, “but there's enough of it that's still there that someone would definitely want.”

She spent Tuesday night patting everything dry and trying to unfold and straighten bent pages. Everything is fragile, Rose said.

The book covers all parts of Chickasha history — business, education, government, churches. Some photos date to the early 1900s.

“Someone spent probably years putting this together,” she said. “It's very complete.”

Rose wants to return the book to its owner. To claim it, call 475-3911.

“Sometimes it's finding the little things that mean the most at times like this,” Rose said. “Your life's just been torn apart completely. ... It's important to someone. I want to make sure they get it back.”