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     Steven Beard was born circa 1987. He married Katherine Teresanoel Babb, daughter of Billy Ralph Babb Jr and Cherise Vassallo.
     Steven Beard and Katherine Teresanoel Babb were living in 2023 in Escalon, CA, USA.

     Cassandra Cherise Babb was born on 13 September 1990 in San Mateo Co., CA, USA.
     She was living in 2023 in Escalon, CA, USA.

     Kayden Beard was born in CA, USA.

     Kaylie Beard was born in CA, USA.

     Karson Beard was born in CA, USA.

     Mia Enanoria was born in CA, USA.

     Saviour Vella married Louisa (?) at Qormi, Malta.

     Louisa (?) married Saviour Vella at Qormi, Malta.
     Her married name was Vella.

     John Grech married (?) Sciberras.

     Joseph Calleja was born on 22 January 1978 in Attard, Malta. Biography An operatic tenor. Calleja was born in Attard, Malta. He began singing at the age of 16, having been discovered by tenor Brian Cefai and continued his studies with Maltese tenor Paul Asciak. He attended De La Salle College. At the age of 19 he made his operatic debut as Macduff in Verdi's Macbeth at the Astra Theatre in Gozo and went on to become a prize winner at the Belvedere Hans Gabor Competition the same year. In 1998 he won the Caruso Competition in Milan and was a prize winner in Plácido Domingo's Operalia in 1999. On November 2, 2012, the University of Malta presented Calleja with a Doctor of Literature Honoris Causa in acknowledgment of his achievements as an internationally renowned tenor. On October 8, 2015, Calleja was elected to the board of directors of the European Academy of Music Theatre.
     Research: Maltese operatic tenor.

     Joseph Calleja was born on 4 August 1897 in Mdina, Malta. He died on 31 October 1975 at St. Julian's, Malta. Biography Joseph Calleia, born Joseph Alexander Caesar Herstall Vincent Calleja, August 4, 1897 – October 31, 1975) was a Maltese-born American actor and singer on the stage and in films, radio and television.

After serving in the British Transport Service during World War I, he travelled to the United States and began his career on the stage, initially in musical comedy, but later in original Broadway productions such as Broadway (1926), The Front Page (1928), The Last Mile (1930), and Grand Hotel (1930). Calleia became a star with the play Small Miracle (1934), his first real role as a villain, and he was put under contract by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Calleia excelled as the villain in Hollywood films, but he fought against typecasting and created a succession of darkly mysterious characters edged with humor in films such as Algiers (1938), Five Came Back (1939), Golden Boy (1939), The Glass Key (1942) and Gilda (1946). During World War II, Calleia led the Malta War Relief organization in the United States, and toured for the USO and the Hollywood Victory Committee. After the war, he continued to work steadily in motion pictures and television, and he starred in the 1948 London stage premiere of Arthur Miller's Tony Award-winning play All My Sons. Calleia's performance in Orson Welles's 1958 film Touch of Evil is regarded as one of the best in his career.
Biography
Joseph Calleia in the Broadway stage production Small Miracle (1934–35)

Joseph Alexander Caesar Herstall Vincent Calleja[1][2] at an unknown age was born on August 4, 1897,[4] in Notabile (now called Mdina),[4][5] in the administrative area of Saqqajja,[b] in the Crown Colony of Malta. His parents were Pasquale and Eleonore Calleja;[6] his father was an architect.[7] Calleia studied at St. Julian's and St. Aloysius Colleges. At age 12 he used the English pound given to him for Christmas to buy two dozen harmonicas, and organized a local band whose performances were soon netting £100 a week. Sent by his father to London to study engineering, Calleia employed his good tenor voice in music halls, performing ballads of the Scottish Highlands in traditional dress. He worked as Joseph Spurin, using his mother's maiden name due to his father's disapproval.[1]

In 1914 Calleia joined the British Transport Service. After cruising the world for two-and-a-half years, his ship was torpedoed in the English Channel. Hospitalized for three months,[8] Calleia was awarded a campaign medal[9] and honorably discharged. He traveled to the United States in 1917.[8] Unemployed,[10] he sang for the Red Cross and armed services, and volunteered for the American Tank Corps.[8]

Calleia began his stage career on Armistice Day.[11] After World War I, he had only limited success in vaudeville. He earned his living stoking the furnace at a department store, and got a night job washing and repairing New York City streetcars. By day, he haunted theatrical booking offices.[12] The Henry W. Savage agency sent Calleia to Denver, where he made his stage debut singing in the chorus of Jerome Kern's musical comedy Have a Heart.[1][8] The following season, he had a bit part in Pietro (1920), an Otis Skinner vehicle that played six weeks on Broadway and 40 weeks on tour. Calleia supplemented his salary by working as assistant stage manager and repairing trunks at $3 each.[1]
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Calleia's first speaking role on the stage was in The Broken Wing (1920), a Broadway comedy starring George Abbott and Louis Wolheim. He understudied all of the parts and appeared as a Mexican peon[1] who played the guitar and sang a song called "Adelai".[12] Calleia composed the tune, and asked Abbott to write the lyrics; the song was published and eventually brought each of them royalties of as much as $2,000 a year.[13] The Broken Wing was a hit,[13] and after the play's New York run, Calleia and Thurston Hall were carried over in a London production.

After four months, the show closed, and Calleia visited Malta, where he and his father reconciled. At his father's request he began using his real surname, and was billed as Joseph Spurin-Calleia.[1][14]

On February 14, 1925, Calleia made his concert debut at Town Hall in New York City, accompanied by pianist Ferdinand Greenwald. "He proved to be the possessor of an agreeable high voice, which he used with much skill in Italian airs," wrote New York Times music critic Olin Downes, "including that of Rodolfo from Puccini's La Boheme and others from Verdi's Trovatore and Rigoletto."[15] In recital at New York's Steinway Hall on February 21, 1926, Calleia "displayed a voice of pleasant and attractive timbre" in a program that included works by Scarlatti, Paisiello, Schumann, Gounod and Leoncavallo, as well as two of his own compositions.[16]

Calleia was cast as the Spanish ambassador in the Broadway production of Princess Flavia (1925),[1] Sigmund Romberg's musical adaptation of The Prisoner of Zenda. While he was waiting for the elaborate production to be mounted, he sold pianos with such success that the store owner offered him a store of his own if he would stay.[12]

In 1926, Calleia landed his first prominent stage role, in George Abbott and Philip Dunning's smash hit, Broadway.[12][17] He played a shuffling, coin-jingling waiter[18] in the melodrama that New York Times critic Brooks Atkinson later called a "noisy, bustling cyclorama of backstage life [that] remains a landmark in the American theater."[19] Calleia also acted as the company's stage manager and, working for producer Jed Harris, he supervised some ten duplicate productions of Broadway in the US and abroad.[20]

A succession of acclaimed performances in successful Broadway plays followed, including as a shiftless newspaper reporter in The Front Page (1928), a convicted murderer in The Last Mile (1930), and the sinister chauffeur in Grand Hotel (1930).[12] Calleia became a star with Small Miracle (1934), a Broadway production described by The New Yorker as "a very satisfactory melodrama with Joseph Spurin-Calleia as the pleasantest murderer you ever saw."[21]
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Calleia received the 1938 National Board of Review Award for his performance as Inspector Slimane in Algiers (1938).[22]

"What an actor—Joseph Calleia", said Orson Welles, who directed and performed with Calleia in Touch of Evil (1958):

I fell in love with him as a ten-year-old boy. I saw him in a play in New York[c] ... a very well-staged melodrama which was an enormous hit for about a year—it was made as a movie later with somebody else. He had the leading role, and I never forgot him. And through the years I'd seen him in movies—little things. And I could never forget that performance of his. He's always played very stereotyped parts in pictures but is one of the best actors I've ever known. I have such respect for him. You play next to him and you just feel the thing that you do with a big actor—this dynamo going on.[23]:?298?

Naming the theatre's villain of the year for 1934, nationally syndicated columnist Paul Harrison of the Newspaper Enterprise Association selected "Joseph Spurin-Calleia, whose gangster role in Small Miracle provided one of the finest of all performances on Broadway."[24]

Calleia had his first real role as a villain in Small Miracle, and his success in the play was responsible for his move to Hollywood.[25] Calleia's contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer permitted him a hiatus of six months a year, to continue his stage work.[26] He was not new to motion pictures—he had made three feature films on the East Coast[27]—but when MGM put Calleia under contract, they promoted his first film, Public Hero No. 1 (1935), as his screen debut.[28] Calleia's portrayal of the gunman was listed by film critic Andre Sennwald of The New York Times as one of the year's ten best male performances.[29][30]

Calleia excelled as the bad guy in films, but he wanted to create characters with some sympathy. "I'd like to get away from straight villain roles," he said in a 1936 interview. "But I have no wish to be a hero. I enjoy roles where I get slapped around a bit. It's far more stimulating to play a character that isn't all one thing—not all bad and not all good."[25] He created a series of darkly mysterious characters edged with humor in films including Algiers (1938), Five Came Back (1939), Golden Boy (1939), The Glass Key (1942) and Gilda (1946).[2][31]

In June 1935, Calleia was announced to star as Joaquin Murrieta in I Am Joaquin[32] (later titled Robin Hood of El Dorado), a film for which he had written the screenplay. MGM replaced him with Warner Baxter, ostensibly because Calleia was too old, although Baxter was six years older.[33] Calleia did star in Man of the People (1937), a political drama about a young lawyer fighting corporate racketeers.[34]

Calleia continued to battle typecasting, turning down well-paying villainous roles to develop more complex characters.[35] His performance as Police Inspector Slimane in Walter Wanger's Algiers (1938) was recognized by the National Board of Review.[22] Working with director John Farrow at RKO Pictures in 1939, he created a fine character study as the condemned anarchist in Five Came Back,[36] and portrayed a heroic priest in Full Confession. Calleia was announced to star as Father Damien in an RKO picture to be written and directed by Farrow,[35][37][38] but the project was not realized.
Calleia as Pete Menzies in Orson Welles's Touch of Evil (1958), considered to be one of the best performances of his career

Calleia became a naturalized American citizen in November 1941.[4] During World War II, Calleia led the Malta War Relief organization in the United States. The house where he was born was destroyed in 1942; his family took refuge underground in ancient catacombs during the near-constant aerial bombing of Malta by the Axis powers that lasted for more than two years.[5] Under the auspices of the Motion Picture Division of USO Camp Shows, he made personal appearances at American military facilities in 1943.[39] He also accepted an invitation from the Hollywood Victory Committee to make a tour of military camps in North Africa, particularly because the tentative itinerary included Malta. On the 20,000-mile (32,000 km) trip, Calleia and his small troupe entertained service personnel in Natal, Dakar, along the coast to Casablanca and across to Tunis, before going to Malta, which Calleia had not visited since 1922. They gave two shows a day and visited all of the hospitals at each stop; and they presented six shows in Malta as part of the exchange program between American and British entertainment units.[40] an unknown date

In addition to working steadily in motion pictures for another 20 years,[27] Calleia also starred in the 1948 London stage premiere of Arthur Miller's Tony Award-winning play All My Sons, receiving unanimous critical acclaim.[41] His performance in Touch of Evil (1958)—as Pete Menzies, longtime partner of corrupt Police Captain Hank Quinlan (Orson Welles)—is regarded as one of the best of his career.[42][43][44]

"It is not rare in Welles's films for one actor to break away from the overall gesture of the film to embody a distilled human truth," wrote Welles biographer Simon Callow. "In Touch of Evil there are two actors who do this—Dietrich and Joseph Calleia, playing Quinlan's deceived colleague, Menzies. Calleia's haunted features figure more and more prominently on screen as the truth about Quinlan increasingly dawns on him, along with the knowledge that he must betray him. ... Calleia's abundant inner life casts a growing spell over the film as it comes to its climax, bringing to vividly personal life Welles's sempiternal subject: betrayal."[45]

Calleia retired in 1963 to Sliema, Malta.[6] His wife, Eleanor Vassallo Calleia, whom he had married in 1929, died there in 1967.[e] Calleia died on October 31, 1975, aged 78, in St. Julian's. He was interred in the family vault at Santa Maria Addolorata Cemetery in Paola.
     Research: Maltese born American film star.

     Philip Ellul was born circa 1927 in Detroit, MI, USA. He died on 5 April 2016 at San Francisco, CA, USA. Biography Dan Brock, 2023: The fathers surname was actually Buhagiar but changed it to Ellul, his mother’s surname.
Philip Ellul died in San Francisco on April 5, 2016, at the age of 89. He was single. I suspect he was a grand-nephew of Philip Ellul, born in the 1870s which you have in your data base. This Philip Ellul of more recent vintage is quite interesting. He was born in Detroit. The fathers surname was actually Buhagiar but changed it to Ellul, his mother’s surname. The father was from Qrendi as was “your” Philip Ellul. He was also related to Judge Rosemary Aquilina and her father, Dr. Joe Aquilina. Joe’s mother was an Ellul from Qrendi. Now, after the death of his wife in 1933, the father took young Philip and his siblings back to Malta to be raised by his maiden aunt. After the Second World War, young Philip, who was a rather rebellious individual, went to the UK and became part of the Malta Mafia. He worked for Bernie Silver and Big Frank Mifsud. It is believed that Silver and Mifsud ordered a hit on a rival, Thomas “Scarface” Smithson. Philip Ellul was the one who shot and killed Smithson on June 25, 1956. Ellul was originally sentence to death but was reprieved and spent 11 years in prison. Afterwards, he immigrated to San Francisco where he lived out his life. Hum, how does a convicted murderer get to get to enter the United States?
His brother, Raymond, ended up living in Woodstock, Ontario, which is just about 30 miles from where I lived. He just died a couple years ago in Brantford, Ontario, which is less than an hour’s drive from here.
I’m in touch with a nephew of Philip and Raymond Ellul. The nephew lives in Qrendi and may end up writing an article on his notorious uncle of one of the issues of the newsletter, but first we will be writing one on Philip’s father who went to Australia before coming to Detroit and then returning to Malta where he and a daughter reverted back to the original Buhagiar surname.
     He was listed in the 1930 US Census of Michael Angelo Ellul and Florence Evelyn Ellul in 1930 at Detroit, MI, USA; age 37, auto plant pipe fitter.

Philip Ellul was mentioned in the San Francisco Chronicle on 25 June 1956: Philip Ellul worked for Soho Maltese Mafia crime boss Frank Mifsud. They ran brothels and gambling in London’s Soho district for nearly two decades until the 1980s. It was in 1956 that, planning a move out of the East End and into Soho, Frank Mifsud is said to have tasked Philip Ellul and Victor Spampinato with the murder of renowned hardman Tommy Smithson, an English gangster.
Conviction listing: Philip Louis Ellul (Released); Age: 29 (41 after sentence) Crime: murder: Date Of Sentnce: 25 Jun 1956 (for 12 years); End Of Full Sentence: 25 Jun 1968. Philip Ellul shot Thomas Smithson 36 with a revolver at a Maida Vale boarding house, killing him. The judge noted that it was an inconvenience that the original statements made by Philip Ellul and his coe-deffendent were lost, and that they should not have been lost. Philip Ellul and two other Maltese men had gone to Thomas Smithsons boarding house where a confrontation occurred. Philip Ellul said that Thomas Smithson had attempted to attack him with a pair of scissors. A witness Marlene Bates who shared a room in the boarding house with another girl Margaret Turnball, said that Thomas Smithson entered her room at around 7.30, 30 minutes after which Philip Ellul and two other men entered. She said that Philip Ellul and Thomas Smithson glared at each other and Philip Ellul had said, 'you have wanted me for a long time havn't you Tommy'. She said then that Thomas Smithson jumped out of his chair and went for Philip Ellul who then shot him in the arm. She said that she didnt see any scissors. Philip Ellul then left the room and Thomas Smithson tried to open the door but it was held from outside. Thomas Smithson then shouted through the door 'I'll get you in the East End for this tonight'. As Thomas Smithson was showing his wound to Margaret Turnball who had just entered the room the door burst open again. Thomas Smithson pushed Margaret Turnball onto the couch who then saw Philip Ellul enter the room and shoot Thomas Smithson again and then leave. Thomas Smithson died later at hospital. Philip Ellul fled to Manchester but later surrendered to police in London when he realised that Thomas Smithson was dead.It was noted that Thomas Smithson had a reputation for violence but only with his fists and that he had no record or attacking people with weapons. Thomas Smithson and the two other men involved were all associated with Maltese crime rackets. Other incidents included robbery and assault. The Fallen List reffers to them simply as the Maltese Mafia with whom Thomas Smithson had gotten on the wrong side of.
Philip Ellul was sentenced to death but reprieved. The other two men involved were aquitted as there was not enough evidence against them.
However, in 1975 Bernard Silver was also convicted of Thomas Smithson's murder.
After he was released, Ellul came to London to collect the money had been promised by the organization. Sixpence was thrown on the floor and he was ordered to pick it up. Then he was taken to Heathrow for a flight to America and warned, ‘Don’t ever come back. If you do we have a pair of concrete boots waiting for you’. He did as he was told and stayed in America.

see R v Carmelo Sultana [1977] EWCA Crim J1006-2

see "Death Sentence For Shooting." Times [London, England] 22 Sept. 1956: 4. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 9 Dec. 2012.

see "Two Accused Of Knife Attack." Times [London, England] 22 Sept. 1956: 4. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 9 Dec. 2012.

s. He emigrated from Malta in 1968 to San Francisco, CA, USA.

     Michael Angelo Ellul was born on 16 June 1893 in Qrendi, Malta. He married Florence Evelyn Ellul on 5 January 1924 at Detroit, MI, USA. Michael Angelo Ellul died in 1964 at Sliema, Malta.
     Michael Angelo Ellul was also known as Michael Buhagiar at birth. He and Florence Evelyn Ellul were listed in the 1930 US Census age 37, auto plant pipe fitter in Detroit, MI, USA. Michael Angelo Ellul immigrated after 1933 to Malta; with kids. Research: Relatives.

     Florence Evelyn Ellul was born on 31 July 1907 in Aylmer, Ontario, Canada. She married Michael Angelo Ellul, son of Philip Buhagiar and Michalena (?), on 5 January 1924 at Detroit, MI, USA. Florence Evelyn Ellul died on 14 February 1933 at Detroit, MI, USA, at age 25.
     She and Michael Angelo Ellul were listed in the 1930 US Census age 37, auto plant pipe fitter in Detroit, MI, USA.
Florence Evelyn Ellul The Phillip's fathers surname was actually Buhagiar but changed it to Ellul, his mother’s surname.

     Raymond Ellul was born circa 1928 in Detroit, MI, USA.
     He was listed in the 1930 US Census of Michael Angelo Ellul and Florence Evelyn Ellul in 1930 at Detroit, MI, USA; age 37, auto plant pipe fitter.

     Dorothy Ellul was born circa 1929 in Detroit, MI, USA.
     She was listed in the 1930 US Census of Michael Angelo Ellul and Florence Evelyn Ellul in 1930 at Detroit, MI, USA; age 37, auto plant pipe fitter.

     Philip Buhagiar was born in Malta. He married Michalena (?)

     Michalena (?) married Philip Buhagiar.
     Her married name was Bhuagiar.

     Donna (?) married Frank Paul Mifsud, son of Paul J Mifsud and Fortunata Baldwin.
     Her married name was Mifsud.

     Bartolomeo Vassallo in 1942.
Joseph Carmello Vassallo in 1942 at 1107 Mendell St., San Francisco, CA, USA.
George Aquilina in 1942. Research: George Aquilina is mentioned in Maltese: Malta War Relief in 1942.
(?) Maltese American Social Club EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: John Attard, President; Joseph Scicluna, Vice President; Peter Camilleri, Secretary; Joseph Borg, Treasurer; Joseph Calleja, Assistant Secretary; Dominick Abdilla, Ass't Treasurer
DEPUTIES: Charles Borg, Gerolamo Attard, Edgar Cini, Anthony Attard, Sam Borg in 1942. Research: James C Muscat is mentioned in Maltese: Malta War Relief in 1942.
Lawrence Borg Had an ad. in 1942. Research: John Camilleri was mentioned in Maltese: Malta War Relief in 1942. Research: Joseph Camilleri mentioned in Maltese: Malta War Relief in 1942. Research: in 1942.
Alexander Vincent Frendo in 1942. Joseph Tonna mentioned in Malta War Relief phamphlet. in 1942. Research: in 1942.
Thomas Charles Fenech in 1942. Research: Joseph Borg was mentioned in Maltese: Malta War Relief in 1942.
Ruggiero Deguara in 1942.
Joseph Sammut Had an ad for Joe's Pool Parlor in 1942.
George Galea Had an ad. in 1942.
Maltese: Malta War Relief BENEFIT OF MALTA WAR RELIEF FUND
Sponsored by
The Malta Relief Commission
JOSEPH CALLEJIA, Honorary Chairman
BAZAAR AT
Maltese Club Headquarters
APRIL 10, 11 and 12, 1942
1789 Oakdale Avenue
San Francisco in 1942.
Maltese: Malta War Relief Chairman of Malta War Relief Committee; committee members: Peter P. Camilleri, Joseph Calleja, Joseph Borg, Charles Bajada, George Galea, Sam Azzopardi, Master of Ceremonies in 1942. Research: in 1942.

     (?) Maltese Owned Businesses was Maltese Business Maltese Businesses in 1920-1950s:
Melita Grocery Store on 3^rd – Joe Tonna;
Joe’s Pool Parlor (Artichoke Joe’s), San Bruno – Joe Sammut;
Pool Hall – San Bruno - George Galea;
Merced Heights Market -John Abela;
Cortland Theater - Lawrence Borg;
Sam’s Anchor Cafe, Tiburon – Sam Vella;
Vassallo & Co. - Bayshore Lumber - Joe Vassallo;
Muscat Bros. Grocery – Joe Muscat;
Myrtle Bakery on Haight St – Frank Cilia;
Fenech Furniture on San Bruno Ave next to the Avenue Theater – Thomas Fenech;
Melita Furniture – Joe Tonna;
John Fenech Grocery on Bacon St. – John Fenech;
New Method Bakery, Revere & 3rd St. – George Aquilina;
Calleja Furniture Store at 1667 Revere St. and 3rd St. – James Calleja & Charles Scerri;
Muscat Grocery store (San Bruno Market) on San Bruno Ave – James (& son James J.) Muscat;
LaSalle Grocery on 3^rd St - Joe Camilleri;
Paul’s Barber Shop on Oakdale – Paul Abela;
Jim’s Barber shop at San Bruno & Sivler Ave - James Mifsud;
Vella Service Station at 3^rd & Jerrold – Sam Vella;
Fairfax Grocery store - Joe and Mary Borg;
Sherry Bros. Hardwood Floors on La Salle Ave. – Vincent and Joseph Scerri;
SP-Teri Skating shoes – Joseph Spiteri. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Joseph Sammut were Maltese Business 1st owner of Joe's Pool Parlor which became Artichoke Joe's Casino, San Bruno in 1917. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and John Abela were Maltese Business Owner of the Merced Heights Market. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Lawrence Borg were Maltese Business A famous movie theater owner in the Bay Area and Salinas. He owned the Cortland Theater in San Francisco, Parkland in Berkley, and El Rey in Salinas, among many others. in 1920. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Joseph Tonna were Maltese Business Owned Melita Market (Bay View Wine and Liquor Store) on Third St. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Samuel Vella were Maltese Business Owner of Sam's Anchor Cafe in Tiburon and Boyes Springs Resort in 1925. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Frank Pacifico Grech were Maltese Business Owned and ran the Sacramento Livestock Co from 1927 to 1965. between 1927 and 1965. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Joseph Carmello Vassallo were Maltese Business His letterhead:
VASSALLO & COMPANY
621 Bay Shore Boulevard
BUILDING WRECKERS
ALL KINDS OF BUILDING MATERIALS - - - NEW AND USED. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Angelo A. Agius were Maltese Business Owned the Agius poultry plant in Main street, Petaluma. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Joseph Scerri were Maltese Business Sherry Brothers Hardwood Floors; 1743 LaSalle; pre 1930; brothers Vincent and Joseph Sherry in 1930. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Frank Cilia were Maltese Business Owner of Myrtle Bakery on Haight St. in 1930. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Paul Charles Fenech were Maltese Business owned a grocery store in San Francisco; and the Cattlemen's Saloon and Restaurant in Butcher Town in 1930. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and George Galea were Maltese Business Owned and bartended a pool hall across the street from Artichoke Joe's pool hall in San Bruno. He owned Rancho San Miguel in Santa Rosa. He bred racehorses and rented out space in his stable to other thoroughbred owners. Some of the people who rented stable space from him included Hollywood actors, Fred McMurray and George Brent. He lost his racing license for a period in 1946. His race horses were listed in the Chronicle 132+ times until the late 1970s. in 1930. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Joseph Tonna were Maltese Business A liquor store on 3rd St. in 1939 at 4716 3rd St., San Francisco, CA, USA. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Paul Vincent Azzopardi were Maltese Business Melita Market in 1940 at 4726 Third St, San Francisco, CA, USA. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Joseph Tonna Jr were Maltese Business Melita Furniture Store, co-owned by Thomas C. Fenech and Joseph Tonna Jr in 1940. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and George Aquilina were Maltese Business New Method Bakery, Revere & 3rd St. in 1940. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Grezio Sultana were Maltese Business Owned Cutajar & Sultana, contractors & home builders in 1940. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and John Camilleri were Maltese Business Owned the White Palace Bar on Silver Ave; per Barbara Fenech, now White Palace Liquor/Deli in 1940. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Rafaele Borg were Maltese Business Owned Borg Auto Court on Bayshore Blvd. in 1940. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Joseph Simon Paul Sammut Jr. were Maltese Business 2nd owner of Artichoke Joe's Casino, San Bruno. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Thomas Charles Fenech were Maltese Business Fenech Furniture store on San Bruno Ave next to the Avenue Theater circa 1941. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Moses Fenech were Maltese Business Owned the Paradise Bay and Golden Sands hotels. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and James Jean Marie Calleja were Maltese Business Owned the Calleja Furniture Store at 1667 Revere St. and 3rd St. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Joseph Camilleri were Maltese Business Owned LaSalle Grocery on 3rd St. in 1942. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and John Fenech were Maltese Business Owned John Fenech Grocery on Bacon St. in 1942. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Alexander Vincent Frendo were Maltese Business Owner of Alex Frendo, watchmaker in 1942. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Paul Abela were Maltese Business Owned Paul's Barber Shop at 1640 Oakdale Ave. in 1942. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and James Maria Mifsud were Maltese Business Owned Jim's Barber Shop on Silver Ave. in 1942. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and G. Muscat were Maltese Business Co-owned New Modesto Poultry Co. on Third St. with R. Del Carlo in 1942. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Sam Joseph Vella were Maltese Business Owned Vella Service Station at Third & Jerrold. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Emmanuel Vella were Maltese Business Established Vella & Skinner Silversmiths in S.F. from 1945 until 1984. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Anthony Grech were Maltese Business A floor manager and owner of several casinos. Owner of Tony's Club/Tony's Slot Machine Bar in Statline, NV.
From 1949 to 1955, George S. Canon operated George's Gateway Club, between the California state line and the Wagon Wheel Saloon along U.S. Highway 50.
In 1952, E. N. Reinburg opened Dopey Norman's bar at the end of the building at the state line, and in 1953 it became Tony's Slot Machine Bar, operated by Anthony Grech.
In 1955, George Canon sold the Gateway Club to Bill Harrah, and it became Harrah's Club. in 1949. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Charles Emanuel Scerri were Maltese Business Co-owned the Furniture Store at 1667 Revere St. and 3rd St. with Jimmy Calleja and later his own store on Market St. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Samuel J Fenech were Maltese Business owned a grocery store in San Francisco; and the Cattlemen's Saloon and Restaurant in Butcher Town with his brother Paul Charles Fenech. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Angelo Paul Camilleri were Maltese Business Wine and Liquor Store in 1950 at San Francisco, CA, USA. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Joseph Lawrence Francis Paul Gerard Cauchi were Maltese Business Owned a barber shop on Silver Ave. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Thomas Aquilina were Maltese Business Dean of theatrical equipment movers, known by stage artists and producers internationally; touring companies from all over the world invariably requested that he supervise their loading and unloading tasks, especially of musical instruments, including the SF Opera and SF Symphony. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Spiro George Gatt were a A.B.C. Plumbing & Heating Company in 1954. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and James L. Agius Sr. were Maltese Business and brother Francis Agius (1928-2008): Owned a grocery store and bar next door on Bodega Ave. in Petaluma from 1954-1992. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Francis Agius were Maltese Business and brother James: Owned a grocery store and bar next door on Bodega Ave. in Petaluma from 1954-1992. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and James C Muscat were Maltese Business and son James Joseph Muscat, Jr: Owners of Muscat Grocery store (San Bruno Market) on San Bruno Ave from 1950s to 1989. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Paul Francis Falzon were Maltese Business Paul Falzon had a Texaco gas station on lower 3rd St. in the late 1950s or early 1960s. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Mary Delores Camilleri were Maltese Business She and her husband Joseph Borg co-owned the little corner Fairfax grocery store at Hunters Point for 28 years. Sadly she was murdered in a robbery attempt. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Hon. Charles Joseph Vassallo were Maltese Business Charles Vassallo Real Estate in 1960. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Charles James Galea were Maltese Business Like his father George, he was an owner and breeder of thoroughbred horses in Santa Rosa and owned The Cocktail Club on San Mateo Avenue in San Bruno. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Joseph Anthony Azzopardi Jr were Maltese Business and Salvador J. Azzopardi: Owners of the Marsh Manor Market in Redwood City. Joseph also owned the Mary Manor Market in Sunnyvale. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Louis S. Pace Sr. were Maltese Business Founder and owner of Pace Machine Products in San Carlos for 34 years. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and James Attard were Maltese Business Owner of Attard Upholstry. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and James Maria Mifsud were Maltese Business Owned Jim's Barber Shop on San Bruno and Silver Ave. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Alpio Barbara were Maltese Business Redwood General Tire of Redwood City. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Francis Gerald Azzopardi were Maltese Business Owner of South City Lumber & Supply in South San Francisco. in 1971. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Anthony Sammut were Maltese Business and Alfred Sammut: Major land developers in Salinas CA. Tony and Al formed Sammut Development, which first owned First Laurel Inn Motel, then developed the Westridge Center, Cypress Center and Boronda Crossing center. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Paul E. Grech were Maltese Business Owner of Allied Engine Auto Repair. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Alfred Attard Sr were Maltese Business Attard Distributing: Wholesale Floor Covering Distributors; with his daughter Michelle. Later, they were joined by his sons Al Jr. and David. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Vincent De Bono were a . Later Vincent and his son, Vince owned and operated Launch Pad Distribution. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Dennis John Sammut were Maltese Business 3rd owner of Artichoke Joe's Casino, San Bruno. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Paula M. Ebejer were Maltese Business Owner of Prima Printing in San Carlos since 1991. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Joseph Spiteri were Maltese Business was the founder of SP-Teri, Inc., a world famous skating shoe company. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Amante (Monte) Joseph Borg were Maltese Business owned and ran the A&C Auto Clinic for over 35 years. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Robert Joseph Fenech were a Owner, Barbary Coast Investigations: Investigative Services: Civil & Criminal Investigations, Background checks, Pre-marital, Accident Investigations, Bodyguard Investigative Services and Executive Protection. A veteran Police Officer, Robert Fenech created Barbary Coast Investigations to provide a one-stop resource for investigations. His 23 years of experience investigating criminal and civil cases for the City and County of San Francisco ensures service that is Comprehensive, Confidential and Convenient The name Fenech is synonymous with San Francisco. Robert’s grandfather came to San Francisco in the late 1800’s from Europe when the Barbary Coast was in full swing. He started a business and was in business for over 60 years.

Robert’s father grew up in San Francisco, after a short career as a professional baseball player (Oakland Oaks) he started a business in butcher town and was in business for 25 years. Robert diverted from the family tradition of business, after college he went in to the public sector as a police officer. After twenty three years of service as a police officer for the city and county of San Francisco, Robert retired and started up his own business: Barbary Coast Investigations. So as you can see, the Fenech’s have been around San Francisco (Barbary Coast) for over 100 years. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Charles Joseph Schembri were Maltese Business Owner of Schembri Construction Company, Inc.: The Company develops aviation, education, civil infrastructure, and specialty contracting projects. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Joseph Douglas Sammut MBA were Maltese Business Owner of National Taxicab Supply Company. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Donald Anthony Dennehy Jr were a Manager of Crown Sheet Metal and Skylights Inc. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Ronald Blake Mallia were Maltese Business Owned Excellent Automotive repair service on Valencia St. for 25 years; which he converted into apartments and shops. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Charles James Sammut were Maltese Business Runs the Vision Quest Ranch and Monterey Zoo in Salinas. He started a dog kennel, and trained animals for film and TV work. The only Maltese American to run a Zoo. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Frank J. Aquilina Jr were a Aquilina Hardwood Floors in 2023 at South Tahoe, CA, USA. (?) Maltese Owned Businesses and Tony L. Vella were a Owns Vella Construction. Vella Custom Homes Inc. serves as a leading General Contractor Company in the San Mateo CA area as well as Highlands Ranch CO area. 8935

info@vellacustomhomes.com in 2024 at 135 W 25th Ave # 6578, San Matoo, CA, USA.

     Gerolamo Attard was a Vassalo's Lumber in 1942. He was a member of the Maltese American Social Club and was Deputy in 1942.

     Edgar Cini was a member of the Maltese American Social Club and was Deputy in 1942.

     Research: in 1942. G. Muscat and (?) Maltese Owned Businesses were Maltese Business Co-owned New Modesto Poultry Co. on Third St. with R. Del Carlo in 1942.

     Blake Hunter Vella was born circa 1997.

     Kayoko Hori was born circa 1964. She married Mark S. Grech, son of Nazzareno Grech and Jane Lucille Oneto.
     Her married name was Grech. Kayoko Hori lived in 2023 at Belmont, CA, USA.

     (?) Jennifer Jane Bidinost was born circa 1973. She married Brent E. Grech, son of Nazzareno Grech and Jane Lucille Oneto.
     Her married name was (?) Grech.

     Grant R. Grech was born circa 2001 in San Carlos, CA, USA.

     Kimberly Karrol Dang was born circa 1969. She married Michael A. Debono, son of Victor Emanuel Debono and Pauline Carmela Curmi.
     Her married name was Debono.

     Jeffery R. Smith was born circa 1970. He married Annmarie V. Debono, daughter of Joseph M. Debono and Theresa A. Lampe.