Identify age of parts from yard sale
1 x 6 Bricks

According to BrickLink, 1 x 6 bricks like the ones you describe were made between 1955 and 1969.



4 x 6 Plates

According to BrickLink, there were no 4 x 6 plates with square holes (so-called waffle-bottom plates.) There were, however, 4 x 8's made between 1954 and 1971.



Windows

Don't know...

White Blocks with Clear Inserts

The white blocks with clear inserts could be wheel holders, made between 1959 and 1992:



Or some kind of light brick:



It sounds as if your bricks are relatively old, probably made sometime in the 60s. If some of them look a little distorted and don't grip very well, they're probably made of Cellulose Acetate rather than ABS, which would fit with the dates.

To provide any degree of accuracy, however, we really need more information, preferably photos. Also, it might help to know what part of the world you're from, as back in the day there were sometimes different sets for different markets.